Badgers come up short in 20-14 loss at Blinn | Sanpete Messenger
BRENHAM, Texas—Snow College moved the ball inside the Blinn College 10-yard line with a chance to retake the lead in the fourth quarter, but a fourth-down stop helped the Buccaneers hold on for a 20-14 win Saturday. Snow College quarterback Dylan Story led the Badgers's passing game Saturday in Brenham, Texas, completing 9 of 25 attempts for 93 yards in a 20-14 loss to Blinn College.
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Manti High celebrates homecoming week with plenty of fun activities | Sanpete Messenger
MANTI—Manti High School students are celebrating homecoming this week with dress-up themes, games, assemblies and other activities leading into Friday’s football game and Saturday’s homecoming dance. Manti High School student Nathan Smith, foreground, joins other students in painting windows with Templar pride imagery as part of the school’s homecoming week activities.
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North Sanpete’s two-score cushion holds off Manti | Sanpete Messenger
Hawks improve to 6-2, Templars fall to 1-7 in standings MANTI—North Sanpete football built a 14-point halftime lead and beat Manti 36-21 Thursday, Oct. 1, in a 3A South game between Sanpete County rivals. North Sanpete’s Chaelton Osborne takes off with the ball during the Hawks versus Templars rivalry game on Friday.
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Forest Service plans prescribed burns in Sanpete Ranger District | Sanpete Messenger
The Manti-La Sal National Forest plans to conduct prescribed burning in the Sanpete Ranger District this fall and into winter as weather and fuel conditions allow. The largest planned treatment in Sanpete County is the 12-Mile Prescribed Burn, located on and near Order Mountain.
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UDOT plans Ephraim tree removal after reviewing citizen comments | Sanpete Messenger
89 between 300 North and 600 North in mid-October, months after public concern prompted the agency to halt its original work and conduct additional environmental, historical and arboricultural reviews. A historic photograph included in UDOT’s environmental review shows Ephraim’s Main Street in 1906, with mature trees already lining portions of the roadway.
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North Valley chief says ICE ride-along went beyond what he expected, department reevaluating agreement | Sanpete Messenger
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Messenger had an hour-long interview Wednesday, Oct. 7 with North Valley Police Chief Steve Gray. The interview provided substantial additional detail about the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the county last Wednesday, Sept.
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