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Country may serve as municipal conduit for energy upgrade funding
Country may serve as municipal conduit for energy upgrade funding By James Tilson and Suzanne Dean Staff writer 1-26-2017 MANTI—The North Sanpete School District may ask Sanpete County to serve as what is called a “municipal conduit,” which would enable the district to qualify for $5.9 million in federally subsidized bonds for new…
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Ephraim amends trailer deadline
Ephraim amends trailer deadline Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-15-2016 EPHRAIM—With a standing-room crowd of potential displaced residents looking on, the Ephraim City Council last week backed off from its vote to shut down the DJ Trailer Court effective Jan. 31, 2017. At the meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7, the council listened for an hour while…
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Uncertainty stresses trailer residents
Uncertainty stresses trailer residents Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-15-2016 EPHRAIM—There was one overriding question among the 13 adults, all Hispanic, who gathered in a contractor’s storage garage outside Ephraim Saturday night to discuss the predicament of the DJ Trailer Court. “Where are we going to go?” multiple residents asked out loud. Living in the…
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CUCF cuts ribbon on complex that will house 192
CUCF cuts ribbon on complex that will house 192 Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-15-2016 GUNNISON—A $31-million housing unit, looking as shiny as a new pair of shoes, was debuted last Thursday, Dec. 8 at the Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF). Following speeches commending CUCF project managers, architects, contractors, staff from the Utah Division of…
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Commission approves $1.5 M tax hike and $14.6 M budget
Commission approves $1.5 M tax hike and $14.6 M budget Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-8-2016 MANTI—The Sanpete County Commission unanimously approved a $1.5 million property tax increase Tuesday, enacting the 60 percent increase in the certified tax rate the county advertised in October. The commission then approved a $14.6 million budget for calendar 2017,…
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Sanpete Valley Hospital honors EMS staff and volunteers at Extraordinary Save banquet
Sanpete Valley Hospital honors EMS staff and volunteers at Extraordinary Save banquet ‘You gave me my life back’ Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-8-2016 MT. PLEASANT—Brian Strain doesn’t know what caused his car, which was traveling at highway speed, to go off U.S. 89 north of Fairview, hit a ditch and launch…
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‘Tire slasher’ culprit still on the loose
‘Tire slasher’ culprit still on the loose Suzanne Dean Publisher 12-1-2016 EPHRAIM — Ephraim police are still trying to identify the person who has been randomly slashing tires on parked cars around the community. The incidents started in fall of 2015, stopped for a while, and began again after school started this…
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LDS Church gives up interest in Ephraim Co-op to Ephraim City
LDS Church gives up interest in Ephraim Co-op to Ephraim City Suzanne Dean Publisher 11-17-2016 EPHRAIM—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has relinquished a minor ownership interest in the Ephraim Co-op to Ephraim City, Brant Hanson, Ephraim City manager, announced at a council meeting Nov. 2. The church turned the historic…
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Commissioners hear support for tax increase at meeting with local mayors
Commissioners hear support for tax increase at meeting with local mayors Suzanne Dean Publisher 11-17-2016 FAIRVIEW—Sanpete County commissioners attending a Mayor’s and Commissioners meeting last week heard expressions of support for a proposed 60 percent increase in the county property tax levy. At the meeting Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Fairview City…
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Why Sanpete brings in less than other counties in taxes
Why Sanpete brings in less than other counties in taxes Suzanne Dean Publisher 11-17-2016 MANTI—Is Sanpete County a “donut hole?” That’s the term Commission Chairwoman Claudia Jarrett used at a recent hearing to explain why Sanpete brings in a lot less in property tax revenue than other counties with similar populations. The state…
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Ephraim council votes to close DJ Trailer Court; residents must move out by Jan. 31
Ephraim council votes to close DJ Trailer Court; residents must move out by Jan. 31 Suzanne Dean Publisher 11-10-2016 EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council has voted to shut down the troubled DJ Trailer Court on 200 North and 200 West in Ephraim, an action that will require occupants of about 20 trailers to move….
