School board reluctant about tax incentives to lure more business
Getting the Tooele County School Board to participate in more property tax incentives to help lure large businesses to Tooele County will be a hard sell. In response to a request for direction from...
View ArticleSuspect identified in officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning
The suspect involved in an officer-involved shooting early Wednesday morning has been identified by law enforcement. Christopher Michael Ono, 27, of Tooele, was named as the suspect in a joint press...
View ArticleThe road to Proposition #6 reviewed
In November 2016, 65 percent of the people who voted approved a ballot issue that asked if a study committee should be appointed to consider and possibly recommend a change in the form of government of...
View ArticleOpioid abuse a ‘critical health crisis’ in county
A recent study concluded that the use of opioids and heroin in Tooele County remains a critical health crisis and the need to develop programs to battle the crisis is significant. Researchers spent a...
View ArticleStansbury Service Agency approves intent to raise taxes by 23 percent
The Stansbury Service Agency approved an intent to raise property taxes a maximum of 23 percent during its meeting Wednesday night. The maximum increase would generate an additional $223,578.15 in...
View ArticleIn 1968, Union Pacific opts to close St. John station
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 third week of...
View ArticleProvo man charged with theft after crashing stolen Thunderbird
A Provo man will return to court next week on a felony theft charge after he was found walking on state Route 36 following a crash in a stolen car. Shawn B. Jones, 28, is charged with second-degree...
View ArticleSeason Star Party finale to feature views of Saturn
Members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society will present their final star-gazing party of 2018 on Saturday evening from sunset to 9 p.m. at the Stansbury Park Observatory Complex. “Saturn will be the...
View ArticleTooele man charged with second-degree felony aggravated assault
The Tooele man who was the suspect in a domestic violence situation and was shot at by a Tooele City Police officer has been charged in 3rd District Court. Christopher Michael Ono, 27, is charged...
View ArticleGrantsville City Council narrowly OKs concept plan for 74 townhomes and five...
A split Grantsville City Council approved a concept plan and planned unit development for a housing project that would create 74 multi-housing development units and five single-family lots at 619 West...
View ArticleGrantsville approves contract for North Well replacement
The Grantsville City Council unanimously approved a contract to complete the replacement of the city’s failing North Well during its meeting Wednesday night. The council selected the low bid,...
View ArticleCounty acts on 4 requests for smaller lots on Erda properties
The Tooele County Commission considered four rezone applications for three different developments in Erda during its Tuesday night meeting at the County Building. The county commission approved three...
View ArticleAdobe Rock Ranch gets first round of approval
Plans for Tooele County’s first community to be developed under a newly adopted planned community ordinance are on their way to further review with a positive recommendation from the Tooele County...
View Article3A cross country state champ – Porter Whitworth
Grantsville High School junior Porter Whitworth won the Class 3A boys’ state cross-country individual championship on Wednesday in Salt Lake City, beating his closest competitor by 8.5 seconds. The...
View ArticleDeath Notice: Ramon Manzanares
Ramon Manzanares passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. A full obituary will appear in the next edition of the Transcript Bulletin. For further information, contact Tate Mortuary at 435-882-0676.
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Janeen Theobald Gustafson
Janeen Theobald Gustafson passed away on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. She was born in Logan, Utah, to Cloyd and Connie Theobald. She married David Gustafson (divorced). Survived by: one son, William Wallace...
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Nancy Ann Murray Dickerson
Nancy Ann Murray Dickerson, 79, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018, surrounded by those who love her. Nancy was born Oct. 11, 1939, in Tooele to Lloyd Ellis Murray and Barbara Alice...
View ArticleTooele OKs preliminary plan for subdivision near canyon
The Tooele City Council approved a preliminary plan for a new residential subdivision near the mouth of Middle Canyon on Oct. 18. Called Skyline Ridge, the project is a 66-lot single-family residential...
View ArticleTooele man sentenced to prison for unlawful sexual conduct
The Tooele man who impregnated a 16-year-old girl was sentenced to up to 5 years in the Utah State Prison during sentencing in 3rd District Court on Tuesday. Brandon Edward Catt, 32, pleaded guilty to...
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