School district supports school funding equalization bill
Tooele County School District officials are supporting a Senate bill that may help equalize funding for local schools. SB 145, if it passes, would set aside revenue from growth in the state’s sales tax...
View ArticleFuture of Stockton library in doubt over ADA concerns
After spending more than six months working on the Stockton Legacy Library & Community Resource Center, Naomi Perry came to the Stockton Town Council meeting on Feb. 1 concerned about the future of...
View ArticleStudy committee submits final report
After countless hours of weekly meetings and research done over the past year, the Tooele County Government Study Committee met Thursday and approved its final report. The committee next turned in its...
View ArticleKarjola is Stockton’s new mayor
The Town of Stockton has a new mayor, for the next 22 months or so. Thomas Karjola was appointed to the mayor’s seat left vacant by the departure of former Stockton Mayor Mark Whitney, who cited health...
View ArticleHealth officials check out use of fertilizer at Grantsville farm
A Grantsville farmer is delighted with the results he gets from using whey as a fertilizer for his fields, but health officials say he needs to make sure it ends up “incorporated” into the ground soon...
View ArticleComplete text of Mayor Winn’s State of the City address (2018)
Editor’s note: The following is the complete text of Tooele Mayor Debbie Winn’s State of the City address, which was presented Wednesday evening at Tooele City Hall. See related front-page story....
View ArticleFront-page Flashback column on hold
Due to a malfunction with archiving equipment, there will be no Front-page Flashback column today. The column will resume after the equipment is repaired.
View ArticleTooele student’s video selected as national contest finalist
Zions Bank’s “Lights, Camera, Save!” local winner, Ryan Callister, a Tooele High School student, has been named a national finalist by the American Bankers Association Foundation. Lights, Camera,...
View ArticlePlanning commission says no to one-acre rezone for Erda lot
Land-use requests in Erda are keeping county officials wary of potential spot zoning problems. The Tooele County Planning Commission voted to recommend that the Tooele County Commission deny an...
View ArticleBlue Antler offers ‘hidden wisdom, whispered secrets’
Ken Edwards was looking in the mirror one day while thinking of a name for the new business he was about to open. Looking at his reflection, he saw the blue antler tattoo over his right eye and picked...
View ArticleNew Stockton mayor embraces town, rural life
To hear new Stockton Mayor Thomas Karjola tell it, there’s nowhere else he’d rather be. An avid hunter and outdoorsman, Karjola said he goes up into the mountains around Stockton frequently. “It’s the...
View ArticleTooele City sets open meetings to discuss budget issues with citizens
Tooele City residents are invited to a Mayor’s Town Hall Meeting at City Hall later this month to learn about city finances. The public will also be able to let city leaders know how they would like to...
View ArticleLake Point, I-80 congestion are key talking points at meeting
Utah Department of Transportation officials met with Tooele County residents at Stansbury High School during an informational meeting Tuesday evening. The 6 p.m. meeting got off to a late start,...
View ArticleMayor Marshall: ‘Our strength comes from our partnerships and our ability to...
Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall’s eyes were firmly on the future during his State of the City address Wednesday night. Marshall discussed the Main Street water and sewer line replacement projects...
View ArticleMayor Winn: Top goal for city leaders is to provide excellent customer...
Emphasizing an open door policy, Tooele City’s first woman mayor said she and the city council are ready to hear any questions or concerns citizens might have during her first State of the City address...
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Louis E. Frese
Louis Emerson Frese passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, after a long battle with lung cancer, with his wife, Virginia, by his side. Louis was born in Salt Lake City on Feb. 21,...
View ArticleMy running streak is almost at an end, one year later
Not that anyone is counting, but 363 days ago, I went for a quick one-mile run. Then I did it again, and again. In fact, I’ve run at least a mile 363 times in the past 363 days. So needless to say,...
View ArticleSchool district opens kindergarten registration
The Tooele County School District opened online kindergarten registration for the 2018-19 school year on Feb. 12. Parents or guardians of kindergarten children who will start school this fall may...
View ArticleTooele man charged with aggravated robbery
A Tooele City man is facing felony charges after he allegedly stole a laptop and other items from a victim. Travis Leif Starkey, 26, is charged with first-degree felony aggravated robbery, as well as...
View ArticleTown of Stockton looks to appoint councilman
Any Stockton resident interested in serving on the Town Council still has time to apply to fill a vacancy. The opening was created after former Town Councilman Thomas Karjola was appointed to the...
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