Beam me up, Scotty! Realizing My Fondest SciFi Fantasy… Almost By Randal B. Thatcher 2-24-2021 As a kid, I looked forward every week to another episode of the popular TV series, “Star Trek.” It was thrilling to watch those courageous crew-members of the Starship Enterprise continue their intergalactic explorations, boldly…
Spread the love Teen hand out free flowers at Walmart, just to be nice By Robert Stevens Managing editor 2-24-2021 EPHRAIM—A Manti youth took Valentine’s Day to a whole new level with a service project intended to “spread the love.” Jan Dickinson, 16, of Manti, is a senior at Manti…
Fairview author wins ‘Best Indie Book Award’ for her urban fantasy novel 2-24-2021 FAIRVIEW—A local author, mother and student from Fairview is creating a buzz in the world of small, independent presses as her debut novel took home a prestigious award. Samantha Rose, daughter of Branch and Dinah Cox from Fairview,…
Larry Jefferson Bradley Larry Jefferson Bradley, 86, of Ephraim, passed away on Feb. 18, 2021. He was born on Jan. 5, 1935 in Sterling, to Merritt Ephraim and Jessie Mills Bradley.
Clara Lee Cooper Clara Lee Cooper, 78 of Manti, passed away Feb. 2, 2021 surrounded by her family at her home.
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North Sanpete High band, choir finally get to perform By Marcy Curtis Staff writer 2-24-2021 GUNNISON—The Gunnison City Library has stepped further into the technology world by acquiring mobile hotspots and iPads for patrons to check out. The devices are intended to assist those in the community who don’t have access…
North Sanpete boys place five wrestlers on podium By Marcy Curtis Staff writer 2-24-2021 RICHFIELD—Despite a lot of changes and even some setbacks, wrestlers from North Sanpete and Manti High Schools found their places on the podium at the 3A State Wrestling Championship last Friday at the Sevier Valley Center. The…
Sanpete wrestlers place in state tourney A first: Hawk, Templar girls wrestle at state By Marcy Curtis Staff writer 2-24-2021 OREM—Girls wrestlers from Manti High School and North Sanpete High School made history last week by competing at the first UHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships. This was the first year…
Templars’ 68-48 win over ALA moves them to second round of playoffs By Matt Harris Staff writer 2-24-2021 MANTI—After seeing Manti make 3-pointers last Friday, perhaps the only thing American Leadership Academy coaches could do was prepare for a really good postgame handshake. Manti boys’ basketball team started off their run in…
Lady Templars season ends with killing by Morgan Trojans, 66-46 By Matt Harris Staff writer 2-24-2021 MORGAN—The Lady Templars’ season is over. As the No. 9 seed, the Manti girls’ basketball team found themselves ambushed and overwhelmed by the No. 8 Morgan Trojans, and Manti’s season ended unceremoniously in a 66-46 loss…
Shorthanded Snow squad drops game to SLCC, 91-89 By Rhett Wilkinson Staff writer 2/24/2021 EPHRAIM—The Snow College men’s basketball team came all the way back from being 24 points down and went on a 35-11 run to take an 89-85 lead with 1:17 remaining. But Salt Lake Community College, a rival…
Hawk lose in double O.T. to tenacious Dinos, 71-64 By Rhett Wilkinson Staff writer 2-24-2021 PRICE—The Carbon Dinos hit some back-to-back 3-pointers and went on 9-0 final run to defeat the North Sanpete Hawks, 71-64, in double overtime last Friday in the second round of the 3A state tournament. The Hawk defeat…