EPHRAIM— Snow College recently named the 2022 employ- ees of the semester. Along with the recognition, the selection committee had much praise for the winners. Carlie Fowles, assistant controller The selection committee said Fowles makes the college a fun place to be. She loves her work in the controller’s office and loves Snow College. She…
FAIRVIEW—Another Pioneer Day celebration has come and gone in Fairview with several trophies and awards going home with participants. City councilman Casey Anderson said that he was overall happy with everything from the long week of activities. “It is hard to narrow it right down to the best thing from the fireman’s breakfast to the…
A second turkey flock in Sanpete County has tested positive for highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed the virus in a flock of more than 20,000 turkeys on Tuesday, July 19. That case was confirmed five days after HPAI was confirmed in another flock in Sanpete…
MT. PLEASANT— A new exhibit is on display at the Mt. Pleasant City Hall Art Gallery this month to celebrate one of America’s greatest accomplishments in the state of Utah. The exhibit, entitled “A World Transformed: the Transcontinental Railroad and Utah,” celebrates the 150th anniversary of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, which happened in…
Two distinguished women in Fairview are being honored as grand marshals of the town’s Pioneer Days celebration. A man who had been chosen as a grand marshal but died April 20 is being honor posthumously. LuDene Hamilton LuDene Hamilton, a life- long residents of Fairview, is described as a woman of quiet strength, resilience and…
When Mayor Steve Anderson told 79-year-old Marvin Fox that the town wanted him to be grand marshal, he quipped, “Everybody knows that just means they picked you because you’re getting old.” On behalf of Mayfield City, Anderson has chosen Fox to lead the Pioneer Day parade on Saturday, July 23. He and his family have…
Jeff and Karen Hansen are honored and proud to be asked to be the grand marshals of the Centerfield 24th of July parade. Their roots in Centerfield run deep with many family members from both the Hansen family and the Allred family. They were married on September 17, 1971 and moved to Sandy for a…
Sanpete communities are getting ready for Pioneer Day festivities. Fairview, Spring City, Centerfield, May- field and Fayette are holding Pioneer Day events, and since July 24 falls on a Sunday this year, many activities will be held on Saturday, July 23. Fairview An entire week in Fairview will be spent celebrating Pioneer Day, with plenty…
CHICAGO— North Sanpete Middle School sent six students to Chicago to compete at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) national convention June 29-July 2. The students qualified for nationals by competing state level back in March and placing individually in the top two of their categories in Utah. The week was full of competing,…
OGDEN — Two Manti High School juniors, Braxton Jensen and Tate Wyman were elected governor and lieutenant governor at American Legion Boys State, which was held June 12-17 at Weber State University. The Boys State program is designed to develop leadership and promote civic responsibiltiy in young men. Boys learn how the government works and about…
CENTERFIELD—Centerfield City Council members have agreed to pitch in to help pay for a building at a sewage screening plant it shares with Gunnison City. At a council meeting Wednesday July 6, Councilman Jon Hansen, said the $70,000 building was not in the original bid for upgrades to the joint Centerfield-Gunnison sewer system. For several…
FOUNTAIN GREEN— Dorthy Swenson Ivory, more commonly known as “Dot,” will reign over the Lamb Days celebration as grand marshal this year. Dot was born and raised in Mt. Pleasant where she attended North Sanpete High School and met the love of her life, James Eugen Ivory. They were married in 1961 and have made…
PROVO— Sixteen young ladies from Sanpete County participated as Stadium of Fire dancers at the America’s Freedom Festival in Provo on Saturday, July 2. The girls signed up to be a part of this amazing experience as part of Just Dance in Mt. Pleasant, owned and operated by Brittany Dyches. Five of the girls, Maddie…
INDIANOLA—Neighbors in North Sanpete and representatives of Sanpete County fire and EMT companies gathered on Wednesday June 15 at dusk at the Indianola Valley Fire Station to honor the memory of Kari Foster, a member of the Indianola Fire Department. Foster passed away unexpectedly at her home in Fairview Ranchos on Saturday, June 11. The…
Sanpete County residents are feeling the sting of inflation in everything they are doing. The Consumer Price Index increased 8.6% from May 2021 to May 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An average family of four is spending about $700 more per month on the same things they purchased a year ago….