School Board supports property tax incentive for solar projects
The Tooele County School Board has decided to support a property tax incentive for two solar energy projects planned for western Tooele County. After reviewing the financial payout for schools, the...
View ArticleIbapah will also get a new school
The 58-year-old Ibapah School will be replaced with a new building. The Tooele County School Board authorized spending up to $3 million for a new school building for Ibapah during the school board’s...
View ArticleService Agency OKs tax hike and tentative 2019 budget
Taxes for residents in the Stansbury Service Agency will go up next year after the service agency board approved a 23-percent tax increase during its Wednesday night meeting. The board also approved a...
View ArticleBenefit Fund family grateful for the ‘love and support’
Editor’s note: The Casey and Alicia Walter family of Tooele has been chosen to receive this year’s Transcript Bulletin Benefit Fund. The couple is in need of community help due to financial hardship...
View ArticleSanta Claus visits Tooele Library
Santa Claus made a visit to the Tooele City Library Wednesday morning to visit with children and to read “The Night Before Christmas.” After story time with Santa, children sat on Santa’s lap to tell...
View ArticleCounty Sheriff’s Office catches package thief
An Erda man was arrested by Tooele County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday after he allegedly stole packages from homes in Tooele and Stansbury Park. Ian Spencer Thompson, 21, was arrested and booked into...
View ArticleTooele man charged with burglary, theft
A Tooele man made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court Monday after he allegedly robbed a home on East Pine Canyon Road last week. Ricky Dean Higley, 20, is charged with second-degree felony...
View ArticleCounty approves three issues carried forward from last meeting
The Tooele County Commission took action Tuesday night on three items of business carried over from its Dec. 4 meeting at the Tooele County Building. The County Commission said yes to Saddleback...
View ArticleHoliday season changes publishing schedule dates
Next Tuesday’s Christmas Day edition will be published and delivered on Monday morning. Because of the earlier publication schedule, deadlines for community news, classifieds, public notices and...
View ArticleTooele man charged with aggravated assault, burglary
A Tooele man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly assaulted two victims earlier this month made his initial appearance in 3rd District Court Monday. Martin Robert Herrera, 61, is charged with...
View Article‘Messiah’ scheduled for Sunday evening at Grantsville High
The Tooele Regional Chorus and Orchestra will present George Frederick Handel’s “Messiah” for the 34th consecutive year on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. This year’s performance will be held at the Grantsville...
View ArticleDonations still coming in for Benefit Fund family’s Christmas
Santa Claus is going to make another early visit to Tooele County this Friday for a special family in need. That’s when he’ll deliver gifts and donations to the Casey and Alicia Walter family that have...
View ArticleCounty Commission adopts ordinance for gravel pits that are un-regulated
After a year of working with a hired attorney, the Tooele County Commission unanimously adopted Chapter 30 of the Tooele County Land Use Ordinance during their county commission meeting on Tuesday...
View ArticleGrantsville OKs next phase of Main St. project
The Grantsville City Council approved a pair of contracts totaling $6.2 million for the second phase of the Main Street sewer and water projects during its Wednesday night meeting. Both contracts were...
View ArticleTooele County unveils new brand. Tooele Valley … So much, so close
Tooele County’s tourism campaign brand could have been something like “Tooele … We have our crap together,” according to Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, but instead the county chose, “Tooele Valley … So much, so...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #10: Grantsville opens $3.6M justice center in January
With all of the pomp and circumstance befitting the occasion, the Grantsville City Police Department unveiled its new $3.6 million justice center in January. The officers, in dress uniform, along with...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #9: County sells Utah Motorsports Campus — maybe
Local taxpayers may have to hold their breaths until New Year’s Eve, but 2018 may go down as the year when Tooele County sold the former Miller Motorsports Park, now branded as Utah Motorsports Campus,...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #8: First all vote by mail election brings out record...
While veteran election watchers are unsure of the cause, voter turnout for Tooele County’s first all vote by mail election in 2018 set a record for a non-presidential election. Voter turnout in the...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #7: New UDOT construction projects started in 2018 aim to...
Relief to traffic congestion for Tooele County’s commuters looks to still be a long way off, but a number of road construction projects were completed in 2018, with more set for next year. Many of...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #6: Poor winter snowpack and dry summer deepens area drought
The snowstorm that hit on the late afternoon of Christmas Day was a gift in more ways than one. It gave Tooele Valley a welcomed layer of snow for Christmas and perhaps signaled a hopeful change to a...
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