We are a new family to Sanpete County. Reading books with young children has always offered numerous benefits, which I wanted to take advantage of. What are the benefits of reading to children? • Bonding. Reading provides a wonderful opportunity for you and your child to connect. It’s a nice way to spend time together…
I want to thank our Sanpete community members for an amazing response these last several months to our call in the Messenger for support of nine Afghan interpreter commando heroes and their families, US SIV visa applicants, whom we have been supporting and trying to relocate out of Afghanistan since last August when the nation…
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. As a volunteer and advocate with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this month I am asking everyone to join us and demand #MoreForMentalHealth. My introduction to the AFSP occurred last year after the suicide death of my nephew Kade. Because he was so young, with a supportive family…
Editor’s Note: The columns under “Another Look” on this page are part of a series by or about candidates who will be on the June 28 primary election ballot in Sanpete County. Written by Steve Frischknecht As a former Sanpete County commissioner, I know what it takes to serve as a commissioner. It is very…
Dear Sanpete Messenger, My name is Susan Jeffs. I am 19 years old and currently a student at Snow College. I love living here in Sanpete County because it is almost completely surrounded by beautiful mountains. The mountains make me feel safe, and I love having nearby locations that I can go…
Regarding the application by the Indianola Irrevocable Trust to use 440 acre feet from underground wells, springs and drains along with surface water: A protest must be made to the Utah Division of Water Rights in Salt Lake City to stop this fiasco. Where will they get well water? From underground, existing…
Darlene McDonald was quoted in the Sanpete Messenger as telling Sanpete County Democrats that when she contemplated what would have happened if Donald Trump had been re-elected, ”It brings tears to my eyes. Would we be fighting alongside Putin or Ukraine?” I can’t believe someone running for Congress would actually believe that the…
During the Planning Commission meeting on April 13 the Sanpete County zoning administrator stated that an ordinance to outlaw recreational reservoirs in Sanpete County was being prepared and needed to be put in place soon. This appears to be in response to the water ski reservoirs being built and proposed in Indianola. I…
Currently there are several proposals for new housing or apartment developments in Mount Pleasant. I am not opposed to new development, but we need to carefully look at our resources first. Didn’t we just have a drastic irrigation or secondary water shortage this past summer? I see large lawns on many residential lots…
As citizens of Mount Pleasant, as well as the surrounding areas are aware, we received a large amount of snowfall within the last week. Some areas had over two feet of snow. While this snowfall was much appreciated, we the citizens of Mount Pleasant are concerned about the current state of the city’s roads…
Manti City property taxes on my home, collected by the county, have risen by six dollars in the last six years…six dollars. Wow!
Letter to the Editor about renovating, rather than building a courthouse.
Climate change spares no one, including us here in Sanpete County. Already we are experiencing higher temperatures, drier soils, and more wildfires, flash floods, and struggling farms and ranches. This summer, smoke from climate-change-fueled fires elsewhere hung thick in our air for days and even weeks at a time.
Is recent climate change real and, if so, is it human-caused? Pre-eminent scientific organizations in the U.S. and the world have definitely answered those questions: yes and yes.
I enjoyed reading the article about the American Rescue Plan Act and the resultant significant investment in Sanpete County. There has been a lot of talk about supporting rural Utah, and this is actually doing something about it. However, I would have liked to have seen some coverage of how our Utah…