14-year-old in stable condition after Sunday shooting
A 14-year-old boy is in stable condition in a Salt Lake area hospital after he suffered a gunshot wound Sunday afternoon in Tooele. Tooele City police were dispatched to 684 Mobil Ave. shortly after 1...
View ArticleYour salvation is made perfect by the death and resurrection of Jesus
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” Galatians 5:1 NKJV Happy Independence Day! Tomorrow we get to celebrate 242...
View ArticleA moral compass
Precisely 242 years ago tomorrow, a new nation was created with these immortal words, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator...
View ArticleWith residents eager to celebrate, firework restrictions are in force
It’s that time of year — fireworks are legal to discharge in the state of Utah through Thursday. There are still various restrictions in place on where and when fireworks can be discharged, however....
View ArticleUHP releases name of Tooele man killed in SR-36 accident
The Utah Highway Patrol released the name of the Tooele man killed in an accident at the intersection of state Route 36 and Bates Canyon Road last Wednesday. Kendall J. Ogden, 52, was identified as...
View Article14-year-old in stable condition after Sunday shooting
A 14-year-old boy is in stable condition in a Salt Lake area hospital after he suffered a gunshot wound Sunday afternoon in Tooele. Tooele City police were dispatched to 684 Mobil Ave. shortly after 1...
View ArticleGOP winner for Senate Dist. 17 lost in Tooele County by 51 votes
A Tremonton man who has served in the state House of Representatives since 2015 won the Republican Primary on June 26 for one of two state Senate seats that represent parts of Tooele County. Scott...
View ArticleConcerts, fireworks, parade and rodeo continue this week
Tooele’s Fourth of July celebration continues on Tuesday with a concert featuring country music artist Terri Clark at the Tooele High School football field. Also, Tuesday is the first of night of the...
View ArticleGrantsville’s Fourth of July celebration is ready to roll
The Fourth of July may not be until tomorrow, but Grantsville City has been celebrating America’s founding since last week, with events for the entire community. Today’s lineup of events includes a...
View ArticleNonprofit aims to bring in high-tech drone jobs
Already home to military drone testing, Tooele County officials are working on attracting commercial drone testing with high-tech jobs to the county. County Commissioner Shawn Milne, along with Mitch...
View Article2018 Miss Tooele City Pageant
The auditorium stage at Tooele High School was the venue Saturday night for the 2018 Miss Tooele City Scholarship Pageant. Nine local women competed for the honors, with Marin Legge crowned Miss Tooele...
View ArticleUtah’s rally falls short in loss to Memphis
With first-round draft pick Grayson Allen sitting out Tuesday evening, the Utah Jazz got off to a painfully rough start to their summer-league game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Vivint Smart Home...
View ArticleAnother Rodeo in the Books
The 73rd annual Bit n’ Spur Rodeo, a staple of Independence Day in Tooele County for generations, thrilled thousands of fans over the past two evenings at the Deseret Peak Complex with exciting rodeo...
View ArticleIn 1943, open house planned for Deseret Chemical Warfare Depot
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 first and second...
View ArticleBeatles tribute band will perform at Fridays on Vine
On Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles made their first U.S. television appearance on the Ed Sullivan show with 73 million viewers, about two-fifths of the total American population. The popularity of the group...
View Article‘Won’t You be my Neighbor?’ offers a message for each of us
I’ve never seen Fred Rogers’ hit show “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” However, I’ve read about it and I had an idea of what it was about before seeing the documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” I knew...
View ArticleTooele boy dies while scuba diving in lake
A 10-year-old boy from Tooele died after scuba diving at Blue Lake with his father Wednesday afternoon, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. The boy was scuba diving with his father, who...
View ArticleMan who threatened Vasa employee sentenced to prison
The Nevada man who threatened an employee at Vasa Fitness in Tooele, before fleeing to the roof of the gym and jumping off, was sentenced in 3rd District Court Tuesday. Randy Lee Gamwell, 56, was...
View ArticleNo precipitation in June adds to water woes and drought across Tooele County
Zero inches of total precipitation for Tooele City in June brings the amount of precipitation to 9.73 inches for the 2017-18 water year that began on Oct. 1. During the same nine-month period last...
View ArticleCounty has at least one offer to buy racetrack
Tooele County has received at least one offer to buy Utah Motorsports Campus by the July 2 deadline that was set by the county in April when it issued a request for offers to purchase the facility....
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