We recently received our preliminary Sanpete County tax notice in the mail and there, jumping right out at me, was yet another tax increase by the Central Utah Water people. These guys have never known a tax they didn’t like! Why does our County Commission continue giving away this money? Here in Sanpete we have…
by Mark Dalley and Brenda Bartholomew, Gunnison Valley Hospital COVID-19 remains a threat here in Utah, especially with the rise in the more easily transmissible Delta variant. Getting the vaccine is no one’s choice but yours. But the virus is not gone and it does not care how old you are. In fact, children now…
Have you ever been invited to play a game with others and have been given the rule book to go by? But when you play the game and you see how others play and you play the same way, you are told that the rules are different for you. This is how the Manti City…
I am responding to Dave Brown’s letter to the editor (Sanpete Messenger July 28) relative to Aspen Village located on 200 South in Mt. Pleasant. We have invested $353,000 to upgrade water lines. In addition, we are moving forward with a storm drain plan and road repair to address issues related to installing the water line….
It’s soon time again for the city to trap, terrify and exterminate the deer in Manti City. Although the majority of those pesky citizens who appreciate life in its beauty and care for the animals still strongly disagree in the killings. Nobody asked the city to kill the deer. They sought resolution to stop the…
The past decade that I have lived in Mt. Pleasant, I have watched the mismanagement of the city by the mayor and city council. It proves that this system does not work for the safety and wellbeing of Mt. Pleasant. I have read the bios of the volunteers who want to run for mayor and…
Editor’s note: Both authors of the following article refer to “ballot gathering” or “ballot harvesting.” The term refers to unions or other interest groups collecting mail-in ballots from members and mailing them for the members. Another term in the article is “voter caging.” This is sending a letter to all registered voters. If a letter…
I agree wholeheartedly with the letter of Emery Kiss-Illes (Wednesday, June 30) that Manti City is overstepping its bounds. The City should not be in the business of business. The electric, water and sewer services should be sold to private entities as well as the garbage pickup. Private companies handle these services better and more…
I would like to commend Mayor Lori Nay and Shawn Crane of the Gunnison City Council and all others who participated in organizing and executing this year’s Fourth of July celebration in Gunnison. After the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s celebration brought people from other communities near and far to celebrate Independence Day with renewed patriotism…
I read recently that 42 percent of the U.S. population has put on weight during the pandemic. The study went on to quantify their average weight gain as 29 pounds per person. Now anyone can imagine right off that we are talking a lot of fat, but I wanted to put that in some visual…
Pretend you are a police officer. You are pursuing a deranged suspect who says he has a high-powered rifle and intends to use it. Then he announces his vehicle is packed with explosives he plans to use to “take Mt. Pleasant out” along with anyone in the area. Finally, he makes a high-speed run at…
I demand that Manti City build a world class shooting range for my use! I demand that they take money from all of my fellow citizens to fulfill my personal, selfish interest! My fellow citizens have an obligation to provide this to me. I am certain that every honest, intelligent person who reads…
Editor’s Note: The recent sentencing of a Sanpete County man for child sex abuse reminds us of the work of the Children’s Justice Center (CJC). Many are not aware of this vital community resource. The Messenger invited Kristy Inglish of Spring City, president of Friends of the CJC, an auxiliary that provides fundraising and support…
Kudos to director/producer Nanette Bramwell and her very talented cast and support personnel who recently brought “The Boys Next Door” to life here in Manti. Every aspect of the performance was so well done and it was such a refreshing change to experience real live theatre together with a gathering of patrons in the Eva…
Whenever I read the Parable of the Talents in the scriptures (Matthew 25:14-30), I catch myself thinking of “talents” not as a form of currency, but as actual talents. You know, things like: Art, Music, Dance and Theatre. After watching the funny and poignant presentation of “The Boys Next Door” the other evening, I have…