Price News

While it may seem to many Carbon County residents that the general election last fall just finished, it's time for local candidates thinking about running for city offices to get ready to file to run in the November 2009 races.

Price Elks Lodge will host the event for Carbon County youth ages 17 years or younger on June 29.

Cutting edge ideas are not often associated with museums however the College of Eastern Utah's Prehistoric Museum wants to change this notion with some of it's newer options for enhancing the museum experience.

When Carbon High School was built 50 years ago it was put at the end of what is basically a dead end road that put it in a corner with only one access point.

Manti la Sal National Forest Residents in south Utah County, and those near the Manti la Sal National Forest may see smoke this week from a prescribed burn in the area.

Growing use of surveillance video cameras in Carbon County is allowing law enforcement to have an unblinking eye over nearly all incorporated areas, including Helper, Price, and East Carbon City .

Pete Hyita, born and raised in East Carbon and Quetta Larsen Hyita born and raised in Moab will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

The local National Alliance on Mental Illness affiliate meets the third Monday of the month at 6 p.m. Bridges and family classes are Thursday at 6:45 p.m. Connection support group meets Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Sun Advocate office in Price.

Price will be the home of a new Winger's Grill & Bar Restaurant, located at 205 North Hospital Drive, Winger's USA, Inc., has announced.

Anticipation and excitement is higher than ever as aspiring country music artists prepare for the 28th Annual Colgate Country Showdown.

We're very pleased to provide you with this year's Annual Water Quality Report. We want to keep you informed about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year.

By a unanimous vote at the June meeting, the Emery County Public Lands Council approved a motion to develop a county wide land use plan and federal legislation which would finalize wilderness designation and solidify county positions regarding other land use issues, including motorized recreation, livestock grazing and oil and gas development.

Along U.S. Highway 6 between Helper and Price, two new electric cattle guards have been installed by the Utah Department of Transportation in cooperation with the department of wildlife resources.

Sunday was an unusual day in Price. That was the day no one within the city limits had any power for about four hours in the morning; that is unless they had their own way to generate electricity.

On Wednesday and Thursday, Utah State University President Stan Albrecht and USU Provost Ray Coward will visit the College of Eastern Utah campus in Price.

Carbon County commenced renovation of the Avalon House and Newhouse at symbolic groundbreaking ceremonies May 28 in Helper and Price.

Former College of Eastern Utah president Michael Petersen's report on the school was placed in the hands of the board of regents on Friday during the panel's regular meeting at Weber State.

Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert presents a Utah 2009 Silver Bowl Award to Carbon County resident Margaret Colosimo.

State and local officials have broken ground on two new housing projects for the homeless in rural Utah.

15 at the Carbon County Fairgrounds. For information, contact Claudette Rich at 637-9055. Price City Fire Department Women's Auxiliary - needs batting for quilts being donated to the University of Utah's burn center.