By Robert Stevens EDITOR’S NOTE: The Messenger had an hour-long interview Wednesday, Oct. 7 with North Valley Police Chief Steve Gray. The interview provided substantial additional detail about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the county last Wednesday, Sept. 30. Those details were not available when we posted the first article on our…
By Robert Stevens EPHRAIM—The Utah Department of Transportation plans to begin removing trees along the west side of U.S. 89 between 300 North and 600 North in mid-October, months after public concern prompted the agency to halt its original work and conduct additional environmental, historical and arboricultural reviews. Kevin Kitchen, UDOT Region Four communications manager,…
By Maria Ricks Following discussions at its Sept. 29 meeting, the Fairview City Council approved an electric rate increase and reviewed a draft Water Conservation Plan. A new AQUAtraX portal is also expected to help residents monitor water use, with public access anticipated in late October or early November. The changes are at different stages….
By Suzanne Dean FAIRVIEW—While the Sanpete Pantry is still doing a final accounting, its gala last Friday, Oct. 2 at the Fairview Dance Hall netted an estimated $40,000, according to pantry fund raising director Marty McCain. “Right now, there’s a lot of love in this room,” declared Tracy Kummer, executive director of the pantry as…
By Suzanne Dean SPRING CITY—The Spring City Council voted last week to hire a planning consulting firm in Salt Lake City to revise the town’s general plan. During the 2025 municipal election campaign, critics of said government said lack of a professionally prepared general plan was one of the city’s greatest deficiencies. At a meeting…
By Robert Stevens The Manti-La Sal National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burning in the Sanpete Ranger District this fall and into winter as weather and fuel conditions allow. The largest planned treatment in Sanpete County is the 12-Mile Prescribed Burn, located on and near Order Mountain. Forest Service crews plan to treat approximately 2,000…
Compiled by Maddison Nielson Thursday, Oct. 84th Congressional Debate—Johnny Larsen will be debating Representative Mike Kennedy at Snow College in Ephraim. They are looking forward to addressing Rep. Kennedy’s actions towards public lands, vaccinations, and his voting record. Mark your calendar our 4th Congressional district debate hosted by the Utah Debate Commission! You can stream…
Community sources report an immigration enforcement operation at the Moroni turkey plant late Wednesday night; ICE has not responded.
EPHRAIM—Less than a year after Sanpete native and online personality Robby Layton bought the former Wild Bill’s Raceway, the once-dormant dirt track has hosted its first major event and returned to construction mode for a much larger rebuild. What has changed most since the Sanpete Messenger first reported on the project in October 2025 is…
Immediate maintenance needed to repair ‘poor condition’ roads SPRING CITY—A 120-page transportation master plan, adopted by the Spring City Council at its August meeting, had good news and bad news. What most residents would probably regard as good news is that the city is small, rural, safe and uncongested and isn’t expected to change dramatically…
SPRING CITY—A Spring City couple was arrested Wednesday, Sept. 23, on suspicion of child abuse after their six children told investigators they had been struck with belts and tree branches and denied food as punishment, according to a North Valley Police Department booking affidavit. Both parents were each booked into the Sanpete County Jail for…
MORONI—Moroni City and the Utah Department of Transportation have agreed on safety measures for the sharp curve from Ducksprings Road onto Main Street near the city-owned Moroni Opera House. “We’ve been three or four years trying to work with the state on something that would keep the Opera House safe,” Councilman Craig Draper, the council…
MT. PLEASANT – The Mt. Pleasant City Council delayed action Sept. 22 on a proposed 62.4-acre planned unit development, or PUD, giving council members an additional three weeks to review a development agreement that could govern the project for as long as 25 years. The council also approved a zoning amendment expanding potential uses of…
GUNNISON—At their council meeting Sept. 16, the Gunnison City Council took up acquisition of easements for a pipeline connecting the Tarr Canyon well with water tanks closer to the city. City manager Dennis Marker reported that the drilling of the well is finished, but the well still has to be tested. The council approached Sanpete…
GUNNISON — A lockdown at the Central Utah Correctional Facility has been lifted after an incarcerated man assaulted a correctional officer, prompting security restrictions at both of Utah’s state prisons. The incident began Thursday, Sept. 24, when a CUCF inmate assaulted an officer inside a housing unit, according to the Utah Department of Corrections (UDC)….