Top 10 Stories 2018 #5: County health, local doctors tackle opioid crisis...
The opioid crisis in Tooele County makes the Top 10 news stories for the second straight year. It ranked fourth on the list for 2017 and fifth this year. Researchers who focused on opioid abuse in...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #4: Fire burns 171 acres and closes Middle Canyon for...
The evening of July 26, a red ring of flames was visible high over Tooele City in the area of Middle Canyon. North Tooele Fire District crews first responded to the fire that evening, when the fire...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #3: County will make sweeping change to its form of...
Culminating a two-year long process that started in November 2016, local voters approved a change in the form of Tooele County’s government during the 2018 general election. By a 52.7 percent margin,...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #2: Residents, planners battle over high density projects
In 2017 Tooele County was the seventh fastest growing county in the United States, according to the U.S. Census. That growth continued in 2018 as the county’s population is expected to reach 105,485 by...
View ArticleTop 10 Stories 2018 #1: Tax hikes common refrain across county in 2018
If one thing changed for Tooele County residents in 2018, it was likely an increase to their property tax bills. While there were more than a few tax increases around Tooele County this year, none...
View Article2019 Polar Bear Plunge
For the brave — and thick skinned — it’s become a bucket list item that’s hard to turn down. For the past several years, hundreds gather at Stansbury Lake to take part, or watch, in the annual Polar...
View ArticleSandy man gets probation in aggravated robbery case
The Sandy man charged with multiple felonies after he allegedly robbed two victims before crashing his vehicle and surrendering to police has been sentenced to 36 months probation. Calvin Barnes, 35,...
View ArticleTooele man charged with forcible sexual abuse
A Tooele man has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl. Ryan Foster Cook, 27, is charged with first-degree felony rape, first-degree felony forcible...
View ArticleTraining focuses on health risk factors, goals to limit problems
Tooele County health professionals, school leaders and law enforcement officials gathered for a full day of training and sharing information on conditions that lead to poor health conditions for...
View ArticleCitizens challenge afternoon county commission meeting
Early afternoon on a weekday is not a good time for a county commission to meet and consider budget changes and repeal controversial ordinances, according to audience members who came to the microphone...
View ArticleCounty repeals Erda rezones that faced possible referendum
Rezone requests for three properties in Erda approved by the Tooele County Commission in October have been repealed. The County Commission repealed county ordinance 2018-10, 2018-11 and 2018-12 during...
View ArticleUHP sees dip in DUI arrests over holiday
Over the New Year’s holiday, the Utah Highway Patrol made 29 arrests for drunk driving around the state. While it may seem like a lot of DUI arrests in a three-day span, from Dec. 30 to Jan. 1, it’s...
View ArticleTripp on his way to County Commission
After a successful campaign saw him elected to the Tooele County Commission, Grantsville City Councilman Tom Tripp participated in his final City Council meeting Wednesday night. While the majority of...
View ArticleCounty, Mitime close sale on UMC
Tooele County no longer owns a racetrack. The Tooele County Commission and Mitime Utah, LLC, closed on the sale of Utah Motorsports Campus, formerly known as Miller Motorsports Park, on Dec. 28. “The...
View ArticleHutchins selected to replace Tripp on Grantsville Council
A pool of 11 applicants vied for the vacant seat on the Grantsville City Council created when City Councilman Tom Tripp was elected to the Tooele County Commission last November. After about two hours...
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Diana Hindes
Diana Hindes (Aunt Bubbles) returned to her Heavenly Father on Jan. 6, 2019, after an extended illness at the age of 71. She was born to George and Miriam Anderson on Oct. 28, 1947, in Tooele, Utah....
View ArticleIn 1969, THS band prepares for Washington D.C. trip
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 second week of...
View ArticleStansbury High brings back ‘Mamma Mia!’ for encore
For those who didn’t see Stansbury High School’s frolicking, audience participation, ABBA dance and songfest musical “Mamma Mia!” last month, or for those who would like to see it again — you’re in...
View ArticleObject rape charge against man dismissed in 3rd District Court
A felony charge has been dismissed and the case closed in 3rd District Court against a Woodstock, New York, man Tuesday in 3rd District Court. Elijah S. Pineiro-Zucker, 19, had been charged with...
View ArticleTooele man charged with rape, kidnapping and sexual assault
A Salt Lake City man has been charged in 3rd District Court after he allegedly kidnapped, drugged and raped a woman in Tooele City last November. Casey Ray Nielsen, 36, is charged with first-degree...
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