Santaquin News

Two valley children did very well at the recent state Punt, Pass and Kick competition at Stevens Park in Tremonton.

City Councilman and mayoral candidate Filip Askerlund is at odds with Mayor James E. DeGraffenreid and certain council members over developing a sewer system that would return water clear enough to use for irrigation.

I read with interest the editorial "Going west: The troubled future of Utah County" . I don't agree with its view on "smart growth" versus "sprawl"; good and bad are done in both.

City leaders and developers will announce a project this afternoon that will bring to town a planned 100-room, three-story hotel and other development.

Santaquin, Utah is a small, incorporated town of approximately 8,000 people, located in north-central Utah at the base of Santaquin Canyon , in southern Utah County.

After reading my column last week about being held against my will atop the LDS Conference Center several years ago, Tammy Hinckley of Santaquin couldn't help sharing her own "trapped in Zion" story.

Preserving the heritage of Santaquin in the form of a cabin originally built about 1871 has become a focus for two local camps of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers.

Daniel Ray Banks, 37, of 501 N. 400 West, Santaquin, made his initial appearance in 5th District Court on Friday on charges of sexual assault of a child.

Santaquin police arrested a man who they say broke into a woman's home then passed out on her lawn.

SANTAQUIN, Utah - Fruit flies have been out in huge numbers this past season. Meteorologist Todd Gross talks about why and what you can do to prevent them in.

A tiny flying creature is a real problem in South Santaquin. An entire neighborhood is bombarded with fruit flies.

Nebo School District Superintendent Chris S. Sorensen is the 2009 Superintendent of the Year, as awarded by the Utah School Superintendents Association Monday.

BYU students have been hired to whittle down a list of more than 150 applicants to fill Santaquin's city manager position, which has been vacant for 11 months.

A 2,500-acre swath of sagebrush and wildflowers is the newest addition to the continuing progress of the Bonneville Shoreline Trail.

Tart cherries at the Rowleys' Cherry Hill Farms in Santaquin are being picked, but a bumper crop nationwide is forcing farmers to dump much of the harvest.

A Marine has been killed fighting in southern Afghanistan. About 4,000 troops are involved in a major offensive against the Taliban.

Former child star Gary Coleman's wife has been arrested near the couple's Utah home for domestic battery and disorderly conduct.

Her mugshot looks like a teenager who just got grounded! Gary Coleman 's wife, Shannon Price , has been charged with two misdemeanors including domestic violence and disorderly conduct in Santaquin, Utah, where the couple have a home.

It's looking like a fairly good year for growing cherries in Utah, especially given recent growing seasons.

The Utah County attorney's office has found that police officers who shot and killed a man during a standoff were justified in their actions.