Tress Trimming Trio
Three unlikely barbers are cutting hair and growing a business with the skills they learned at Tooele Applied Technology College’s barbering program. Lynette Davila, Aaron Garcia and Cody Greenburg all...
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Ray Calvin Brown
Calvin Brown passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at age 91. Calvin was born in Grantsville, Utah, on Aug. 24, 1925, to Burton Davis and Florence Lucille Clark Brown. He was the third of...
View ArticleA good name is more desirable than having silver and gold
Editor’s note: “Matters of faith” is a column that provides local religious leaders a place to write about how their respective faiths provide hope, courage and strength in these modern times. A recent...
View ArticleAn open letter to President Donald Trump
Dear President Trump: I first want to congratulate you on your triumph in the 2016 election. It was a win not only for you and your campaign, but I believe it was and is a win for the people of this...
View ArticleVital voices
One thing is certain about the Tooele County Government Study Committee: No one can criticize the group for not working hard enough to keep citizens well informed and to receive public input on a...
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Chartway picks first Utahn to serve on credit union’s board
Nancy McMahon Chartway Federal Credit Union has added two new board members, including the first board member from Utah. Jason Perry Jason Perry and Nancy McMahon have been appointed to serve on...
View ArticleGov’t study committee holds input meeting in Stansbury
The turnout was sparse at The Coulter House Event Center last week as members of the Tooele County Government Study Committee sought public input on the county’s form of government. Around six people...
View ArticleCountry Fanfest owners ‘thrilled’ to put on mega 3-day concert
The owners of Country Fanfest were thrilled with the idea of a mega country music festival in Utah long before they owned one. One of the current owners, Hal Hudson of Sandy, said he purchased 16...
View ArticleThree on city council seek mayor’s office
Three current Tooele City Council members are seeking to win the mayor’s office at City Hall from outgoing Mayor Patrick Dunlavy. Dunlavy did not seek a fourth term as mayor. The council members vying...
View ArticleInto the heavens
The value of a new mammoth telescope at Stansbury Park Observatory Complex is “priceless,” according to its builder Mike Clements. His telescope sports a 70-inch mirror and is 35 feet long, making it...
View ArticleIn 1942, devastating wildfires threaten towns, property
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 fourth week of July....
View ArticleIt has been a busy summer for the clerk/auditor’s office
The Tooele County Clerk/Auditor’s Office has been busy this summer. The independent audit was just completed and, while we’re not perfect, we’re pretty good! The first independent audit performed in...
View ArticleBoyd was a pioneer who helped put Pony Express on the map
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 entailed Boyd Station west of Fish Springs National...
View ArticlePeter Breinholt will perform on Friday’s on Vine stage
Peter Breinholt remembers his first concert in Tooele. “We would get calls to play in different places and sometimes we really didn’t know what to expect. Would it be somebody’s backyard or a business...
View ArticleTeen survives 29-foot fall after going through skylight
A Grantsville teen may never take the saying “gravity never sleeps” lightly again. Sgt. Tanya Kalma with the Tooele City Police Department, said the 16-year-old male fell through a gymnasium roof...
View ArticleLocal business helps support children’s justice center needs
A local business’s donation will go a long way toward helping the Tooele County Children’s Justice Center accomplish its goal of making a difference for children and families, the facility’s director...
View ArticleLocal man writes, directs new film that premieres Saturday
Nick Patch’s short movie “Painted” is not of the feel-good variety. “At first glance, it’s basically a movie about a serial killer, but if you look deeper, it’s about how hard it is to change your life...
View ArticleCounty fair and demolition derby follows FanFest
Demolition derbies at the Tooele County Fair have become a long-standing tradition, drawing crowds of more than 10,000 people to Deseret Peak Complex. The 2017 Tooele County Fair will continue that...
View ArticleMarshall challenged by two for mayor seat
Two challengers are taking on two-term Mayor Brent Marshall in hopes of becoming the next mayor of Grantsville. Voters in Grantsville will eliminate one of the three candidates for their city’s mayor...
View ArticleStaying prepared
AirMed employees are learning vital survival skills this week in Ophir Canyon. “Each year we’re required to go through either a winter survival training session or a summer survival training session,”...
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