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GUNNISON — Gunnison City leaders used back-to-back meetings in March and April to revisit water rates, utility billing rules and outside-city water service as officials weighed leak problems, drought pressure and future demand on the city system. The two meetings produced one clear council action and left another major policy question unfinished. On March 19,…
SPRING CITY—The third and final concert in this year’s Spring City Concert Series is scheduled for Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the ballroom of the Spring City Community Center, 45 S. 100 East. Organizers said the program will feature three high school student performers: Annie Zhao and Kevin Chen of Wasatch Academy and…
MANTI—Manti City will begin a public process this month to update its general plan, a document that will help guide land use, infrastructure, parks, transportation, and other long-range city decisions for the next two decades. City officials said the update will replace the current plan adopted in 2016 and will give residents, business owners, and…
GUNNISON— A major prison expansion approved by Utah lawmakers is poised to increase Gunnison’s role as correctional hub, with potential ripple effects for jobs, infrastructure and the broader Sanpete County economy. In the session concluded in mid-March, the Utah Legislature approved $130 million to expand the Central Utah Correctional Facility by as many as 768…
MANTI — Sanpete County commissioners on March 17 heard updates on a proposed regional mental health receiving center, approved a new fee arrangement for the Take-the-Oath Memorial Day rodeo event and discussed a push to recruit more senior-companion volunteers in the county. One of the most substantial discussions came from Central Utah Counseling Center (CUCC),…
GUNNISON — Five contestants will compete for the Miss Gunnison Valley 2026 title on Saturday at the Gunnison Valley High School auditorium. Tenley Wanner, Miss Gunnison Valley 2025, will pass on her title during the scholarship pageant, which begins at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Pageant director Marlo Taylor said the event will…
EPRHAIM — Kathy’s Kwilts and More of Mt. Pleasant received the Ephraim Small Business Development Center’s 2025 Client of the Year award during the Snow College SBDC Business of the Year 2025 awards event. Janette Wagner with the SBDC presented the award to Kathy’s Kwilts and More owner Kathy Bruckman at the event, which recognized…
EPHRAIM — With Sanpete County preparing for another year in which it awards grants to businesses in the county, the Sanpete Opportunity Board used its latest meeting, held at the Ephraim City Hall, to reorganize its leadership, review the county’s small-business grant effort, and consider how economic development money could also support an industrial park…
MANTI — A woman accused of interfering with testimony during her son’s felony trial in Sanpete County now faces two second-degree felony counts of obstruction of justice, according to charging documents filed in 6th District Court. Court records identify the defendant as Junstina Faapouli, 49, of Colorado Springs. The charges stem from allegations tied to…
MANTI — Local officials, business leaders and aviation supporters gathered Thursday evening at the Sanpete County Regional Airport for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the airport’s new name and broader role as a countywide transportation asset. The event, facilitated by the Sanpete County Chamber of Commerce, had commentary from Chamber President Faylyn Warnick, True North Flight…
FAIRVIEW — The Fairview City Planning Commission spent much of its March 3 meeting discussing whether city rules should be adjusted to allow smaller-lot housing. The meeting’s longest discussion centered on an affordable housing presentation from David Mast, who told the commission he wants to build modest starter homes in town where water and sewer…
GUNNISON — During its March 4 meeting, Gunnison City Council approved a conditional use permit for a short-term RV campground at the Paradise Motel property on South Main Street, and adopted a rezoning ordinance for 11.36 acres tied to K.C. Farms east of town. The campground proposal came from Janet Hanson-Haight, who owns the Paradise…
GUNNISON — Multiple inmates at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF) in Gunnison have been charged with attempted murder after prosecutors allege they took part in a group assault on another inmate. According to 6th District Court documents, five inmates had been charged with attempted murder: Santiago De Los Sant Ramos, 55; Juan Valencia, 37;…
MANTI — Sanpete County filing records show several contested local races already taking shape for the 2026 election, with competition emerging for county commission, county auditor, sheriff, school board seats and Utah House District 66. Sanpete County’s official 2026 election notice also shows county voters will cast ballots this year in U.S. House District 4…
SALT LAKE CITY — After nearly a century of legal gridlock and federal red tape, the Utah Legislature has revived the Gooseberry Narrows project by authorizing a study intended to determine whether the reservoir in Sanpete County can move forward. In the final week of the session, lawmakers approved a substituted version of Senate Bill…