West Valley City man charged with possession of counterfeit money, drug...
A West Valley City man faces multiple charges after he was arrested on Interstate 80 in connection with counterfeit money and drug paraphernalia. Christian A. Thomas, 29, is charged with third-degree...
View ArticleThree Tooele County men charged for robbery, assault
Three Tooele County men are charged with felonies in connection with a robbery that occurred in January. Benjamin Adams, 20, of Tooele; Christopher Bettcher, 20, of Grantsville and Dalton Romero, 23,...
View ArticleTeen pedestrian struck on Tooele Main Street
A teenage boy was transported to an area hospital after he was struck by a car on Main Street in Tooele City Wednesday afternoon. The 16-year-old boy was crossing from the west side of Main Street just...
View ArticleErda resident to appear on ‘Jeopardy’
Erda’s Maren Beazer is scheduled to appear on the television quiz show “Jeopardy” on Monday night, according to a press release from Suzie Eun, publicity manager for the show. The program can be seen...
View ArticleCouncil OKs zone changes and new housing projects
Proposed or imminent residential development projects dominated Wednesday’s Tooele City Council work and business meetings. The council passed two zoning resolutions that will provide residential...
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Package thief caught with help from video
Candice Stovall A Salt Lake City woman is facing criminal charges after video from a home security system showed her removing packages from a porch in Stansbury Park. Candice Stovall, 32, is charged...
View ArticleWalk to Wendover plans taking shape
Jon Gossett has figured out how he and Life’s Worth Living Foundation’s officers and board members will make their first annual 100-mile walk to Wendover. Life’s Worth Living’s inaugural Walk to...
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Orlando Gallegos “Lucky”
Our loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle and friend passed away peacefully on April 10, 2017. Orlando was born Oct. 1, 1943, to Jose Gallegos and Frances Romo Gallegos...
View ArticleInfo kit available for persons with Parkinson’s disease
Tooele resident Barbara Royal, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease, said she was unconscious one night and taken to the emergency room at the hospital. “I wish I would have had one of these kits,”...
View ArticleLocal churches have special worships planned for Easter
Tooele County residents will have plenty of opportunities to both worship and play this weekend in the spirit of Easter. Several local churches will hold Easter egg hunts or other activities in...
View ArticleCrash on I-80 causes long delays for eastbound traffic
A single vehicle crash slowed eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 to a near standstill for several hours during the morning commute Wednesday, causing congestion that backed up several miles of northbound...
View ArticleUDOT outlines new projects in parts of Tooele County
No projects in Tooele County made the Utah Department of Transportation’s list of the most impactful — and expensive — construction projects for 2017. The announcement Wednesday morning featured 10 of...
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Coombs sworn in Thursday as Grantsville’s new city attorney
Brett Coombs In a ceremony at Grantsville City Hall Thursday morning, Brett Coombs was sworn in as the newest Grantsville City attorney. Coombs’ appointment was approved by the Grantsville City Council...
View ArticleOnline public school to open in fall 2017
Tooele County School District is building two new elementary schools that will open next school year, but a third new school will open this fall without the district spending one penny on a building....
View ArticleStansbury considers funding for SR-138 underpass
Crossing state Route 138 near the new Old Mill Elementary School remain undecided as Stansbury Park officials look for funding and community partners to make the project a reality. The Stansbury Park...
View ArticleSettlement irrigation water to be turned on for summer use
Irrigation water shareholders in Tooele Valley are about to reap the rewards from a winter that received above average precipitation. Settlement Canyon Irrigation Company will turn the water on this...
View ArticleHome shortage causes ‘crazy’ market
With houses that sell in six hours, the local market may run out of homes for buyers. Multiple Listing Service statistics for the first quarter of 2017 show that the average number of days that a home...
View ArticleOld Riverbed Station was subject of much fascination
“You know more of a road by having traveled it than by all the conjectures and descriptions in the world.” —William Hazlitt Editor’s note: This is another installment in a multi-part series on...
View ArticleI’m an early morning guy, but sometimes sleep calls the shots
My intention was to write an Out and About describing what I like about mornings, as someone who views them as the best part of the day, with many fond memories attached to waking up before the sun...
View ArticleIn 1917, governor asks county citizens to prepare for war
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the third week of April....
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