School board candidates answer questions about education
Voters will fill four out of seven seats on the Tooele County School Board in this fall’s general election. The School Board District 1 incumbent, retired teacher Kathy Taylor, has no opponent as she...
View ArticleGrantsville council OKs raised water and sewer impact fees
The Grantsville City Council approved an amendment to its capital facilities plan Wednesday that will raise the city’s sewer and water impact fees. Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall urged the...
View ArticleIncorporation voters will also get to pick form of government
Incorporation won’t be the only decision Stansbury Park and Lake Point voters face when they cast their ballot in this fall’s general election. Along with a vote on incorporation, voters in both...
View ArticleCounty denies duplex plan for Stansbury
A room full of Stansbury Park residents went home happy Wednesday night. The Tooele County Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a conditional use permit for a proposed duplex at 5478 Brienne...
View ArticlePower turned back on
Power has been fully restored to customers in northeast Tooele Valley after a massive outage on Sunday caused by low-hanging wires and a train. Final estimates from Rocky Mountain Power said the train,...
View ArticleJackson, Linares win doubles state title
Beating the same opponent three times in the same season is generally considered one of the toughest feats in sports. To do it four times? That’s rarefied air, especially with a state championship on...
View ArticleStallions remain unbeaten in region play
The Stansbury football team is two wins away from capturing the Class 3AA North region title, and it’s not hard to see why. The Stallions are loaded with playmakers, and those players were the...
View ArticleCounty commission candidates answer questions about taxes and racetrack
The 2015 general election features one Tooele County Commission seat. Republican incumbent Shawn Milne is seeking a second term. Constitution Party candidate Jonathan Garrard and Democratic Party...
View ArticleBountiful man faces felony assault charge after hit-and-run
A Bountiful man arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident in August is scheduled to make his first appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday. Lehi Alderon Lloyd, 39, is charged with...
View ArticlePopeyes gets nod to build in Tooele
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen is coming to Tooele County — for real this time. That’s what Tooele City Planner Rachelle Custer said after the city planning commission approved a conditional use permit for...
View ArticleArea agencies open their doors for Fire Prevention Week
Tooele Army Depot opened its doors Wednesday to local fire agencies and first responders for a Kid’s Night, providing goodies for the youngest attendees and fire safety information for residents of all...
View ArticleCity may do away with board of adjustment
A proposal to do away with Tooele City’s board of adjustment moved a step forward Wednesday night. After a 30-minute discussion about the proposal, five members of the city planning commission voted to...
View ArticleSchool board may get cash in lieu of health coverage
The Tooele County School Board is considering a change in compensation for board members that may save the district money. The proposed change gives board members the option to take an annual cash...
View ArticleCounty looks to maybe raising taxes for 2017
Tooele County has published a public hearing notice for a proposed tax increase for next year, but the county commissioners have yet to dig deep into the 2017 budget, a county official said. “A new...
View ArticleVernon mayor claims ATV trail is a safety issue
One of the nation’s largest OHV trail systems may be too big for the town of Vernon. About 300 yards of the 800-mile Prospector OHV Backway Complex, a three-county off-highway vehicle trail system,...
View ArticleSluggish Stallions hold off Scots
A lackadaisical effort may have been good enough for a region championship-clinching victory Thursday night, but the Stansbury football team was anything but satisfied after its 35-28 road victory over...
View ArticleEarly mistakes cost Cowboys in loss
For 42 minutes on Friday, the Grantsville football team outplayed Morgan, the top-ranked team in Class 3A. Unfortunately for the Cowboys, the first six minutes of the game ultimately determined the...
View ArticleTime running out to register for curbside recycling program
With the recycling opt-in deadline approaching in 11 days, Tooele City is still short of getting 20 percent household participation. As of last Friday, the city had 1,293 households signed up for its...
View ArticleFall, winter are good times to experience Horseshoe Springs
West of the Stansbury Mountains there is a strange and mysterious place called Skull Valley. Its openness offers a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Several interesting spots in...
View ArticleIn 1966, gas station owner temporarily closes to protest low return on fuel...
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 third week of...
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