Local commuter congestion to be topic of Feb. 6 UDOT public meeting
Utah Department of Transportation officials will present information on commuter congestion between Salt Lake and Tooele counties, as well as possible solutions, during a meeting at Stansbury High...
View ArticleLocal economy is ‘good,’ says economist
Although Tooele County’s unemployment rate remains slightly higher than the state average, the county’s 3.5 percent rate for December 2017 is in the full employment range, according to a Department of...
View ArticleStansbury High student arrested for assaulting teacher aide in classroom
A 15-year-old male student was arrested for aggravated assault and other charges last week after he grabbed a teacher’s aide from behind in a portable classroom at Stansbury High School. The aide had...
View ArticleStockton Town Council prepares to pick new mayor
The Stockton Town Council took several steps to prepare for an interim mayor during a special meeting Wednesday night. Stockton Mayor Mark Whitney is resigning at the end of the month and the town...
View ArticleHerbert seeks collaboration to build better society
Gov. Gary Herbert praised Utah’s teamwork and called for continued collaboration to solve the big problems in society during his 2018 State of the State address. Herbert delivered his ninth State of...
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Rudolfo ‘Rudy’ Rael
Our daddy passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at 5:05 p.m. He was carried away quietly by angels with his children gathered at his bedside. Rudy was born on July 7, 1933, to Damacio and Adella...
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Bonney Karen Christiansen Droubay
Bonney Karen Christiansen Droubay, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away peacefully the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. She was born Sept. 11, 1931, in Tooele, Utah,...
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Frank Henry Johnson
Frank Henry “Bud” Johnson, our beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, in Tooele, Utah. Frank was born on Oct. 23,...
View ArticleTaylorsville man pleads guilty to sex abuse charges
A Taylorsville man pleaded guilty to felony sex abuse charges during an appearance in 3rd District Court on Tuesday. Bailey Scott Matheson, 19, pleaded guilty to two charges of second-degree felony sex...
View ArticleTooele man charged with sex abuse of a child
A Tooele man facing felony sexual abuse charges made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday. Tanner Joseph Sterrett, 18, is charged with three counts of first degree felony aggravated...
View ArticleSnowpack measures about 50 percent of normal for water year
Total precipitation for January in Tooele City did improve because of storms, but the first four months of the 2017-18 water year are still way behind normal due to a stingy Mother Nature. By Jan. 31,...
View ArticleStockton Town Council aims to select new mayor
The Town of Stockton may have a new mayor following a special meeting Thursday night at 7 p.m. Former Stockton Mayor Mark Whitney resigned effective noon on Wednesday, only a month into his third term...
View ArticleCan city council really do much about allegations?
The Grantsville City Council held a special meeting with a closed door session on Jan. 19 to discuss personnel. After the hour-long meeting, which Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall did not attend,...
View ArticleCounty home prices take another big jump in 2017
The median price of a home sold in Tooele County reached $227,000 in 2017, a 10.7-percent increase from 2016, according to data from the Wasatch Front Regional Multiple Listing Service. That marks the...
View ArticleHordes of starlings make Burmester their winter home
Massive flocks of starlings invade land and air around Burmester Road near Grantsville each winter, according to a homeowner in the area. Burmester resident Dale Swindle said thousands of birds roost...
View ArticleTheatre groups to present ‘And Then There Were None’
It’s the perfect time of year to stage a murder mystery, according to Macae Wanberg, director at The Old Grantsville Church Dinner Theatre. The theatre group will present, “And Then There Were None”...
View ArticleStansbury Park schools go into lockdown over reports of gunman
Two Stansbury Park school buildings responded to reports of a possible gunman in the area on Friday. Bonneville Academy was put into lockdown after the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office responded to...
View ArticleSalt Lake City man arrested after Tooele home burglary
A homeless Salt Lake man was arrested on Jan. 28 after he was caught by police exiting a Tooele City home with stolen property. Nathaniel Sveinbjor Johnson, 26, is charged with second-degree felony...
View ArticleInvestigators search property of missing Eureka teen’s mother
The disappearance of two Eureka teens, ruled suspicious by the Juab County Sheriff’s Office, is now viewed as a possible homicide after evidence was discovered on a relative’s property, according to an...
View ArticleTooele County’s party of Lincoln gather for inspirational fundraiser
The Tooele County Republican Party pulled in a crowd of 136 people to fill Legends Hall at the Utah Motorsports Campus for the party’s annual Lincoln Dinner held Saturday night. Abraham Lincoln left...
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