Legislature may alter county gov’t change process
If a state House of Representatives’ committee gets its way, the process to change a county’s form of government may soon change in Utah. The House Political Subdivisions Committee passed second...
View ArticleCounty emergency management trains hospital staff on decontamination
The emergency room staff and emergency management team at Mountain West Medical Center received training on the use of a decontamination trailer by Tooele County Emergency Management staff on Monday....
View ArticleObstructing justice charges dismissed against former football coach
The former Grantsville High football coach accused of sexually abusing two female students had a separate case dismissed in 3rd District Court on Tuesday. Charges of third-degree felony obstructing...
View Article3 schools could be switched to 4-day weeks
The Tooele County School District wants to switch Vernon, Ibapah and Dugway schools to a four-day week. The school board voted to pursue authorization from the state school board to change the schedule...
View ArticleSweets for the Sweet
Valentine’s Day saw several local businesses getting ready for the popular holiday of love — including Sherry’s Sweets at 140 E. 200 South, Suite 1K, in Tooele. According to owner, Sherry Petras of...
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Melvin Mair
Melvin Mair, age 89, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018, surrounded by family. Melvin was born on April 9, 1928, in Heber City, Utah, to...
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Janice Marvlen Peasnall
Janice Marvlen (Booth) Peasnall, 77, joined her best friend and eternal partner, Vern, on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018. She passed peacefully surrounded by family and friends in the Tooele Beehive Home....
View ArticleWe all can learn from the actions of children in our community
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. Jesus...
View ArticleThe extra mile
It has happened in schools and churches everywhere across America. And it could happen here. Which is why we feel compelled to offer some thoughts about last week’s tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...
View ArticleStallion drama to present ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’
Actors and audience will all be on stage to delve into the early-life adventures of Peter Pan during Stansbury High School’s winter play “Peter and the Starcatcher.” SHS drama director Glen Carpenter...
View ArticleGrantsville Irrigation will limit shareholders to 150,000 gallons
Even with a major snowstorm on Monday, available irrigation water this year could be scarce. Water from Grantsville Reservoir overflowed last spring and the Grantsville Irrigation Company did not read...
View ArticleTooele man dies after rollover accident Sunday
A Tooele man died following a single-vehicle rollover on Sunday morning, according to the Tooele City Police Department. Tooele City police identified the victim in the crash as 19-year-old Lincoln...
View ArticleVernon can keep its school
The Tooele County School Board promised Vernon residents that it would continue to look for alternatives to keep the town’s two-room schoolhouse open. The school board voted 5-0 to keep looking at...
View ArticleSnowstorm hits Tooele Valley with good dose of wet
Tooele City almost received a month’s worth of snowfall on Sunday and Monday. Tooele received 13 inches of snow from 5 p.m Sunday through 5 p.m. Monday, according to Ned Bevan, local weather observer...
View ArticleWinter storm causes power outages and minor crashes
A winter storm that blew into the area at the end of President Day’s weekend caused a number of power outages and a few vehicle accidents in Tooele County. Rocky Mountain Power reported a power outage...
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Janis Kirk Allen
Janis Kirk Allen of Tooele, Utah, passed away Sunday, Feb. 18, 2018, following a valiant battle against cancer. Janis was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Jan. 22, 1955, to Floyd and Klea Kirk. Janis...
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Lincoln J. Powers
Lincoln J. Powers, age 19, passed away on Monday, Feb. 19, 2018, in Salt Lake City, Utah, from injuries sustained in a tragic car accident. Lincoln was born Dec. 14, 1998, in Salt Lake City, to parents...
View ArticleAnticipation has this writer begging for spring to arrive
I know it has been unseasonably warm this winter — the foot-plus of snow that blanketed much of the state this past weekend not withstanding — but I think I’m ready for spring to be here for real. As I...
View ArticleSalt Lake County trio charged with theft, drug, weapon charges
Three men from Salt Lake County are facing felony charges in 3rd District Court after they were arrested firing stolen firearms on Stansbury Island earlier this month. Steven Lee Sanchez, 22, of Magna;...
View ArticleTooele man given probation in child sexual abuse case
A Tooele man was sentenced to five years of probation during a hearing Tuesday in 3rd District court after pleading no contest to sexual abuse charges in a previous hearing. Lawrence A. Krish, 67,...
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