Rio Tinto unveils plan for Adobe Rock development
Rio Tinto Kennecott unveiled its plans for 1,444 acres the company owns between Adobe Rock, Interstate 80, Stansbury Park and Lake Point, in an open house at the Stansbury Park Community Center on...
View Article2nd quarter home sales down but prices push up
Home prices in Tooele County continued to climb in the second quarter of 2018, driven up largely by a shortage in supply, according to local real estate professionals. The median sales price of a home...
View ArticleGrantsville approves rate hike for water and sewer
The cost of sewer and water services in Grantsville City will increase, after the city council approved a change of rates during its meeting Wednesday night. The increase in the city’s water rate is...
View ArticleCity approves tax hike of 82 percent
The Tooele City Council adopted an 82-percent certified property tax rate increase over last year’s rate after listening to about 22 people speak during a Truth-in-Taxation hearing at City Hall...
View ArticleIn 1993, TEAD announces 338 workers will be laid off
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...
View ArticleTryouts start Saturday for Christmas production of ‘A Yuletide Feast’
Celebration Hall in Grantsville will be the site of a Christmas pageant-dinner this December and directors of the production are looking for performers. Auditions for “A Yuletide Feast” will be held...
View ArticleTaylorsville man charged with aggravated robbery at store
A Taylorsville man is facing felony charges after he allegedly punched a gas station employee following a robbery. Helamen Tuakalau Makalio, 25, is charged with first-degree felony aggravated robbery,...
View ArticleTooele man charged with sexual abuse of a child
A Tooele man has been charged with a felony after he allegedly sexually abused an underage victim. Miguel A. Moreno, 38, is charged with first-degree felony aggravated sexual abuse of a child. Tooele...
View ArticleSalt Lake woman charged after smuggling drugs into county jail
A Salt Lake City woman is facing multiple criminal charges after she allegedly aided in smuggling methamphetamine into the Tooele County Detention Center. Rosealina A. Hernandez, 34, is charged with...
View ArticleWild horse adoption event set for Aug. 31 in Delta
Wild horses and burros will be sold on Aug. 31 at the Delta Wild Horse and Burro Corral in Delta, Utah, and several of the available horses roamed the deserts of Tooele County. Horses ready for auction...
View ArticleCounty approves 55-acre addition to development in Lake Point
Saddleback, the 2,585-acre development being built in northeast Tooele Valley, just grew larger. The Tooele County Commission approved an amendment Tuesday to the Saddleback development agreement that...
View ArticleGroup works to rid Stansbury Lake of noxious weeds
There are some unwanted invaders all along Stansbury Lake. They’ve been here before, but this year has been especially bad. Now a group of residents are looking to make sure they go away, and stay...
View ArticleCounty OKs agreement for gravel pit at South Rim
A roomful of South Rim residents were in an uproar after a 2-1 vote by the Tooele County Commission that will allow a gravel company to operate a pit across the street from their rural neighborhood....
View ArticleGovernor talks safety, has lunch with Rose Springs students
Gov. Gary Herbert stopped by Rose Springs Elementary School for lunch on the second day of school. But just like any other visitor to Rose Springs, the governor had to push an outside doorbell and be...
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In Memoriam: Tooele real estate broker left life of service
Vicki Griffith Prominent local real estate broker and community leader, Vicki Griffith, passed away last week leaving behind a legacy of service. Griffith, 65, passed away on Aug. 19 at her home. Born...
View ArticleTooele man charged with unlawful sexual activity with a minor
A Tooele man made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court on Monday in a felony case before Judge Matthew Bates. Allen Jon Hayden, 35, is charged with third-degree felony unlawful sexual activity...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office increases patrols on crosswalks near schools
With the start of another school year, the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office is stepping up law enforcement operations in crosswalks near schools. The operations can include a plain-clothes deputy...
View ArticleScheduling conference set in petition sponsor court case
It was a textbook in-and-out initial appearance in 3rd District Court for two of the petition sponsors behind a rezone referendum in Stansbury Park who were charged with misdemeanors. Erin Giles, 33,...
View ArticleCounty closes Midvalley Trail to all motorized vehicles
The Midvalley Trail will be closed to non-authorized motorized vehicles by order of the Tooele County Commission. The County Commission voted unanimously to make the Midvalley Trail part of the...
View ArticleWest Valley City man dies in Sunday crash on I-80
A West Valley City man died when he crashed shortly after merging onto Interstate 80 at Lake Point on Sunday evening, according to the Utah Highway Patrol. Alejandro Perez, 39, was driving a silver...
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