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Lance Group Real Estate opens new office in Santaquin
Modern full fervice real estate brokerage Lance Group Homes Real Estate recently hosted a grand opening celebration of its new office in Santaquin. Kylie Lance is moving her real estate brokerage to Santaquin on the corner of Center and Main Street; in the turn of the century home previously owned by Heber and Helen Butler. […]
Ryan Mortgage selected as Business of the Month by Santaquin-Payson Chamber
The Payson Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce selected Ryan Mortgage as Business of the Month for January. Since 2006, Ryan Mortgage Company has been helping all of Utah with their home financing needs. They are locally owned and operated and love getting involved with the community! Their first priority is the customer and they have […]
Utah Valley Animal Rescue named business of month

The Spanish Fork / Salem Chamber of Commerce recognized the Utah Valley Animal Rescue as business of the month (November 2020). By providing shelter, medical care, adoptions, and public education, UVAR’s goal is to end the unnecessary death and homelessness of companion animals. UVAR was founded in 2014 by Heathre and Blaine Hone and operates […]
Admiral Plumbing selected business of the month

Admiral Plumbing, Heating and Cooling has been named the Payson/Santaquin Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month. Owners Mike and Kristi Birchett said they are excited to have been chosen for business of the month for November. “We want to thank all of our Payson and Santaquin area customers who voted for us. “We […]
Macey’s celebrates grand opening in Santaquin

After decades of wishes and rumors, Santaquin finally has a grocery store. Macey’s held an official grand opening ceremony on Sept. 23. The ceremony started with some remarks by Associated Food Stores representative Darin Peirce, followed by some welcoming words from Santaquin Mayor Kirk Hunsaker. The Santaquin Fire Department, Police Department, and local veterans then […]
Officer Finds Joy in Helping Others

Officer Justin Miller has been working with the Santaquin Police Department for five months. Before that, he spent his time protecting the community of Salem as an officer for approximately one year. Miller lives with his wife and two foster kids in Santaquin. He expressed to me how much he loves being involved in the […]
Lilly Pad Project
The Lilly Pad Project, a local charity co-founded by Natalie Olsen and Chelsea Rowley, seeks to offer comfort to families of stillborn and miscarried babies through volunteer-donated bereavement kits. Each kit contains keepsake items for both the mother and the lost child, including a stuffed animal, blanket, and bracelet. These items may seem small, but […]
Just Do Good
“God is good all of the time.” That was the phrase I heard repeated throughout my interview with Dallen Thomas. I first learned of Dallen through my brother Brad Dinkel who had experienced Dallen’s love and service first hand and knew I needed to share his story. When I messaged Dallen to set up a […]
Harvesting time arrives for cherry orchards in South Utah Valley

In late July driving through the cherry farms of Payson and Santaquin the trees were amazingly loaded with the bright red fruit. It was just a few days before harvesting was to begin. Harvesting usually begins the last week in July and runs through the first two weeks of August. There are two types of […]