Astyn Childs is now in top 3 in ‘People’s Choice’ voting GUNNISON—Ashtyn Childs, Miss Sanpete County, is currently one of the top three contestants statewide in People’s Choice voting in the Miss Utah competition, which runs Thursday through Saturday this week. Voting for the People’s Choice is done online and is $1 per vote. You…
CENTERFIELD— The Centerfield City Council has approved a second six-month moratorium on new construction because the city still doesn’t have access to enough water to supply any more connections than it is serving presently. At a meeting Wednesday, June 1, Councilman Jon Hansen said the earlier moratorium was scheduled to end at midnight the next…
FOUNTAIN GREEN—At the city council meeting on Tuesday, May 17, Mayor Mark Coombs and Fountain Green City Council members said they were pleased with the coverage they have been receiving since they made the decision in March to contract with the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office for police services. In 45 days, sheriff ’s deputies made…
MT PLEASANT— Kevin Anderson clocked out of Terrel’s meat department for the last time on Saturday, May 28, after cutting meat for 45 years, including 24 years at the Mt. Pleasant store. Kevin began his meat cutting career in September 1977. He apprenticed in Huntington, Emery County, with his father’s cousin, Maurice Jensen, at Thrifty…
MAYFIELD— Several scholarships are being awarded to five of the top high school seniors from Mayfield. These students have been active in the community and in high school, along with having high academics. The Mayfield Lions Club awarded two of the five scholarships, which will be presented to seniors Sarah Liddiard and Kalie Whitlock. Liddiard…
GUNNISON— Gunnison Valley High School senior Koler Ludvigson was awarded the Kirk M. Anderson scholarship at the Class of 2022 awards banquet on Wednesday, May 18 at Gunnison Elementary. Kirk M. Anderson passed away on Feb. 1, 2022. He was a graduate from the high school in 1972, and his classmates wanted a special way…
CENTERFIELD— Centerfield has had a building moratorium for almost six months because it doesn’t have rights to enough water to supply any more homes than it is serving presently. In Utah, most moratoriums expire after six months. The Centerfield moratorium is scheduled to lift on June 5, but the city isn’t ready for it to…
MT. PLEASANT—At the Miss Mt. Peasant pageant on Friday, May 13, the first ever Miss Legacy award was given to Coleen Oltrogge. The Miss Mt. Pleasant pageant committee said that the Legacy Award was created this year to honor influential women in Mt. Pleasant who live by service. The committee talked about the nominees and…
GUNNISON—An Aurora woman was the victim of what is known as a two-person distraction theft threat earlier this month in the Gunnison Valley Market parking lot. A sizeable amount of cash and credit cards were taken, resulting in a loss of up to $18,500. Police are warning local residents to be wary such schemes. Sgt….
EPHRAIM — The home of Kendon and Kaycie Sorenson at 4 East 800 South in Ephraim is a total loss following a fire in the early morning hours of Sunday, May 5. Kendon, who works for Hermansen Equipment in Ephraim, had his family with him at the Stetson Wright Invitational in Minersville. “Hermansen is a…
Gunnison Valley High School SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah High School Athletic Association has named Academic All-State qualifiers in spring athletics, and several students from Gunnison, Manti and North Sanpete made the list. The award is given to seniors who participate in USHAA athletics and who qualified based on an index score that considers both grade…
MT. PLEASANT—Miss Mt. Pleasant 2021, Hope Shelley, will pass her title on to one of three contestants at the Miss Mt. Pleasant Scholarship pageant on Friday, May 13, which starts at 7 p.m. at the North Sanpete High School auditorium. There is $3,900 in scholarship money up for grabs. The contestants are: …
EPHRAIM—Madison Worthington turned over the title of Miss Ephraim to Clarissa Knapp on Saturday, May 7 at the Snow College Eccles Center in Ephraim. Knapp, who introduced herself to the judges that evening with a statement saying that “Everything Happens for a Reason,” will reign over Scandinavian Days and other events in Ephraim…
EPHRAIM—Snow College will honor 1,144 graduates during commencement ceremonies at both the Richfield and Ephraim campuses on Thursday and Friday. The Ephraim ceremony will be held outdoors in the Terry Foote Stadium on Friday, May 6 at 3 p.m. Spectators are asked to be in their seats at 2:30 p.m., which is when…
GUNNISON—Gunnison City Hall has a familiar face in a new job. Valerie Anderson, who was serving as the city’s treasurer, will be the city’s new recorder and will be joined with a new face, Mandi Buege, as the new treasurer. Anderson said she is excited to continue to learn new things and grow…