STERLING—A recent Manti High School graduate rescued one swimmer and then dove into 65-degree water to locate the body of the first swimmer’s brother last Saturday, June 2 at Palisade Lake. Devin McClellan of Orem described the actions of Devin Christensen of Manti in a Facebook post. Christensen still had a banner from the Manti…
By Jerime Ivory as told to Marcy Curtis Jerime Ivory has spent most of his life in Fountain Green. His loving parents, Ron and Mary, raised himalong with three brothers. Jerime and his sweetheart, Abby, just celebrated 20 years of, in his words,“married bliss.” Together they have six children and five grandchildren. He works in…
By Lucinda Brotherson as told to Marcy Curtis Lucinda Johnson Brotherson moved from Nephi to Mt Pleasant at an early age where she grew up theoldest of five siblings—Chad, Cherrie, Carma and Craig. She has been married to Terry for nearly 48years. Her dream is to fly to Hawaii for their “Big 50.” They have…
By Cat Wray as told to Marcy Curtis Cat Wray, the daughter of Eric and Claudia (Carlston) Fossum of Fairview, grew up inGeorgia and married her husband, Chad, 22 years ago. They began their family in AmericanFork. Her parents moved back to Fairview to live in the home where her mother grew up, andfive years…
GUNNISON—Down by three scores, with their home crowd watching, the Gunnison Valley Bulldogs said, “not this time.” Gunnison Valley football overcame a 19-0 halftime deficit on Homecoming and scored 20 unanswered as the Bulldogs beat North Sevier, 20-19, and broke a seven-year losing streak to their region rival. The win moved the Bulldogs to an…
MANTI— The South Sanpete School Board recognized Manti High School for taking first place in the Utah Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (UIAAA) Directors Cup at the board meeting on Wednesday Sept. 14. The award is given each year to the top school in each competition classification that demonstrates combined excellence in athletic, academic, and sportsmanship…
MANTI—Schools are back in session and after having a couple weeks under their belts, four principals were invited to school board meeting on Wednesday, September 14 to share their plans and concerns with the board. Board member Gary Olson said he knows that the start of school is a huge process and there is so…
MOAB—Gunnison Valley football’s defense was the star last Friday night as the Bulldogs pitched their first shutout since 2020, beating Grand County, 35-0. The Bulldogs came into the game on Friday with some serious momentum after earning two wins in a row en route to a 3-1 record, Gunnison’s best five-game start since 2005. The…
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete School Dis- trict Foundation held its first Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, recognizing its inaugural class on Saturday, Sept. 10. George Lee, Dr. Roy Ellefsen and Governor Spencer Cox are the first three inductees, and they received their awards at a banquet at the high school. Event Chairman, Abby Ivory said…
MORONI—Students at North Sanpete Middle School watched some high-flying BMX stunts and a magic show while learning about the importance of being kind at the Stand 4Kind assembly on Friday. Stand 4 Kind started because there was a problem in schools, students were hurting, and people didn’t know how to help. They provide impactful assemblies…
MANTI— Having a victim advocate isn’t something new in the county, but something that is making a big difference, according to Sanpete County Attorney Kevin Daniels. Stephanie Sorensen started working in the County Attorney’s Office as the victim advocate in No- vember of 2019, the third person to hold the job. Of the three advocates,…
PAROWAN—For the first time since 2008, Gunnison Valley football claimed a win over Parowan, beating the Rams, 41-27, in last Friday’s non-league outing. The last time the Bulldogs beat Parowan was when Rhett Jackson was the coach. The Gunnison defense held Parowan to a scoreless first half while the Bulldogs put up 21 points going…
GUNNISON—Administrators at Gunnison Valley Elementary want their students to build on all their best strengths, both academic and social. Elise Bown, reading specialist at the school, said this means they want to recognize and encourage their students’ hard work. And they have an exciting new plan in place to help students succeed. “We are committed…
Every high school has its homecoming traditions. Many of those traditions denote a coming home of sorts, an opportunity for alumni to visit their old stomping grounds and see old friends, teachers and the underclassmen they left behind. In Sanpete County, a lot of people will be headed back to their stomping grounds to take…
MANTI— Sanpete County has launched an offensive against opioid abuse by hiring a community health worker to work with inmates in the county jail, with schools and with the public at large. Cheryl Swapp of Fairview was hired in June and started working at the Sanpete County Sheriff ’s Complex in Manti. In September 2021,…