RICHFIELD—Four Snow College Badgers received all-region recognition following Region 18 National Junior College Athletic Association tournament last weekend at the Sevier Valley Center. Matt Norman made the first team; Travis Wagstaff made the second team; and Ross Reeves and Tredyn Christensen both received honorable mentions. Nielsen said Norman is one of the most improved players…
MANTI—A married couple who had been living in a camp trailer parked between Manti and Ephraim are facing serious drug-distribution charges after being pulled over on Manti Street in Manti March 25. The drugs involved were methamphetamine and heroin. And one of the arresting officers, Det. Derick Taysom of the Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office, said…
EPHRAIM—The humanities are more critical now than they ever have been before in connecting divided communities. That’s what Utah Humanities (UH) executive director Jodi Graham said after speaking at Snow College. The humanities are “really, the idea of rethinking—taking a moment to … consider something you maybe haven’t considered before and how that can change…
RICHFIELD—In their first game in a region tournament leading up to the national junior college volleyball tournament, Snow College faced elimination on four straight points. The Badgers delivered each time. After recovering Friday against College of Southern Idaho (19-25, 25-18, 14-25, 25-19, 16-14), Snow rode the wave of momentum to sweep USU Eastern (25-22, 25-21,…
Part of the reason the Snow College men’s basketball team played a scrimmage this season in Salt Lake Community College’s arena was because of the number of Badgers who are from the Wasatch Front. It’s understandable. After all, 10 of Snow’s 14 players (71 percent) this season are from Utah. (By comparison, the other junior…
MT. PLEASANT—For the first time since 2014, Mt. Pleasant has raised its power rates. The increase is $2 on an average bill. In the Mt. Pleasant public hearing Tuesday, March 23 that immediately preceded the rate being raised, Councilman Kevin Stallings called it “a pretty darn low increase over six years.”
FAIRVIEW—A 54-year-old woman died after crashing a snowmobile. While driving the snow machine March 19, Christine Hood of Mapleton jumped a small hill, not knowing of a canal on the other side. After she jumped the hill, the snowmobile crashed into the embankment of the canal, said Derick Taysom, detective in the Sanpete County Sheriff’s…
EPHRAIM—The Snow College Board of Trustees has endorsed technical-education (TE) programs offering certificates of proficiency in auto technology, diesel technology and industrial technology. The action by the trustees at a meeting March 19 signifies a new emphasis on TE at Snow and is in step with various state economic opportunity priorities, such as helping young…
‘I’m proud of the girls,’ Coach Jeff Reynolds says. EPHRAIM—Jeff Reynolds was hired as a collegiate volleyball coach on Feb. 1, 2016.He’d been a high school coach for one year.On Friday, Reynolds won his third conference championship in four seasons with Snow College.
Facing great pitching, the North Sanpete baseball team lost a game to Juab and another one at Murray without scoring a run last week. Another game at Juab was snowed out. Juab scored 10 runs in the third inning to win 18-0 against the Hawks, who are 3-7 overall and 0-1 in Region 14 play….
The Snow College men’s basketball team showed just how impressive it can be last weekend, winning both of its games by an average of 35.5 points. Six of the Badgers’ seven losses have been by two possessions or less. And every loss has been to a team that has been nationally ranked at some point…
FAIRVIEW—The Fairview City Council has decided to go ahead with its traditional Pioneer Days celebration and to open the Peterons Days all for events, as long as attendees follow county COVID-19 guidelines. Brad Welch, the councilman over July 24 festivities, said that he spoke with the health department and based on the conversation feels the…
FAIRVIEW—The Fairview City Council recently appointed Shirlene Rasmussen as its next council member. Rasmussen was chosen 2-1-1 by the council March 11 over Talon Peterson, a two-year Fairview resident and accountant, and Robert St. Jacques, former councilman and planning commission member. Monica Hendry, a 27-year resident of the town and “on-and-off” Walmart employee, was the…
MORONI—Moroni City will hold a public hearing Thursday at 7 p.m. at city hall on a proposed increase in water impact fees as well as a water revenue bond to finance major improvements to its water system. The city is proposing the largest water project in memory, including drilling a new well and building a…
After an effort to get second place in the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC), the Snow College men’s basketball team lost 99-98 to Salt Lake Community College Saturday in the Badgers’ home finale in Ephraim. That followed Snow’s 102-83 and 93-86 victories over College of Southern Nevada Tuesday, March 16 and Wednesday, March 17 in…