Local law enforcement warns residents about scams
Local law enforcement agencies are warning residents to be on alert for scam phone calls, especially seniors. There a number of different scams that have been reported in the county, according to...
View ArticleSouth Rim residents waiting to hear commission position
After 10 months of battling, the opponents of a gravel pit near South Rim are closer to getting an answer from the Tooele County Commission. The county attorney forwarded his latest legal opinion on...
View ArticleCharley Warr was a man of ‘faith, family and agriculture’
Family and friends say Erda native and lifetime resident, Charles “Charley” Robert Warr, was an advocate for farmers’ rights, who loved his family foremost, but who also prized his community, Tooele...
View ArticleDry-out trend started in May holds course through June
A dry May in Tooele City was followed by an even drier June, according to data from the National Weather Service. Tooele’s June precipitation total measured .24 inches, far below the normal...
View ArticleFirework use limited to only certain areas
The list of possible locations to use fireworks is limited in Tooele County amid concerns about wildfires. The state Department of Division of Forestry, Fire and State Lands, and federal Bureau of Land...
View ArticleDunlavy calls it a day after three terms as mayor
Patrick Dunlavy will accomplish a rare feat when he leaves office next January: He will wrap up three terms as mayor of Tooele City. “There have been a few mayors who have served two terms, but nobody...
View ArticleRacers, visitors at salt flats will be asked to scrape salt from vehicles
Land speed racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats will occur this summer and racers will be asked to help save the salt. Before pulling onto the asphalt access road to leave the salt flats, they will be...
View Article$3.5M in PILT comes through for county
It wasn’t a check in the mail, but Tooele County received $3.57 million from the federal government in an electronic wire transfer this week. The money was the 2017 federal government’s Payment in Lieu...
View ArticleMiss Tooele City 2017 Crowned
The Miss Tooele City Scholarship Pageant is one of several events on the schedule for this year’s Fourth of July celebration in Tooele.
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Nola Pendleton Cole
Nola May Pendleton Cole, age 88, of Grantsville, Utah, passed away June 29, 2017, at Osmond Senior Living in Lindon, Utah, where she resided for the past 18 months in the memory-care unit. Nola was...
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Richard Lynn DeLaney
It is with great sadness that the family of Richard “Lynn” DeLaney announces his unexpected death on July 2, 2017. Lynn was a loving father, grandpa, son, brother and friend. Lynn was born on May 24,...
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Ryan Paul Canales
After a long and painful battle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Ryan Paul Canales is finally running free and traveling the world, as he so much wished he could do. He lived for sports — the Utah...
View ArticleIs fantastic tale about a battle in the West Desert believable?
Editor’s note: This is another installment in a multi-part series on exploring the Pony Express Trail through Tooele County. Last week’s article continued a review of Fish Springs National Wildlife...
View ArticleFlashback to take stage for this week’s Friday’s on Vine
The classic rock band Flashback will entertain this week at Fridays on Vine. The group features musicians from Stockton, Tooele and Stansbury Park. “We’ve performed at special events all over the...
View ArticleBeanstock 2017 to feature two days of music at Deseret Peak
The crowd at Beanstock 2017 will be treated to two days of music in exchange for groceries or cash that will be donated to the Tooele County Food Bank. The music begins Friday at 7 p.m. and continues...
View ArticleGrantsville council tables decision on townhome project
A planned townhome development in Grantsville was put on hold by the Grantsville City Council during its meeting Wednesday night. The conditional use permit for the Ashlynn Meadows development, which...
View ArticleFireworks spark 5-acre blaze in Lake Point
Fireworks sparked a 5-acre blaze that destroyed three outbuildings in Lake Point on the Fourth of July, according to the North Tooele Fire District. The fire started when a juvenile set off fireworks...
View ArticleCounty commission preparing for gravel pit lawsuit?
The Tooele County Commission is looking to lawyer up and South Rim residents have filed a complaint with the state attorney general — all in anticipation of the commissioners’ position on a gravel pit...
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