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Sunrise Engineering to help with inspections and code enforcement   Suzanne Dean Publisher 9-29-2016   EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council has approved a contract under which Sunrise Engineering of Fillmore will provide plan review and building inspection services for new construction as well as consult on special problems such a code enforcement and condemnation of buildings….

         Gunnison City Council considering if unified police department can be done without Mayfield support   Robert Stevens Managing editor 9-29-2016   GUNNISON—The Gunnison City Council is mulling over its involvement in creating a unified Gunnison Valley Police Department now that has Mayfield tabled its participation. Blane Jensen, Gunnison City councilman and former police chief, has…

Gunnison considers assisting with playground at high school   Robert Stevens Managing editor 9-29-2016   GUNNISON—The Gunnison City Council discussed helping install a kid’s playground at the high school ball fields during a meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Gunnison City Mayor Bruce Blackham said someone had contacted him recently wanting to donate money towards a…

UDOT leveling roads throughout area for safety reasons, officials say   Suzanne Dean Publisher 9-29-2016   What appear to be patches in about 25 places along state highways in the county are actually efforts to level out roads for safety reasons, according to a Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) official. The official said lane-leveling work…

  New Messenger website set to go online Oct. 15   9-29-2016   MANTI—A new, fully interactive Sanpete Messenger website, destined to be the most complete news website in and for Sanpete County, will go live Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. Besides the standard desktop browser version, the Messenger will offer a version optimized…

Singer sought for Christmas Spectacular   Robert Stevens Managing editor 2-29-2016     MT. PLEASANT— The Sanpete Valley Singers are looking for singers to participate in their 16th annual Sounds of Christmas Music Spectacular. The director of the community choir is Dr. Roy Ellefsen, who was head of the choral music department at North Sanpete…

Snow College Board of Trustees approves stadium lighting for football field   Matt Harris Staff writer 9-29-2016   EPHRAIM—The Snow College Board of Trustees approved plans to install stadium lights on the Robert L. Stoddard Field at Badger Stadium during a meeting held Apr. 29 in Richfield. Snow College President Gary Carlston later confirmed the…

Conservation groups stall coal lease Potential expansion of local coal mining but on hold Robert Stevens Managing editor 9-22-2016   SALT LAKE CITY— A handful of conservation groups have stalled U.S. Bureau of Land Management plans to offer a lease on the huge Green Hollows coal tract, located in the far southeast corner of Sanpete…

Mayors, commissioners hear from congressional staff, mull local issues   Robert Stevens Managing editor 9-22-2016     SPRING CITY—Sanpete County mayors and county commissioners heard reports from representatives of Utah’s congressional delegation and took up topics ranging from participation in a state fire-insurance program to implementation of the local-option sales tax for roads at their…