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COVID-19 Update

MT. PLEASANT—As of press time, the Central Utah Public Health Department had reported 486 cases in the Six County area. Of those cases 27 have been hospitalized with three deaths.The CUPHD reported 92 total cases in Juab, with 77 recovered, one death and two current hospitalizations; Millard, ...

NS Sterling Scholars, missionaries serve Fairview museum

FAIRVIEW—The Fairview Museum has benefited recently from a series of service projects. In July a group of North Sanpete High School Sterling Scholars dug in to beautify the east side of the museum’s outdoor display, and last week a couple of missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of ...

Gary Lamont Sorensen

1963~2020Gary Lamont Sorensen, 57, passed away peacefully at home on August 21, 2020 after a courageous battle with liver cancer. Gary was born on March 1, 1963 to Don Lamont Sorensen and Shirley Marie Lund in Salt Lake City, Utah.Gary grew up in Sandy, Utah. During those years he loved to ski, ...

Sanpete Life – Fact Checking

When I was a kid I’d sometimes try to prove a point or impress my Dad by showing him something that was printed in the newspaper or a book. “Look Dad, I’m right. A penguin can hold its breath for 20 minutes under water. It says so right here.”My Dad would look at me and say, “All that ...

Moroni denies variance for Pogue headstone

MORONI — Roy Pogue’s request for a variance from Moroni City to place his home-made headstone on his wife’s grave was denied at the City Council’s meeting August 20. The requested variance would have allowed him to set the custom, hand-made monument that he spent the last two years ...

MP power outage caused by blown $500k transformer

It was a dark night in parts of Mt. Pleasant on Wednesday, August 18. At about 6:30 p.m. many citizens got a surprise when air conditioners went off, lights went out and fans stopped working.This happens from time to time in our rural valley, but the event is usually associated with a storm ...