SPRING CITY—Spring City Canyon Road and several connected forest roads above Spring City are closed Mondays through Thursdays through July 2 as the U.S. Forest Service carries out construction and road improvement work in the canyon. The closure took effect at noon on Monday, April 20, under Forest Order 04-10-26-01-01. According to the Manti-La Sal…
The Gunnison Valley Cares Coalition held its monthly meeting Tuesday, March 23, 2026, at Gunnison City Hall. Michelle Standley of the Richfield office of Six County Association of Governments spoke to the coalition about a veteran caregiver program and an upcoming resource conference. With guidance from Standley, the caregiver program provides in-home care and support…
FAIRVIEW CANYON—About 25 people with an interest or stake in a potential Gooseberry Narrows State Park gathered at the site last Thursday, April 9, to look at, and talk about, what Utah Sen. Derrin Owens called the “Lazarus Project.” What did he mean by that? Essentially that a project that has been pending for 89…
EPHRAIM—The Utah Department of Transportation has temporarily halted plans to remove black willow trees on the west side of U.S. 89 between 300 North and 600 North. The work had been scheduled as part of a public safety maintenance effort. According to UDOT spokesman Kevin Kitchen, several trees in the corridor are in declining condition,…
MANTI—Barbara Barton, 92, and her cousin William Funk, also 92, both of Manti, are the oldest living descendants of Daniel Buckley Funk, a prominent Sanpete Valley pioneer. Barton, who grew up in Sterling, and William, who grew up in Manti, did not get acquainted until their teen years at Manti High School because they had…
MT. PLEASANT—When Robert “Lynn” Olson came home from Army service with serious injuries in the early 1960s, there was no crowd waiting for him, no hallway lined with cheering people and no stack of letters thanking him for his sacrifices in service to the country. That changed last week, when Olson, a Mt. Pleasant veteran,…
EPHRAIM—Members of the Sanpete County Chamber of Commerce gathered Tuesday, April 7, for a Lunch and Learn event focused on Ephraim Crossing and the project’s next phases. Mike Ballard of Ephraim Crossing LLC presented an update on the mixed-use development, outlining near-term construction plans and the project’s longer-term vision. Ephraim Crossing is planned as a…
MAYFIELD—Housing in outbuildings, detached accessory dwelling units and short-term rentals dominated key parts of two recent Mayfield Town Council meetings. Town officials used an April 1 work meeting to sort through policy questions and an April 8 public hearing and regular meeting to approve a new detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU) ordinance. At the same…
GUNNISON—The Gunnison Valley Seniors Social will be held Monday, April 20, at 6 p.m. at the senior center in Gunnison City Hall. Organizers invite all residents aged 55 and older to attend. The meal will include ham, cheesy potatoes, a vegetable, and rolls. Attendees are asked to bring their own dishes, a potluck dessert to…
Sanpete County is heading into spring with some of the weakest mountain snow conditions in the state after Utah posted its lowest April 1 snowpack on record, according to NRCS data. The agency reported that 2026 was the lowest April 1 snow water equivalent measured statewide since recordkeeping began around 1930. The local picture was…
CENTERFIELD—A March 18 special meeting between both Gunnison and Centerfield leadership about the future of Sanpete County dispatch moved beyond a routine budget discussion and into a broader debate over whether the county should create a dedicated tax line item or other countywide funding method to keep emergency dispatch local while covering rising state-driven costs….
SALT LAKE CITY—Longtime Manti coach and athletic director Susan Hatch has been selected as one of the 2026 Distinguished High School Coaches welcomed into the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation’s Hall of Honor this spring. Hatch was recognized at the USHOFF Spring Honors & Awards Banquet on Monday, April 6, in Salt Lake City,…
EPHRAIM—Both the water and sewer systems in Ephraim are running in red, and substantial rate increases will be required to fix the problem, according to two consultants who analyzed finances of the two utilities. Rita Trick and Chad Busch, both small utility consultants with the nonprofit Rural Community Assistance Corporation of Sacramento, presented their somewhat…
MANTI—The Sanpete County Home and Garden Show will return April 24-25 at the Sanpete Events Center at the Sanpete County Fairgrounds in Manti, with organizers planning two days of vendors, classes, food, and family activities centered on home and yard projects.The Sanpete County Chamber of Commerce and Accurate Mobile Mix Concrete are sponsoring the event….
GUNNISON — Gunnison City leaders used back-to-back meetings in March and April to revisit water rates, utility billing rules and outside-city water service as officials weighed leak problems, drought pressure and future demand on the city system. The two meetings produced one clear council action and left another major policy question unfinished. On March 19,…