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I get the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people in my line of work, but I can only take so many coach-speak clichés. That doesn’t seem to be a problem when it comes to my side gig. A few...
View ArticleLocal country band Exit 99 to play at Fridays on Vine
Exit 99’s four band members all live in Tooele County, and know all about Fridays on Vine where they perform this week. “This will be our fourth year at Fridays on Vine, and it is one of our favorite...
View ArticleSingle-vehicle rollover on I-80 injures three
Two medical helicopters responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Interstate 80 west of Knolls Thursday morning, according to Utah Highway Patrol. The vehicle, which contained two women and a girl,...
View ArticleLightning major cause of fires in past week around county
A number of minor fire incidents occurred in Tooele County over the past week, with lightning strikes a major cause. Tooele County Fire Warden Daniel Walton said lightning was responsible for a number...
View ArticleSPSA awards engineering contract for SR-138 underpass
The Stansbury Park Service Agency board ratified the selection of an engineering firm for its proposed state Route 138 underpass at its meeting Wednesday night. The request for proposals was turned in...
View ArticleHospital holds heart attack drill at Tooele Senior Center
Gerald Llewelyn faked a heart attack at the Tooele Senior Center on Wednesday morning, acting as though he had slight chest pressure and wasn’t feeling well. The center’s director Bella Collovich...
View ArticleSeveral city roads to undergo repair through this fall
Tooele City will spend about $1.9 million on major road reconstruction or pavement overlays on eight sections of city roads this summer. It will also spend an estimated $183,800 to slurry seal seven...
View ArticlePace of home sales picks up but volume sees decline
An already fast pace of home sales in Tooele County picked up even faster in the second quarter of 2017, according to data from the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service. Along with faster...
View ArticleCol. Kirschner now heads to Korea
Less than an hour before his command at Dugway Proving Ground would end, Col. Sean Kirschner called the day bittersweet. After two years in command of the installation, Kirschner will join United...
View ArticleHoskins takes command of Dugway
Two years ago, Col. Sean Kirschner received the Dugway Proving Ground flag to signify the beginning of his command at the installation. He passed those same colors to Major Gen. John Charlton,...
View ArticleHoliday alters publishing deadline schedule
Due to the Pioneer Day holiday on Monday, the Tooele Transcript Bulletin’s deadlines for next Tuesday’s edition have been changed. Deadlines for community news, classifieds, public notices and display...
View ArticlePioneer Day children’s parade set for Saturday
Six Tooele Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will gather for a children’s parade and games on Saturday to celebrate Pioneer Day. “We’ve invited children from six stakes and...
View ArticleSPOC to unveil new telescope at ribbon cutting Saturday
The newest, and largest, addition to the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex will be unveiled Saturday. The Salt Lake Astronomical Society will host a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the...
View ArticleCase continues for former coach charged with abuse
The former Grantsville High School football coach charged with sexual abuse and tampering with a witness appeared in 3rd District Court for a motion hearing Tuesday afternoon. Curtis Lee Ware, 48, is...
View ArticleFirefighters work to contain Onaqui Mtn. Complex fire
The large wildfires burning near Dugway Proving Ground and south of Terra are now being treated as a single fire as crews work for total containment. The 10 fires, now going under the name of Onaqui...
View ArticleCounty gets clean audit for 2016
Tooele County received a clean audit for 2016, but the auditors raised the specter of the need for a non-elected financial officer for the county. “The report you have is an unqualified or clean...
View ArticleEarly voting for primary elections begins Aug. 1
Tooele and Grantsville cities will hold a primary election for mayor and city council on Aug. 15, but at least one vote in the primary has already been cast. “According to state law, we have already...
View ArticleCommissioners uphold South Rim agreement
South Rim residents who oppose a gravel pit in their neighborhood got what they wanted Tuesday night. The Tooele County Commission voted unanimously during their Tuesday night meeting to honor a...
View ArticleCol. Hoskins takes reins at Dugway
For the newest Dugway Proving Ground Commander, the remote and austere setting of the installation is familiar. Col. Brant D. Hoskins said his family would travel over the mountains and into the high...
View ArticleCountry Fanfest to light up the stage next week
Thomas Rhett is at the top of his game as a country music artist. This year he was named “Country Artist of the Year” at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, and his song “Die a Happy Man” was nominated for a...
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