MT. PLEASANT—Ethan Mendocino, who graduated last spring from North Sanpete High School, is one of the only Sanpete County students in several years to be admitted to the freshman class at Harvard University.
MOAB-The Lady Templars defeated the Lady Red Devils 8-0 to go 4-1 on the season. Manti’s next match will be Aug. 25 as the Lady Templars host Juab.
MT. PLEASANT—The North Sanpete Hawks opened their 2026 football season with dominance, shutting down Cottonwood 57-0 on Friday, Aug. 14 at home.
MANTI—Manti quarterback Kingston Wright threw for 525 yards and three touchdowns, but Pine View came away with a 44-28 victory over the Templars in Manti’s season opener on Friday, Aug. 14.
GUNNISON—Rich held off Gunnison Valley 21-14 on Friday, Aug. 14, in a non-region 1A game at Gunnison.
FAYETTE—Fayette Town Clerk Tyson Holyoak announced Tuesday, Aug. 18 that he intends to seek the town’s open mayoral position, adding another name to the field of residents interested in filling the vacancy created by Mayor Jed Bartholomew’s resignation.
EPHRAIM—A Manti High School senior who served as Miss Ephraim for 2025-26 and then crowned her sister Adelie as her Miss Ephraim successor moved up to Miss Sanpete County at a pageant last Saturday, Aug. 1 at the Snow College Eccles Center.
MANTI—Manti-La Sal KOA was purchased a little over a year ago as a passion project by Brent and Katie Crosby. As seasoned real estate investors, they noticed the potential immediately.
EPHRAIM—A woman who has lived in Manti for 50 years and who, during those years, has served in PTA, as director of the Miss Manti pageant, in the Mormon Miracle Pageant and in the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers (DUP) was named the Emily Braithwaite Woman of Service for 2026 last Saturday, April 1.
FAIRVIEW—When Brad Welch walked into CentraCom as a 20-year-old in January 1998, he was a young technician helping rural customers hear the beeps and buzzes of dial-up internet for the very first time.
MAYFIELD—Most teenagers spend their time with friends, playing sports or working part-time jobs.
MANTI—The progeny of Daniel Buckley Funk descended on Manti Saturday, Aug. 8, to honor their progenitor, the creator of Palisade State Park.
MANTI—In the world of 1A/3A high school football in Sanpete County, three programs are trying to take the next step.
FAYETTE—Fayette Town is accepting applications from citizens interested in serving as the town’s next mayor following the resignation of Mayor Jed Bartholomew.
SALT LAKE CITY—Despite a wet July that brought more than twice the normal rainfall to the San Pitch watershed, water supplies across the basin remain critically low, according to the Utah Water Availability Update released Aug. 1 by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.