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Raymond Dean Howe
Raymond Dean Howe passed away on Nov. 28, 2016, from complications of diabetes and dry gangrene on the left foot. He was born in Antioch, California, on Dec. 5, 1938, to Isaacs Alonzo and Mary Myrtl...
View ArticleThere’s plenty of Christmas events to enjoy this weekend
If your holiday gusto is already beginning to dim after Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping, this weekend’s lineup of community events may be just what you and the family need to get back into the...
View ArticleRiverton man gets prison for Tooele home burglary
The Riverton man arrested and charged in connection with the burglary of his ex-girlfriend’s home in Tooele accepted a plea deal in 3rd District Court Tuesday. Bennie Ray Walker, Jr., 31, pleaded...
View ArticleAuthorities safely dispose of dynamite in Grantsville
The Unified Fire Authority’s bomb squad was called to Grantsville City Tuesday evening after a homeowner discovered old dynamite while cleaning out a shed. The Grantsville City fire and police...
View ArticleLocal chamber ensemble brings Christmas opera to Grantsville
A classic made-for-television opera will make its way onto the stage beginning this evening in Grantsville. The Pioneer Valley Chamber Ensemble will perform “Amahl and the Night Visitors” for the...
View ArticleWest Elementary again wins prize for walking to school
West Elementary got its third golden shoe this week. For the third consecutive year, the school received the Golden Shoe trophy from the Utah Department of Transportation. The trophy was presented to...
View ArticleCitizens want county to listen about gravel pit
Turned away at a September meeting, residents of South Rim are anxiously waiting for the opportunity to speak. Denied that opportunity at a Sept. 7 planning commission meeting, South Rim residents are...
View ArticleCounty teachers the least paid in Utah, study says
Pay for classroom teachers in the Tooele County School District is at the bottom of the bottom. Pay for the average teacher in Utah was $45,848 in 2015, according to statistics from the National...
View ArticleRacetrack sale to RDA headed for long trial?
Wishing for a Christmas miracle, Tooele County officials left a Salt Lake court room disappointed Tuesday. Third District Court Judge Randall Skanchy denied pre-trial motions for summary judgment filed...
View ArticleGrantsville woman arrested in connection to forged prescriptions
A Grantsville woman is facing a number of drug-related charges after she was arrested in late November. Katherine Michelle Larsen, 28, is charged with second-degree felony possession with intent to...
View ArticleTooele man charged with felony kidnapping
A Tooele man is facing several charges, including felony kidnapping charges, after he was arrested in connection with an incident at the end of November. Casey Ray Nielsen, 34, is charged with...
View ArticleFive suspects charged with murder of Salt Lake City man
All five of the suspects in the disappearance and death of a Salt Lake City man whose body was found in Tooele County have been charged with murder. Police discovered the body of Jason Nakonechni, 38,...
View ArticleCounty government study committee behind schedule
Three Stansbury Park residents will be the initial members of a council that will next select a committee of Tooele County residents who will study the county’s current form of government. Referred to...
View ArticleCommissioners approve budget officer position for 2017
It’s back. Debated in campaigns, added to budgets, and removed from budgets since 2014, a county budget officer that reports to the county commission was approved by the county commissioners with the...
View ArticleGrantsville looks to buy new fire truck
The Grantsville City Council committed to acquiring a new fire truck but details of when, and how much it will cost, won’t be figured out until at least the next fiscal year. The Grantsville Volunteer...
View ArticleU.S. Army instructor at Tooele High charged with rape
The U.S. Army instructor arrested in connection with the sexual abuse of a student at Tooele High School has been charged with felony rape in 3rd District Court. Brian Joseph Dragon, 32, of Herriman is...
View ArticleCommissioners approve pay hike for themselves
The Tooele County Commission approved pay hikes of 18.4 percent for the commission chairman and 19.4 percent for the other two commissioners on Tuesday night. The increases, approved with the 2017...
View ArticleAlong with budget, county approved estimated property tax increases
Along with the 2017 budget, the Tooele County Commission approved an increase in revenue generated by three different property tax levies for 2017 at their meeting on Tuesday night. The revenue...
View ArticleCounty adopts budget with tax increases
Combined spending for all Tooele County government funds for 2017 will decline by 1.5 percent in 2017, according to the new 2017 Tooele County budget. But Tooele County property taxpayers can...
View ArticleSparse turnout for medical waste burner public hearing
The process of permitting a medical waste incinerator in Tooele County moved forward this week. On Tuesday night the Utah Department of Environmental Quality held a public hearing at Tooele High School...
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