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Snow College softball will get an early measuring stick this week. The Badgers travel to Florida for the Northwest Florida State Invitational, where they will face the defending NJCAA national champions and current No. 1 team in the country, Northwest Florida State College, three times during the three-day event. Snow College opens tournament play Thursday…
EPHRAIM — Snow College hit another milestone Saturday afternoon inside the Horne Activity Center. The No. 1 Badgers defeated Colorado Northwestern Community College 100-87 to improve to 27-1 overall and 12-1 in Scenic West Athletic Conference play. The win also marked Head Coach Andrew May’s 100th career victory at Snow College. Snow entered the game…
MT. PLEASANT — Manti High School captured the Region Speech and Debate Championship on Saturday at North Sanpete High School, finishing with 121 sweepstakes points. North Sanpete placed second with 88 points. The region title advances Manti to the State Championship Tournament March 20–21 at Ogden High School. Natalie Dowding led Manti with first-place finishes…
OREM — Gunnison Valley kept its season alive Monday with a 65-62 win over North Summit in the 2A state quarterfinals at Utah Valley University. The Bulldogs, now 17-7, defeated the Braves, who entered the game 20-3, in a tightly contested matchup that was part of the 2026 UHSAA 2A Boys Basketball State Championships. Gunnison…
MANTI — Students at Manti High School helped brighten Valentine’s Day for local veterans with handwritten messages that were displayed at American Legion Post 31 during a community dinner. Manti High School students from Susan Hatch’s class wrote messages on valentines that were delivered to the American Legion Hall. The cards were posted on a…
MT. PLEASANT — Maverik plans to reopen its Mt. Pleasant location at 381 S. State St. on Friday, March 13, following an approximate one-month closure for remodeling. New framing in place as of Feb. 19 indicated the store is being expanded to the south. Crews on site said the remodeling would approximately double the size…
SALT LAKE CITY — As the 2026 General Session moves into its final weeks, lawmakers representing Sanpete County reported a steady flow of bills on water policy, tax transparency, public safety and the court system. Committee meetings and floor debates intensified over the past two weeks as legislative deadlines tightened and budget discussions continued. Water…
EPHRAIM — Snow College’s women capped their home schedule with a pair of conference wins that looked very different but carried the same result. The Badgers defeated Salt Lake Community College 57-45 before pulling away from Colorado Northwestern Community College 94-63, completing their first sweep of conference play this season. The weekend followed a 73-66…
MANTI — The Manti City Council has imposed moratoria, not to exceed six months, on annexation proposals and new subdivisions. The council also imposed a moratorium on approvals of new short-term rentals, such as AirBnBs, while the Planning Commission updates ordinance language. The actions came during the council’s Jan. 21 meeting at the Manti City…
CEDAR CITY — North Sanpete’s season ended Saturday at the 3A Girls Basketball State Championships after the Lady Hawks split their final three games at the America First Event Center. North Sanpete, the No. 2 seed, opened tournament play with an 85-24 first-round win over Logan on Feb. 14 but fell 42-38 to Grantsville in…
PROVO — Gunnison Valley High School’s boys swim team repeated as the Class 2A state champion Thursday night at Brigham Young University, piling up 450 points to pull away from runner-up South Summit (401) in the first 2A-only state meet at BYU. The Bulldogs won the team race with depth across the event list, placing…
JEROME, Idaho—Ridley’s Family Markets, a grocery chain headquartered in Jerome, Idaho, which owns about 30 supermarkets in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Wyoming, has announced plans to acquire Utah-based Terrel’s Markets in a deal expected to close around the first week of April 2026. Under the agreement, all six Terrel’s-owned markets, now located in Fillmore,…
EPHRAIM — The top-ranked team in the country returns to the Horne Activity Center this week with history and postseason positioning on the line. No. 1 Snow College (25-1, 10-1 Scenic West Athletic Conference) will play its final two home games of the regular season Thursday against Salt Lake Community College and Saturday against Colorado…
MANTI — Both Manti and Gunnison saw their girls basketball seasons come to an end Saturday as the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) state tournaments narrowed the field. Both fell in their respective playoff matchups on Feb. 14, marking the conclusion of the 2025-26 campaigns for both programs. Manti In the 3A state tournament,…
MANTI — Sanpete County will join a regional energy infrastructure coalition and help rebrand the organization as the Utah Infrastructure Coalition after a unanimous vote by the Sanpete County Commission on Feb. 3. The commissioners approved an interlocal cooperation agreement formally adding Sanpete County to what has been the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition. In a…