One-policy approach to lure in new business presented to city
The Tooele County Economic Development Committee has a plan that hones incentives and establishes one policy for Tooele, Grantsville and the county to lure businesses to the area, according to an...
View ArticleNew felony charge filed against former football coach
The former Grantsville High football coach arrested and charged in connection with the sexual abuse of two underage female students is now facing an additional felony charge. Ware, 38, was charged with...
View ArticleTwo new schools prompt look at boundary changes
With two new elementary schools scheduled to open in the fall and winter of 2017, the Tooele County School District is looking at boundary changes for the 2017-18 school year. Old Mill Elementary, in...
View ArticleMarshall: Grantsville is ‘stronger than ever’
Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall said the state of the city “is stronger than it has ever been” in its 150-year history during his address Wednesday evening. Marshall highlighted the addition of...
View ArticleFlooding a possibility this spring?
As a snowy winter looks to be slowing down, Tooele County Emergency Management is keeping a careful eye on the snow on the county’s peaks. By the end of January, the overall snow-water equivalent for...
View ArticleGrantsville man back in court on sexual exploitation charges
A Grantsville man facing felony sexual exploitation charges in connection to child pornography found on his electronic devices last July is expected back in court Tuesday afternoon. Lyon Fabritiz...
View ArticleSalt Lake man charged with burglary only took flowers
A Salt Lake City man faces a felony charge after he was arrested in connection to a burglary in Tooele City around midnight on Feb. 14. Michael C. Gibson, 41, is charged with second-degree felony...
View ArticleStansbury students pledge to ‘#GetThereSafe’ while driving
Students at Stansbury High School are climbing onboard an insurance company’s initiative to increase safe driving behavior and reduce teen automobile crash deaths. Stansbury High School students signed...
View ArticleGrantsville council approves additional building inspector
The Grantsville City Council approved replacing a part-time building inspector position with a full-time building inspector during its meeting last Wednesday night. Grantsville City Mayor Brent...
View ArticleSagers introduces resolution on Hill for drone facility in Tooele County
One Tooele County legislator is trying to talk NASA into locating a test facility in the county for commercial unmanned aircraft systems commonly known as drones. Rep. Doug Sagers, R-Tooele, has...
View ArticleMaxine Grimm remembered as a woman who loved all
Maxine Grimm was remembered by family and friends during funeral services Saturday as a kind and gentle woman who loved all people and lived a life of faith, hope and charity. “She lived a righteous...
View ArticleDeseret Peak master plan goes before citizens
Citizens and users of Deseret Peak Complex got to see a draft master plan with possible options for the facility during a public open house last Wednesday. Held at the Tooele County Building, the open...
View ArticleCity and county getting close on new wastewater agreement
Tooele County and Tooele City are evidently close to finalizing a temporary agreement for handling wastewater services at Deseret Peak Complex and Utah Motorsports Campus. In a letter dated Feb. 9, the...
View ArticleGrantsville looking at increasing water rates
The Grantsville City Council began to review options to increase the city’s water rates during a work session last Wednesday evening at City Hall. The city is looking to raise its water rates for two...
View ArticlePool repairs moving forward
Workers are on the fast track to completing repairs at Tooele City’s Pratt Aquatic Center and the facility is tentatively scheduled to reopen on March 6, according to a city official. “Work on the pool...
View ArticleNew city well opened in 2014 will be shut down for repairs
One of Tooele City’s 12 water wells will be out of service until May while its pump and motor are replaced, according to city officials. The city’s Kennecott B well, which went online in 2014, will...
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Gov’t study committee picks chairman
Richard Mitchell The Tooele County Government Study Committee showed last week it will debate over details for just so long and then it will pull the trigger and move on. During its second official...
View ArticleWeekly siren tests critical emergency response system
Anyone who has spent time in Tooele County on a Wednesday afternoon may have been greeted by an unexpected — and loud — siren at 4 p.m. The distinct “whoop whoop” of the siren can be a bit off-putting...
View ArticleBoard hears six boundary change proposals for elementary schools
Drawing school boundaries isn’t easy, according to JoAnn Coon, Tooele County School District director of elementary education. Coon presented the report of the school district’s boundary advisory...
View ArticleCounty files $358K claim against dissolved Ophir
Two Tooele County entities are battling over the assets of the former town of Ophir, which disincorporated last fall. Tooele County has filed a claim for $358,582 against the town of Ophir, according...
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