More locals have jobs than a year ago
Tooele County has more people with jobs than it did one year ago, but those jobs pay less than they did compared to last year, according to state statistics. December’s seasonally adjusted unemployment...
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Body of man missing since last week found in West Desert
Johnathan Doerr The body of the Tooele man who went missing last Thursday has been found, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. Earlier Tuesday, the missing person investigation for Johnny...
View ArticleShelves are bare at local food bank
While unemployment remains low in Tooele County, Valley Behavioral Health’s Tooele Resource Center and Food Bank are still seeing plenty of customers. Kathy Cordova, shelf stocker and order filler at...
View ArticleWest Valley man arrested and charged for drug possession
A West Valley City man was arrested and charged with felony drug charges in connection with an attempt to flee police at Tooele’s Walmart. Roberto M. Marquez, 40, is charged with two counts of...
View ArticleOne rough commute
It’s hard to believe that a pothole repair on an Interstate 80 overpass at Lake Point could flip an evening rush hour commute on its head and cause thousands of Tooele County residents to get home...
View ArticleWest Valley man arrested and charged for drug possession
A West Valley City man was arrested and charged with felony drug charges in connection with an attempt to flee police at Tooele’s Walmart. Roberto M. Marquez, 40, is charged with two counts of...
View ArticleDinner theatre will present thriller ‘Wait Until Dark’
Director Macae Wanberg remembers watching the 1967 movie “Wait Until Dark” as a child with her mother. “I remember screaming out loud at times because it was so suspenseful,” she said. “I saw this on a...
View ArticleGrantsville wants sewer lift stations to stay privately-held
The Grantsville City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday that would require privately-held, sewer lift stations to remain privately-held after construction. A sewer lift station is used to move...
View ArticleNew plant granted permit to operate, but there’s a catch
The Tooele County Planning Commission has approved a conditional use permit for an industrial materials processing plant on 57 acres east of Burmester Road near Interstate 80. Property owners Bruce and...
View ArticleGrantsville council tables talk on mayor picking fire marshal
A proposal to move the appointment of the city fire marshal to the mayor was tabled by the Grantsville City Council during its meeting last Wednesday. Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall added the...
View ArticleStudent could face charges for bringing gun, knife to school
A Stansbury High School student could face criminal charges after bringing an unloaded gun and knife to school last Friday, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. A student notified Stansbury...
View ArticleCounty has hires lobbyist to secure funding for Midvalley Hwy.
Tooele County has hired a well-connected lobbyist to help secure funding for the Midvalley Highway. About a year ago, the county entered into an agreement with Greg Curtis, former speaker of the Utah...
View ArticleGravel pit owners, residents clash over Bates Canyon Road
Tooele County has hired a well-connected lobbyist to help secure funding for the Midvalley Highway. About a year ago, the county entered into an agreement with Greg Curtis, former speaker of the Utah...
View ArticleCity wants to stop providing sewer service to Tooele County
Tooele City wants to soon stop providing wastewater treatment services to Deseret Peak Complex and Utah Motorsports Complex, the city’s mayor says. The city drafted a letter on Thursday about its...
View ArticleAfter a lifetime of service, Joyce Gillie’s battery just ran out
“When I get old I shall wear purple,” is the first line in the poem “Warning,” by Jenny Joseph. It tells the tale of a woman who vows to break the rules of orthodoxy when she gets old. My stepmother,...
View ArticleLookout Pass on the Pony Express Trail offers a glimpse into the desert’s past
“But the West of the old times, with its strong characters, its stern battles and its tremendous stretches of loneliness, can never be blotted from my mind.” —Buffalo Bill As we continue westward on...
View ArticleDugway logistics director under investigation
A Dugway Proving Ground employee is the subject of a federal investigation into theft at the military installation. Phillip Tomac, the former director of Dugway Proving Ground Logistics Readiness...
View ArticleCaregiver seminar urges be ready for all emergencies
People who care for the elderly, disabled or those with special needs should have a plan in case of emergency situations, a health official says. “Caregivers should take a notepad with them for about a...
View ArticleTooele restores city building code regarding septic tanks
The Tooele City Council approved an ordinance on Feb. 1 that restores a portion of the city’s building code regarding the use of septic tanks within city limits. In 2012 the code required residential...
View ArticleOfficials get first look at Deseret Peak master plan
Public officials in Tooele County got the first look at options for a Deseret Peak Complex master plan during a meeting Tuesday night. The meeting unveiled a pair of preliminary options to expand and...
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