SALT LAKE CITY—Preservation Utah gave its 2026 Heritage Organization Award to Friends of Historic Spring City during an awards program Tuesday in Salt Lake City. The award was one of 10 handed out in the Community Stewardship category during the program at Memorial House, a restored event center in Memory Grove. The Heritage Organization Award…
FAIRVIEW—Fairview City officials are looking for a formal policy to decide when water and sewer lines should extend beyond city limits, who should pay for the work, and what conditions should come with new service. The Fairview City Planning Commission took up the issue April 7 during a discussion that grew out of a smaller-lot…
MORONI—About 25 volunteers were able to clean up the one-time Mudd Boggs arena in Moroni in half the expected time during what was billed as Service Project Day April 18. According to Councilmember Cherrie Green, the volunteers picked up garbage, cut down weeds and removed aged barbed wire to launch an effort to convert the…
MT. PLEASANT—A North Sanpete High School student died Tuesday from injuries he sustained in an auto-pedestrian accident last Friday May 1 on 700 South in front of the school. The victim was Dixon “D.J.” Farley. Details about the accident, the boy’s injuries and where he had been hospitalized could not be confirmed at press time….
EPHRAIM—Northstar Compliance Services, a company offering drug, alcohol and DNA testing, has opened in Ephraim. The Sanpete Chamber of Commerce cut a ribbon on Monday, April 6 behind the Leavitt Insurance Building, 96 S. Main Street. The new company has an office on the first floor at the west end of the building. The phone…
MT. PLEASANT—About 800 people attended Community Night Out on April 27 at the 180 Fitness Fieldhouse, where more than 40 local vendors focused on safety, wellness and community connection. The family-friendly event featured music from Mid-Utah Radio disc jockey J.D. Fox and a range of activities and informational booths. Emergency medical services personnel offered CPR…
MT. PLEASANT—The Mt. Pleasant City Council approved a $653,054 electrical transformer purchase April 28, adopted several city policies and delayed a proposed fire department billing ordinance after council members said they needed to see the missing rate schedule before voting. The transformer purchase was the largest action item on the agenda. The council approved Requisition…
MANTI—In Sanpete County, water does not begin at a tap, a meter, or a city council meeting.It begins as snow on the mountains. That simple fact has shaped farming, town growth and household water use for generations. It also explains why one bad snow year can move quickly from the high country into hay fields,…
MANTI—The Sanpete County Commission signed off on April 21 on a new interlocal agreement with county cities for the 2027 municipal election cycle. County Clerk Linda Christiansen presented a proposed 2027 interlocal cooperation agreement between Sanpete County and the county’s cities for municipal elections. The meeting agenda listed the item as a discussion and potential…
MANTI—The Sanpete County Commission on April 21 honored Sheriff’s Deputy Edward Moroney with a lifesaving award after officials said he helped save a 12-day-old infant during a November emergency call in Moroni. During the meeting, commissioners and sheriff’s office officials recognized Moroney for his response to a Nov. 22, 2025, report of an infant who…
GUNNISON—Gunnison City officials heard support for youth-oriented recreation and skepticism about cost during an April 15 public hearing on a proposed sports court project tied to the city’s 2026 Community Development Block Grant application. The submitted project would remove the old tennis courts and skate park area at Gunnison Park and build a new sports…
EPHRAIM—Five contestants will compete for the Miss Ephraim crown during the Miss Ephraim Scholarship Pageant on Saturday, May 9, at the Snow College Eccles Center. The pageant will begin at 7 p.m. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $7, with children 5 and younger admitted free. Shaun Kjar will emcee the event. Kamrie…
GUNNISON—Gunnison City Council approved a temporary treatment plan for its wastewater lagoon system April 15 after operators reported reduced performance and growing operational concerns in one of the city’s treatment cells. Council members moved the sewer lagoons item to the start of the meeting to allow the presenter to speak before leaving for another commitment….
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete Veterans Memorial Committee and a cornhole organization called the Back 40 Baggers are sponsoring a Cornhole Tournament Fundraiser for the veterans memorial on Saturday May 10 at ConToy Arena. The Back 40 Baggers are providing the cornhole stands, bags and prizes, among other items needed for the tournament. Organizers hope the…
EPHRAIM — Snow College leaders, students and family members gathered Monday to dedicate the college’s new wellness center, a facility they said will help students address mental health challenges and stay on track toward completing their education. The center opened at 191 S. Main St. and includes a wing named for Ruth Delilah Jensen. Snow…