Merriel Wathen, Jr. passed away at home surrounded by loved ones on Sept. 9, 2021. He was born on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 1938 at home in Lehi, Utah to Merriel “Matt” Wathen and Gudrun Johnsen Wathen. He was the fourth of four children. While attending Lehi High School he participated in…
Loren “Sonny” Kelley, 70, of Ephraim, passed away on Sept. 6, 2021 in Mt Pleasant.
A Snow College vice president talked about his personal experiences on 9-11 and challenged students to become better citizens and stop fighting against each other in a speech last week.
The new No. 1team in the NJCAA battled the elements and the Gila River Hawks before coming away with a 63-0 victory Saturday night at Terry Foote Stadium.
Great Basin Station in Ephraim Canyon was where ‘range science’ developed By Collin Overton Staff Writer 7-11-2019 Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part article about the contributions of and future plans for the Great Basin Station in Ephraim Canyon. It was formerly known as the Great Basin Environmental Education Center. The…
Two men die in glider crash above Ephraim By James Tilson Associate Editor 7-11-2019 EPHRAIM—Two men flying from Nephi to Richfield died in a crash northeast of Ephraim on July 1. Sanpete County sheriff’s detective Derick Taysom identified the men as John Weber, 63, of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Thomas Bjork, 66, of Orangevale, Calif….
Two die in glider plane crash northeast of Ephraim By James Tilson Associate Editor 7-2-2019 EPHRAIM—Two men flying from Nephi to Richfield died in a crash northeast of Ephraim on July 1. The men’s glider was found by OHV riders in the mountains approximately four miles northeast of Ephraim. The riders called 911, and…
Ephraim budget will include funding for new full-time police officer By James Tilson Associate Editor 6-27-2019 E P H R A I M — T h e Ephraim council approved the 2019-2020 budget for the city, at a total of $5,004,604, although council members expressed disappointment over lack of public input during the budget…
Animal control is about dogs, cats, (even turkeys) and people By Collin Overton Staff Writer 6-20-2019 EPHRAIM—When Stephen Brandt isn’t enforcing Ephraim city ordinances, he’s picking up stray dogs off the street. Sometimes, like in the case of last Thursday, those dogs bite. “It was fine until I grabbed ahold of it and then…
Ephraim City grapples with $518K shortfall in draft budget for 2019-20 By James Tilson Associate Editor 6-13-2019 EPHRAIM—The Ephraim City Council met last week to cut spending, with hopes of coming close to balancing the budget for the coming year. The regular city council meeting on Wednesday June 5 was set aside to solely…