Two Tooele women charged with mail theft, auto burglary
Two Tooele women face charges in connection to mail theft and vehicle burglary after a routine traffic stop in Tooele City on Feb. 19. Lola Anderson, 19, is charged with second-degree felony receive or...
View ArticleSagers hopes to land electric truck company for county
Rep. Doug Sagers, R-Tooele, is sponsoring a bill that he hopes will help lure the manufacturer of a revolutionary clean fuel commercial truck to Tooele County. House Bill 405, “Hydrogen Fuel Production...
View ArticleGrantsville OKs new dispatch agreement
The Grantsville City Council approved a new service agreement with Tooele County dispatch Wednesday night after last year’s agreement sparked contention and meetings with a competing dispatch agency....
View ArticleFestivals bring cash to Deseret Peak
Two more large music festivals and Deseret Peak Complex will operate in the black, before depreciation and debt service. That conclusion can be reached from data in an analysis of Deseret Peak’s...
View ArticleGrantsville hikes water, sewer impact fees for new construction
After approving an amendment to its capital facilities plan last October, the Grantsville City Council voted Wednesday to increase the city’s sewer and culinary water impact fees. The single-family...
View ArticleSagers working deal to clarify law on UMC sale
Tooele County may get help from the state Legislature in settling the sale of the former Miller Motorsports Park. Rep. Doug Sagers, R-Tooele, introduced a bill that would have allowed counties to sell...
View ArticleDunlavy: Rising costs will require future tax hike
Although independent auditors praise Tooele City for good money management, residents can expect a tax increase in the future to help pay for services, the city’s mayor says. During his 2017 State of...
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James Thomas
James Grant (Jimmy-John) Thomas passed away suddenly on Feb. 9, 2017. He was born June 14, 1949, to Roy Raymond and Annette Farmer Thomas in Stockton, California, moved to Tooele, Utah, in 1962, and...
View ArticleGrantsville man charged with rape, sodomy of a child
A Grantsville man is facing felony rape and sodomy charges in connection with an underage victim. Travis J. Davis, 21, is charged with five counts of first-degree felony rape of a child, five counts of...
View ArticleDonner Reed Museum in line for $100K in state funding
Days away from final approval, the state supplemental budget includes $100,000 to be used toward the repair of the historic Donner-Reed Museum in Grantsville. If the state Legislature approves the...
View ArticlePorn is affecting youth like a ‘landslide,’ official says
For years people objected to pornography on moral or religious grounds. Today, modern research has caught up with the ill effects of pornography, revealing how pornography damages the brain, the heart...
View ArticleState will pay wildfire costs if cities help with prevention
Financial help to fight wildfires within Tooele City limits could soon be available from the state, according to the city’s fire chief. During a work session Wednesday, Tooele City Fire Chief Bucky...
View ArticleCity Hall to ink new contract with recycling company
The Tooele City Council passed a resolution Wednesday to sign a contract with a company that will process recyclable materials picked up as part of the city’s new curbside recycling program. Mayor...
View ArticleGrantsville offers police chief job to Lehi City sergeant
A Lehi City police sergeant has accepted a conditional job offer to become the next Grantsville City police chief, according to Lehi and Grantsville city officials. Lehi City Police Sgt. Jacob Enslen...
View ArticleNew bonding bill may fund new highway
A last minute bill to authorize bonding for state transportation projects may fund the Midvalley Highway, according to Tooele County legislators. A Senate committee voted 6-0 Monday morning to advance...
View ArticlePrecipitation totals keep adding up
Tooele City has received above-average precipitation during the past five months, according to weather reports. Total precipitation from October through February was 8.77 inches. Normal precipitation...
View ArticleOne dead in Grantsville fire Saturday night
A Grantsville resident is dead after a fire in the Willow Center apartment complex Saturday night, according to Grantsville City police. The fire had fully engulfed the victim’s apartment on Apple...
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Jeanie Coon Palmer
Loving wife, mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, and friend, Jeanie Coon Palmer (68), unexpectedly passed away from a serious infection, March 7, 2017. She was born in the hearts of two loving parents,...
View ArticleAt Government Creek, you may ask if you believe in ghosts
Editor’s note: This is another installment in a multi-part series on exploring the Pony Express Trail through Tooele County. In last week’s article, we left off on the slopes of Davis Mountain Round...
View ArticleNew top volunteer for Scouts looks to increase participation
Tooele County has a new top volunteer Scouter. Darwin Cook, of Tooele City, became the chairman of the Deseret Peak District Boy Scouts of America in January 2017. The district covers Tooele County and...
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