GUNNISON—Gunnison City Council approved a temporary treatment plan for its wastewater lagoon system April 15 after operators reported reduced performance and growing operational concerns in one of the city’s treatment cells. Council members moved the sewer lagoons item to the start of the meeting to allow the presenter to speak before leaving for another commitment….
EPHRAIM — Snow College leaders, students and family members gathered Monday to dedicate the college’s new wellness center, a facility they said will help students address mental health challenges and stay on track toward completing their education. The center opened at 191 S. Main St. and includes a wing named for Ruth Delilah Jensen. Snow…
EPHRAIM—The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has set open house and dedication dates for the Ephraim Utah Temple, with public tours planned in September and the dedication scheduled for Oct. 11. A media day is set for Monday, Aug. 31, followed by invited tours on Tuesday, Sept. 1. The…
MORONI—Moroni City is inviting residents to attend the Miss Moroni Pageant at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 25, at North Sanpete Middle School. The pageant lineup includes two contestants for Miss Moroni, four for Little Miss Moroni and four for Mini Miss Moroni. The event materials say city leaders want the community to come support the…
SPRING CITY—Spring City Canyon Road and several connected forest roads above Spring City are closed Mondays through Thursdays through July 2 as the U.S. Forest Service carries out construction and road improvement work in the canyon. The closure took effect at noon on Monday, April 20, under Forest Order 04-10-26-01-01. According to the Manti-La Sal…
MT. PLEASANT—When Robert “Lynn” Olson came home from Army service with serious injuries in the early 1960s, there was no crowd waiting for him, no hallway lined with cheering people and no stack of letters thanking him for his sacrifices in service to the country. That changed last week, when Olson, a Mt. Pleasant veteran,…
MAYFIELD—Housing in outbuildings, detached accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals dominated key parts of two recent Mayfield Town Council meetings. Town officials used an April 1 work meeting to sort through policy questions and an April 8 public hearing and regular meeting to approve a new detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) ordinance. At the same…
Sanpete County is heading into spring with some of the weakest mountain snow conditions in the state after Utah posted its lowest April 1 snowpack on record, according to NRCS data. The agency reported that 2026 was the lowest April 1 snow water equivalent measured statewide since recordkeeping began around 1930. The local picture was…
CENTERFIELD—A March 18 special meeting between both Gunnison and Centerfield leadership about the future of Sanpete County dispatch moved beyond a routine budget discussion and into a broader debate over whether the county should create a dedicated tax line item or other countywide funding method to keep emergency dispatch local while covering rising state-driven costs….
MANTI—The Sanpete County Home and Garden Show will return April 24-25 at the Sanpete Events Center at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in Manti, with organizers planning two days of vendors, classes, food, and family activities centered on home and yard projects.The Sanpete County Chamber of Commerce and Accurate Mobile Mix Concrete are sponsoring the event….
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…
GUNNISON—The Casino Star Theatre in Gunnison will host a free community program on Monday, April 13 featuring music, storytelling and student participation as part of local America 250 observances. “Our America: Voices of the West” is scheduled for April 13, at 7 p.m. at the historic theater. Organizers said the event will blend live music,…