GUNNISON—After a lifetime of challenges, Claudia Sanborn of Gunnison tackled yet another challenge by writing and publishing a book about her experiences in the nursing profession. Her book chronicles experiences dealing with abusive administrators and difficult co-workers, and the illegal and discriminatory practices she encountered during her 25-year-plus career. Sanborn was raised in the Salt…
MANTI—A 30-year-old Kearns man has been sentenced to 1-15 years in prison for exchanging sexually oriented text messages and engaging in petting-type activity with an 11-year-old Manti girl. James Fackrell pleaded guilty on April 4 to one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, a second-degree felony, and one count of enticement of a minor…
MANTI—Brett Gilman Johnson, 52, the Wyoming man who, along with his girlfriend, shot at law enforcement officers near Milburn in October 2020, was sentenced last week to 1-15 years in state prison. The case was reminiscent of the Bonnie and Clyde story. Johnson and his female companion, Jamie Lyn Cleghorn (also known as Jamie Wheeler),…
FAIRVIEW—Big Pine Sports of Fair view is moving for ward on a multi-million-dollar expansion of its showroom and service facilities at the corner of Millburn Road and 400 North (Fairview Canyon Road). The expansion will make the business the largest of its type Sanpete and Juab counties combined, and possibly a wider area, and will…
Information is gleaned from court records, police reports and interviews with the Sanpete County Attorney’s Office. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Wesley Earl Hansen, 53, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance schedule I/II/analog. He was sentenced to 364 days in jail, with…
LOA— Brent Brown, the man alleged to have kidnapped and raped a Snow College student Madelyn Allen in mid-December 2021, pleaded guilty to five first-degree and two second-degree felonies during an arraignment last Tuesday, May 3 in Loa. Brown is facing six criminal counts, including rape, object rape aggravated kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, all…
MT. PLEASANT—City Councilman Rondy Black announced on April 25 that two city road segments will be completely rebuilt and five segments resurfaced, which was more than originally anticipated, because of a new, less-costly process the city is utilizing. The road segments that will be rebuilt are 300 South from State Street to 400…
Information is gleaned from court records, police reports and interviews with the Sanpete County Attorney’s Office. All individuals are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Crystal Hamilton, 33, pleaded guilty to unlawful acquisition/possession/transfer of a financial card, a third-degree felony; and possession of another’s identity documents, a Class A misdemeanor. …
MT. PLEASANT—An official from the Main Street America, a nonprofit organization dedicated to revitalizing older and historic commercial districts, tour Main Street in Mt. Pleasant last week and discussed plans to continue revitalization of the historic downtown. Norma Ramirez De Miess, vice-president of Main Street America program, a subsidiary of the National Trust…
MT. PLEASANT—Wasatch Academy alums and students braved chill, rain and snow on Saturday to participate in a Founder’s Day celebration that included two dedications and unveiling of a statue. The weather didn’t seem to dampen the spirits of dozens of people who gathered for the dedication of the school’s Learning Center and a…
Question: The evidence suggests Ketanji Brown Jackson is a highly qualified, mainstream judge. The American Bar Association rated her as “well qualified,” its highest rating. She was endorsed by the National Fraternal Order of Police. Eighty-three former state attorneys general, Democrats and Republicans, called on the Senate to approve her nomination “as quickly as possible.”…
MT. PLEASANT—The Mt. Pleasant Industrial Park is sold out. Beginning in 1998, the park was developed in five phases, with the U.S. Economic Development Administration contributing grant money for each phase. The Mt. Pleasant Community Development and Renewal Agency (CDRA) matched the grants with in-kind development work. To date, 58 parcels have been…
MANTI—Because of the signature route to the ballot, which has been available since 2018, all five Republican candidates for two county commission seats will be running in the primary election June 28. But Commissioner Scott Bartholomew of Fayette and Steve Collard, former mayor of Fountain Green, will go in to the primary with…
MANTI—Sanpete County has hired a second county probation officer to assist the current officer, Deputy Jeff Greenwell, in handling the large case load of clients assigned to the county’s highly regarded pre-trial probation and offender supervision program. Deputy Dallin Pace has been hired to help relieve the large case load that has been…
MT. PLEASANT—The Easter Offering concert, a tradition in Mt. Pleasant for more than 38 years, will be performed on Sunday after a two-year hiatus because of COVID. The concert is at 7 p.m. at the Mt. Pleasant Stake Center, 295 S. State St. It is free and open to people of all faiths….