StickShift returns for encore with Fridays on Vine series
StickShift returns for an encore performance at Fridays on Vine this week after an initial appearance last year. “I heard a lot of good things about our performance last year all throughout the year...
View ArticleEnergySolutions to keep its name on Deseret Peak’s pool
The EnergySolutions name will sit on top of the aquatics center at Deseret Peak Complex for five more years. The Tooele County Commission approved an agreement Tuesday with the company for naming...
View ArticleCounty inks deal, OKs funds for Country Fan Fest concert
Tooele County officials have signed a contract with Country Fan Fest for the use of Deseret Peak Complex for their third summer country music festival in the county. The Tooele County Commission...
View ArticlePlane crashes on runway at Tooele Valley Airport
A single-passenger plane crashed at Tooele Valley Airport Tuesday afternoon, leaving the aircraft damaged but the pilot uninjured. Tooele County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the airport on a report...
View ArticleFormer football coach pleads not guilty to felony charges
The former Grantsville High School football coach charged with sexual abuse of two underage students pleaded not guilty to all charges during his arraignment in Third District Court on Tuesday. Curtis...
View ArticleTooele council clarifies sign law
Those who place signs to advertise temporary special events in Tooele City will need a permit in some situations. The Tooele City Council passed an amendment to its sign ordinance Wednesday night to...
View ArticleBateman and Milne clash over invoices, contracts
A private disagreement between two Tooele County Commissioners spilled over into Tuesday night’s public county commission meeting. It started with the payment of invoices, which was the fourth item on...
View ArticleDunlavy doesn’t file for another term as mayor
Tooele and Grantsville cities will have August primaries for mayor and city council. The filing period for mayors, town and city councils, and service district boards closed Thursday at 5 p.m. Tooele...
View ArticleWater year flows over
Snow and rain showers in Tooele County began to increase in November and did not let up until May, according to data published in the Utah Climate and Water Report on June 1. The report gathers data...
View ArticleSemitrailer crash sparks fire on Tooele City’s Main Street
A semitrailer crashed into a utility pole on Tooele City’s Main Street on Thursday afternoon, downing power lines and sparking a fire under the trailer. The semi was pulling a double trailer and...
View ArticleFree lunch program for kids continues at Tooele City parks
Tooele County School District is serving free lunch for kids in three Tooele City parks this summer. The school district has teamed with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to feed children via the...
View ArticlePair arrested on drug charges after making improper turn
A man and woman are facing felony drug charges after a traffic stop on state Route 36 last Tuesday. Li Hui Chen, 48, and Ha Phung, 44, are both charged with second-degree felony clandestine laboratory...
View ArticleLaForge Encore Theatre Co. to present ‘The Little Mermaid’ on THS auditorium...
Characters will use hoverboards, Heely skate shoes and even fly through the air during LaForge Encore Theatre Company’s production of “The Little Mermaid.” The Disney musical opens Wednesday and runs...
View ArticleAutotech makes move to new location for more work space
If you’re looking for Brian Hall’s locally-owned auto repair shop on 1200 West in Tooele, it’s not there anymore. He moved. Autotech moved into a new location in the Peterson/Ninigret Depot a few weeks...
View ArticleSemitrailer crash sparks fire on Tooele City’s Main Street
A semitrailer crashed into a utility pole on Tooele City’s Main Street on Thursday afternoon, downing power lines and sparking a fire under the trailer. The semi was pulling a double trailer and...
View ArticleSome say 3-member county commission not big enough
Maybe Tooele County needs more commissioners. That’s one of the messages the Tooele County Government Study Committee heard from a handful of residents who showed up to Thursday’s public input meeting...
View ArticleCases of meningitis not linked to Stansbury Lake, officials say
Local health officials were quick to dispel Monday that people have contracted meningitis after swimming in Stansbury Lake. Rumors on social media over the weekend claimed that several cases of...
View ArticleWill tourism pump more cash into economy?
Editor’s note: This is the fifth and last installment of a multi-part series about a consultant’s research findings on tourism in Tooele County. While tourism will play a role in Tooele County’s...
View ArticleHigh winds and hot temps rev up wildfire season
Wildfire season has started ahead of schedule due to recent hot and windy weather, according to firefighting officials. “On Sunday we had a wind-driven fire run six miles in 40 minutes out at Dugway...
View ArticleWild wind causes crashes, closures on I-80 Monday
A series of accidents on Interstate 80 due to high winds briefly shut down the freeway in Tooele County on Monday. A total of five commercial vehicles, including semitrailers and one recreation...
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