Schools across the South Sanpete School District marked White Ribbon Week this month with a series of activities aimed at strengthening digital citizenship and internet safety among students. The week carried the theme “Be Bright About Safety,” encouraging students to approach technology and online interactions with awareness and responsibility. Each student received a pair of…
FOUNTAIN GREEN—Fountain Green City formally organized its city library at a council meeting Wednesday Feb. 19. Library Director Taryn Collard brought several issues before the council for approval, including a resolution to establish the library as a department within Fountain Green City. Another resolution established the library board of directors, and appointed the board chair,…
Sharon Louise Hilley, age 79, passed away on Feb. 20, 2026, at Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Sharon was born on April 26, 1946, in Las Vegas, Nevada to Edwin Albert Bauer and Ethel Watson Bauer. Her family later moved to Salt Lake City where she met and married Joseph Dayle Mendenhall and moved to…
Angeline Kathleen Schwan, 97, passed away peacefully on Feb15, 2026, in Ephraim, Utah. Born Nov 6, 1928 in Aberdeen, South Dakota to Joseph Anton Schwan and Magdalene Martha Richter, she was the fifth of nine children of immigrant parents, who came here from war-torn Russia, seeking a better life for their children. Angie was the…
Plowed His Last Field Dennis J. Patterson age 86, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather passed away at his home on Feb. 17, 2026. Dennis was born on Dec. 14,1939 (B.C.) … Dad liked to introduce his birthday as (B.C.) … in Lehi, Utah to J Junior Patterson and Pearl Evenda Tolley. Dennis grew up…
Donna “Ranae” Hyatt, age 75, of Gunnison, Utah, passed away at her home on Feb. 12, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones. Ranae was born Dec. 10, 1950, in Gunnison, Utah, to Keith and Donna Roberts. She married, LaVal Hyatt, on Jan. 15, 1969. Their marriage was later solemnized for time and eternity in the…
Erma Lucile Conover, a cherished mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, peacefully passed away on Feb. 11, 2026, at her home in Sterling, Utah surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 21, 1930, in Murray, Utah, she was the beloved sixth child of Robert LeRoy and Elizabeth Ann Hofeling Caldwell and lived a life rich with…
Janice Marie Shumway Cluff returned home to her Father in Heaven on Feb. 12, 2026, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Manti, Utah. She was born Aug. 7, 1943, in Thermopolis, Wyoming, to Lenard and Edith Shumway, the fifth of nine children, all of whom served full-time missions, a legacy she spoke…
Carol Jean Mickelson Jacobsen passed away peacefully at her home in Salina, Utah, on Feb. 8, 2026, and was welcomed into the loving arms of her Savior and loved ones in heaven. Carol’s 90 years of life were a treasured gift to all who knew her. Born on March 27, 1935, in Gunnison, Utah, to…
“Ted” Theodore Deger Hodapp, 93 of Manti, Utah, passed away Feb. 14, 2026 in Manti, Utah surrounded by his loving family. Born Nov. 25, 1932 to Albert Joseph Hodapp and Angela Elizabeth Deger in Dayton, Ohio. Ted realized his love for Joan Humphries in 1959. They married Jan. 1, 1960 and celebrated with family and…