Sheriff honors department staff during annual awards banquet
The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office honored its employees and volunteers during an awards banquet at Tooele Applied Technology College on Friday. Prior to any awards being handed out, however, members...
View ArticleVeterans’ motorbike ride to D.C. makes stop in Lake Point
Veterans and local law enforcement agencies traveled through Tooele County last Thursday morning on their way to Washington, D.C. The National Veterans Awareness Ride is a major event held each year by...
View ArticleCOG to look at creating district for dispatch
The Tooele County Council of Governments is reviewing the possibility of paying for the county’s dispatch services through a special service district. During its meeting last Thursday, COG agreed to...
View ArticleTooele OKs draft $39.9M city budget
The Tooele City Council passed a tentative budget for just under $40 million last week. For the eleventh year in a row, citizens face no new taxes, said Mayor Patrick Dunlavy. The budget estimates...
View Article25 Blue Peak seniors given diplomas
Graduation once appeared as an impossible dream for a group of 25 seniors at Blue Peak High School, but they became the first high school students in Tooele County to receive a diploma in 2016. Blue...
View ArticleHere are some key deadlines for voters who haven’t registered
Thanks to everyone who quickly returned their ballot request for unaffiliated voters. I apologize for the short turn-around time; the printer had problems, therefore, the May 20 date became flexible....
View ArticleSoviets invited to participate in chemical weapon destruction
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the fourth or fifth week...
View ArticleTooele City posts voluntary outdoor watering schedule
Tooele City officials are reminding citizens to use water wisely this season. The city has posted a schedule for outdoor watering on its website in an effort to coordinate water conservation. The...
View ArticleTrial set for Tooele man in sexual assault case
A trial has been set in a case involving a Tooele man charged with sexual assault and domestic violence. Wayne Lee Morrison, 45, is charged with first-degree felony object rape and second-degree felony...
View ArticleCounty opens Middle Canyon for summer camping season
Warm weather has melted low-level snow in Middle Canyon in time for Tooele County to open it for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. “Middle Canyon was opened for camping last Thursday,” said Dave Brown,...
View ArticlePolice and Special Olympic athletes participate in torch run
When Grantsville City Police Officer Alison Peterson arrived early Wednesday morning at the Dead Dog Saloon with the Special Olympics torch, she couldn’t hide her excitement, despite coming off the...
View ArticlePrescribed burn lit in Rush Valley to take out junipers
Fire crews from the Bureau of Land Management started a fire near Rush Valley on Wednesday as part of a prescribed burn program. Crews had planned to do the prescribed burns last month, but conditions...
View ArticleCities post events to commemorate Memorial Day
For anybody planning to stay home this weekend, Grantsville and Tooele cities offer plenty of opportunities to honor Memorial Day. The first event of the day is the Historic Grantsville 5K, beginning...
View ArticleVote-by-mail ballots will arrive soon
While primary election day isn’t until June 28, ballots for voters who vote by mail may be sent out as early as next week. State law requires that vote-by-mail ballots be mailed to voters no later than...
View ArticleDugway graduates 16 ‘tight-knit’ seniors
The seniors at Dugway High School took center stage one final time at the new school’s auditorium during its graduation ceremony Wednesday afternoon. The 16 graduates were the first class to graduate...
View ArticleCommissioners ‘deluged’ with property valuation protests
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the fifth week of...
View ArticleTooele man pleads guilty to assault and inciting a riot
A Tooele man pleaded guilty to assault and inciting a riot in Third District Court Tuesday morning. Zacary David Bullock, 19, pleaded guilty to amended charges of misdemeanor aggravated assault and...
View ArticleTooele man gets probation after high-speed chase in Grantsville
The Tooele man who engaged police in a series of brief, high-speed chases in Grantsville City limits in March was sentenced to 36 months probation in 3rd District Court Tuesday. Camron Romero, 24,...
View ArticleRed Desert Ramblers to be first band to play Fridays on Vine
The Red Desert Ramblers are coming to town for the first Fridays on Vine concert of the summer. The band is known for its bluegrass, classic country and swing music, but the musicians also take...
View ArticleEducators give mixed reviews on health programs in schools
Tooele County’s Live Fit Coalition got mixed reviews on the three wellness programs it held in elementary schools this year. One of those programs, “Start the Day with Play,” will be discontinued after...
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