Army Depot employee climbs stairs in firefighter gear to honor fallen on 9/11
At 110 floors, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center were once the tallest buildings in the world. It’s made that number — 110 — significant to those honoring the sacrifice of the firefighters who...
View ArticleCity inks contract to restore exterior of pioneer museum
The exterior brick of the Tooele Pioneer Museum will return to its 1911 condition after the Tooele City Council approved a resolution last week to restore the outside of the building. The city entered...
View ArticleGrantsville looks to enforce its cemetery code
If you visit Grantsville City Cemetery, you’re likely to see an array of different decorations and mementos — metal signs, solar lights, shepherd’s hooks, and flowers, real or fake. Now Grantsville...
View ArticleTourism consultant proposes $450K marketing campaign
Tooele County’s tourism consultants want $450,000 to take the county out of orbit and into the deep orbit of tourism. That’s how much tourism tax funds State Street Partners wants the Tooele County...
View ArticleVandals hit Tooele High School football field with blue paint
It looks like a case of school rivalry gone too far. That’s what Tooele County School District officials said about the vandalism to Tooele High School’s football field that occurred sometime before...
View ArticleDeath Notice: Fay Smith
Fay Smith, age 95, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Graveside Services will be held at the Tooele City Cemetery on Monday, Sept. 24, at 10 a.m. A full obituary will appear in a future edition...
View ArticleGerald James Smith
Gerald James Smith, 84, of Orem, Utah, passed away on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be held Friday, Sept. 21, at 11 a.m. at the LDS Chapel, 140 N. 400 West, Orem, Utah. A Viewing will...
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Korbe Franz East
Korbe Franz East passed away on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, after fighting a courageous battle with colon cancer. She was born on Feb. 2, 1959. During her life she had four children: Korie, Kylie, KaeLen,...
View ArticleIn 1968, work moves forward on I-80 in Tooele County
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...
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Colon cancer battle brings young mom closer to family
Amy Simmons Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of articles featuring four honorees for the 2018 Kickin’ Cancer’s Can community event that will be held Sept. 28 at Parker’s Park in Overlake....
View ArticleCounty holds off approving gravel pit ordinance for one more review
Seven months after considering a new ordinance to regulate existing gravel pits, the Tooele County Planning Commission decided to wait at least one more month before sending its draft of the ordinance...
View ArticleAmerican Heritage Festival set for this weekend at Dow James
For those who like mountain man rendezvous, Native American powwows and rock and gem shows, Dow James Park in Tooele is the place to be this weekend. At the park will be the 25th Annual American...
View ArticleCounty getting ready to tackle animal numbers
With two planners and a community development director in place, Tooele County is ready to tackle the issue of how many and what kind of animals are allowed on rural residential properties. Tooele...
View ArticleTooele wants to sell farm in Vernon
Tooele City wants to sell 1,784 acres it owns in Vernon but hold on to water assets it acquired with the purchase of the land in 1990. The Tooele City Council approved a resolution to list the property...
View ArticleTaste of Tooele
Residents and visitors gathered at Benson Gristmill Wednesday for the 15th Annual Taste of Our County Business & Career Showcase. Visitors were able to taste samples from 14 local restaurants,...
View ArticleGrantsville asked to play part in reducing Utah’s housing shortage by...
Utah is faced with a growing housing shortage and Grantsville City officials are being asked to do their part to help lessen the problem. During the Grantsville City Council’s Sept. 19 meeting at City...
View ArticleTooele woman arrested, charged after alleged theft, resisting arrest
A Tooele woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly stole items from Walgreens, resisted arrest and damaged a police car camera. Veronica Rose Gourley, 28, is charged with third-degree...
View ArticleStansbury approves amendment to allow for possible rec center
The Stansbury Service Agency agreed Wednesday night to a land swap that would trade 6 acres of future park space for a 5-acre parcel, which would be the site of a possible recreation center. Local...
View ArticleErda residents oppose one-third-acre lots
Erda neighbors rallied at Tuesday night’s Tooele County Commission meeting to oppose a plan that would put 174 homes on one-third acre lots in an east Erda neighborhood zoned for 5-acre rural...
View ArticleSenior Expo scheduled for Saturday at Tooele Tech
One of the many services being highlighted at this Saturday’s 5th Annual Tooele County Senior Expo is helping people avoid being scammed. “Billions of dollars are lost each year to fraud....
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