West Erda Improvement District water users OK $1.6M upgrade
A beleaguered west Erda water system will soon tie into Stansbury Park for water. Water users in the West Erda Improvement District, which provides water to the Golden Acres subdivision, voted 19.4 to...
View ArticleCounty has had only 2 voluntary no-burn days so far this winter
Predicted rain and snow during the next several days should blow out inversion smog and improve air quality in Tooele Valley, according to the National Weather Service. Tooele County residents continue...
View ArticleFatalities rise in Utah for fourth consecutive year
Fatalities on Utah roadways rose again for the fourth consecutive year, according to the state Department of Transportation and Department of Public Safety. A total of 280 people were killed in fatal...
View ArticleCapt. Simpson led the way for Pony Express Trail’s creation
Before heading west over Lookout Pass on the Pony Express Trail, I want to mention an establishment in Vernon that may later be helpful as you’re out in the West Desert. That place is Sondra’s Silver...
View ArticleWestern songwriters set to perform at Deseret Peak
Three award-winning Western Music artists will perform at Deseret Peak Complex Saturday night in a fundraising event for the Bit ‘n’ Spur Junior Riding Club. Two of the performers are from Oklahoma and...
View ArticleBest of the West Chili Cook-off set for Saturday
The second annual Best of the West Chili Cook-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday at Deseret Peak Complex. Chili made for that event will also be served as one of the concession items during the...
View ArticleHooper woman to be sentenced for 2015 automobile homicide
A Hooper woman charged with automobile homicide in connection to a fatal, single-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 in August 2015 is scheduled for sentencing in 3rd District Court next week. Ann...
View ArticleThree Salt Lake Valley residents face charges for theft and drugs
A Midvale man is facing felony charges in connection to a vehicle robbery after he was found in possession of a stolen pickup truck and a Salt Lake man faces drug charges from the same incident. A...
View ArticleRocky Mountain Care set to open new $20M ‘community’
Several people eagerly await the opening of Rocky Mountain Care’s new $20 million state-of-the art skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility, a healthcare official says. Those people include...
View ArticleLast government study committee member appointed
Tooele County now has an 11-member committee charged with studying the county’s form of government. The county government study appointment council met Tuesday night and selected Howard Murray, former...
View ArticleBoard reviewing golf, burial plots for compensation
The Stansbury Park Service Agency board reviewed two options for expanding the compensation to board members past and present during its meeting Wednesday night. Board members currently receive free...
View ArticleHow to contact a legislator during the Utah Legislature
The 2017 general session of the Utah Legislature convened Monday and will end on March 9 after a 45-day run. Tooele County’s four legislators are listed below with their contact information. House and...
View ArticleHerbert: Utah’s economy is ‘remarkable’
Utah has some mountains to climb. Gov. Gary Herbert delivered his state of the state address from the House chambers at Utah’s capitol building last night. Addressing legislators and other leaders that...
View ArticleGrantsville shed fire ruins prized saddles
A tack shed sustained heavy damage in a fire at a home on Old Lincoln Highway in Grantsville Tuesday afternoon. The Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department was able to put out the fire in about 10...
View ArticleTooele man charged with drug and firearm possession
Police arrested a pair of Tooele men last week in connection to drug and firearm possession after a home visit by Adult Probation and Parole. Brandon E. Jordan, 36, is charged with two counts of...
View ArticleTwo Tooele men charged with felony aggravated burglary
Two Tooele men are facing felony charges in connection with a home invasion that occurred last Saturday. Sandy J. Pyron, 25, and James Maynard, 24, are both charged with first-degree felony aggravated...
View ArticleJanuary’s generous storms boost mountain snowpacks
Snow Survey Supervisor Randy Julander is delighted with January’s snowstorms in Tooele County. According to local SnoTel sites, the overall snow-water equivalent is 173 percent of median. “January was...
View ArticleCity approves $557K storm drain project for Broadway
Construction will begin this spring on a storm drain project on Tooele City’s Broadway Avenue to alleviate flooding problems. The area involved spans from 400 North to 700 North. “The city has...
View ArticlePlanning commission nixes gravel pit for Droubay Road
No more gravel pits. That was the message Erda and Lake Point residents sent to the Tooele County Planning Commission on Wednesday night. After hearing from the public, the planning commission voted...
View ArticleUDOT apologizes for I-80 traffic jam
The Utah Department of Transportation apologized via video to drivers on westbound Interstate 80 who were stuck in gridlock traffic Monday evening due to pothole repair on the Exit 99 overpass. The...
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