No easy fixes to cleaning local air quality
Editor’s note: This is the third in a series of articles on air quality in Tooele County. A problem as complex as Utah’s inversion-influenced air pollution is not one to be remedied with a quick fix. A...
View ArticleFalling off a cliff wasn’t exactly in his plans
My recollection of the following personal drama has dimmed since it happened about 35 years ago. My mental haziness about it results from the passage of time— and that the incident borders on...
View ArticleMiller Motorsports Park, school district create incentives to improve attendance
The Tooele County School District is partnering with Miller Motorsports Park to reward students that have a good attendance record. “Keeping Kids on Track,” provides incentives to students that...
View ArticleSHS girls now 4-0 in region
The Stansbury girls made it a clean sweep through the first half of region play on Tuesday night with a 58-29 victory at Grantsville. A three-quarter court trapping defense led to multiple steals and...
View ArticleHealth dept. ups inspection fees to cut reliance on county funds
The Tooele County Board of Health has approved increased fees for food service-related inspections and permits, a move health officials say will make the program less dependent on county funds. The new...
View ArticleCouple donates $100,000 for new USU science building in Tooele
A generous donation from a Tooele couple has launched a $1 million campaign for technology to be incorporated in a new science building for the Utah State University – Tooele Campus. Joe D. and Rosalie...
View ArticleCowboys crush another county foe
The Grantsville boys basketball team has not been friendly to its neighbors the past few days. On the heels of a 25-point victory over Stansbury Friday, the Cowboys pounded Tooele by 22 points...
View ArticleDrop of blood may solve business burglary cases
A DNA match from a drop of blood has pointed police to a suspect in a rash of Tooele business burglaries from last March. On March 1, 2013 officers from the Tooele City Police Department responded to...
View ArticleDynamite scare leads to home evacuations
Residents on a block near downtown Tooele got a scare Monday night after a homeowner found a box marked “dynamite” in the crawlspace of his home. At about 6 p.m., the homeowner called the Tooele City...
View ArticleLocals’ habits impact air quality, expert says
Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final installment of a series of articles on Tooele County’s air quality. The Tooele County Health Department once surveyed residents about their top concerns...
View Article‘Life Elevated’ will continue, says Herbert
Utah may have a few challenges, but nothing to keep the state from being the best place to live, raise a family, and to do business, says Utah Gov. Gary Herbert. “The state of the state is strong,”...
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Matthew Imlay
Matthew Leon Imlay, our loving husband, father and grandfather passed away early Sunday morning Feb. 2, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 19, 1954 in Salt Lake City to Thane Homer...
View ArticleGrantsville looking for vandal who damaged library
Grantsville City officials are looking for a person who damaged a panel of glass on the city’s new library. Mayor Brent Marshall said on Thursday afternoon, library staff noticed that a pane on the...
View ArticleWon’t help ourselves
I have been following this bad air situation since I moved here 10 years ago. It has only gotten worse, as there are more people, vehicles, and industry than ever before and predictions are of much...
View ArticleBreathe deep
There was a time when we could proudly say, “Come to Tooele Valley. The air is way better here than in Salt Lake.” Not any more. Last Thursday, we published our final installment of a four-part series...
View ArticleChamber awards new officers, hears principles of prosperity
Congressman Chris Stewart, R-Utah, visited Tooele County Saturday night and shared four principles of prosperity with the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce. Stewart delivered the keynote address at the...
View ArticleGrantsville demolishes Bear River
If Grantsville wanted to make a statement, Region 11 can now hear it loud and clear. The Grantsville Cowboys traveled to Garland on Friday and dismantled the first place Bear River Bears 69-49, moving...
View ArticlePILT fate may tilt efforts to resurrect county fair
The fate of the Tooele County Fair is now a federal matter. The Tooele County Fair Board voted Monday night to delay proceeding with plans for a county fair this year until they learn the fate of the...
View ArticleHealth department announces plan to publish food inspections online
The Tooele County Board of Health has approved the creation of a website that will release the inspection records of food establishments within its jurisdiction. The site will publish two years’ worth...
View ArticleDry January increases drought worries
January’s dry winter weather has local water officials praying for six more weeks of snow, even as they prepare to open the season with below-average water supplies. Though shortages vary from one end...
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