Category Archives: City News

Santaquin Man Sets Tiger Trout Record

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Previous state record shattered at Scofield Reservoir Scofield — A Santaquin man has smashed the record for biggest tiger trout caught in the state of Utah. Trent Peery snagged the monster trout at Scofield Reservoir earlier this month. The fish was more than 32 inches long and weighed in at a whopping 15 pound Peery…

Santaquin Makes Covenant To Support Military

Community Covenant

City officials and citizens come together to sign Community Covenant In city council meeting last Wednesday city officials accepted and signed a “Community Covenant” with two Lieutenants from the Utah Army National Guard in Santaquin City’s behalf. The covenant, an agreement from the community to support the military and their families, was signed by Santaquin…

Unsettling Offer

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Questions raised concerning now rescinded settlement offer A settlement offer made by Santaquin City to Keith Broadhead, Kenyon Farley, and William Ferguson is being questioned by citizens of Santaquin and Broadhead’s legal counsel. The settlement offer, which was rescinded by Santaquin City on Feb 8, was made formally by the city council on Feb 3…

13-Year-Old Attacked In Possible Hate Crime

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A 16-year-old teen could be facing assault charges related to a hate crime committed in Santaquin on Jan 17, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to witnesses, 13-year-old Jordan Henson, an African-American teen from Santaquin, was followed off of his bus after school by the older teen and attacked. Henson says that…

Prop 1 Recount Totals Confirmed By Judge

Lawsuit

A court-conducted recount reveals Proposition 1 passed in election Third time’s the charm. A second recount of ballot proposition votes was conducted yesterday morning under the direction of Utah Fourth District Court Judge Sam McVey. Attorneys representing both Santaquin City and Keith Broadhead, the plaintiff in the Election Contest that incited the second recount, were…

Dropped Infant’s Life Saved By Officer

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CPR training preserved baby’s life It was early New Year’s Day when Santaquin EMS was dispatched to a call where a six-week-old infant had been dropped on its head. By the time the ambulance crew arrived, the Santaquin police officer on the scene had already been keeping the baby alive using infant CPR. “If he…

Individuals Presented With Public Safety Honors

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Employees from Fire, EMS, and Police Departments recognized in city meeting Five public safety employees were honored during Santaquin’s city council meeting on Wednesday night for their exceptional service in 2011. The awards were presented by Police Chief and Public Safety Director Dennis Howard and Mayor James DeGraffenried to recognize the five men for going…

Election Contest Filed Against Santaquin City

Election contest filed against Santaquin City

Councilman Broadhead plaintiff in claims of election errors Yesterday a verified complaint and election contest was filed by Santaquin City councilman Keith Broadhead against  Santaquin City. The filing was made to Utah County’s Fourth District Court and contains an action to contest the election results of ballot propositions 1 and 2 of the controversial $9.9…