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Fairview Museum launches Bridging History project to preserve Sanpete County’s heritage
The Fairview Museum of History and Art is embarking on an ambitious endeavor to bridge the past with the present through its new Bridging History Project. Spearheaded by Fairview resident Tim Bingham, this project aims to collect and preserve historical artifacts, oral histories, and digital archives from Sanpete County, enriching the cultural landscape and preserving the legacy of the Mormon pioneers.
Manti-La Sal National Forest officials announce prescribed burns
MANTI-LA SAL NAT’L FOREST — Fire officials for the Manti-La Sal National Forest announced that prescribed burns will happen this spring. According to a press release, they will take place in the Sanpete, Ferron, and Monticello Ranger Districts. When will the Manti-La Sal National Forest prescribed burns happen?
Rural jails turn to community health workers to help the newly released succeed
Manti, Utah — Garrett Clark estimates he has spent about six years in the Sanpete County Jail, a plain concrete building perched on a dusty hill just outside this small, rural town where he grew up.He blames his addiction. He started using in middle school, and by the time he was an adult he was addicted to meth and heroin. At various points, he's done time alongside his mom, his dad, his sister, and his younger brother."That's all I've known my whole life," said Clark, 31, in December.Clark was at the jail to pick up his sister, who had just...
President Nelson Rededicates Manti Utah Temple following three-year renovation
SALT LAKE CITY — President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rededicated the Manti Utah Temple in an evening session on Sunday, April 21. The prophet of the worldwide Church arrived earlier in the day in Sanpete County in central Utah, the home of his pioneer ancestors who helped settle the valley.
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