Help sought for annual homeless count
The Tooele County’s Local Homeless Coordinating Council is looking for help counting homeless people. Volunteers are needed to conduct in-depth surveys with people sleeping outside, in cars and in...
View ArticleUtah feeling fluish, while the county not so much — for now
Utah has made it onto a list of states across America that are seeing a high level of influenza activity since the holidays, but Tooele County’s flu bug numbers so far remain minimal, state data shows....
View Article2019 is year for rebuilding at racetrack
2019 will be a rebuilding year for Utah Motorsports Campus, according to Dixon Hunt, UMC vice-president of marketing and partnerships. “Up to this point, we ran the facility for the county on a...
View ArticleStansbury Service Agency passes $1.7M budget after tax increase
Following the approval of a tax hike of approximately 23 percent in December, the Stansbury Service Agency board approved its general fund budget and capital facilities budget during its meeting...
View ArticleStansbury Lake deemed public
After a contentious meeting in August over the status of Stansbury Lake, the Stansbury Service Agency board sought a legal opinion on the lake’s status. During the board meeting Wednesday night,...
View ArticleMorgan holds off Cowboys in tough Region 13 battle
Grantsville kept it close the whole way, but Morgan iced the game from the foul line to give the Trojans their third region win on Wednesday, 57-46 in Grantsville. Grantsville cut the lead to five...
View ArticleStallions defeat Tooele, improve to 3-1 in region
The Stansbury girls basketball team knew it was going to get Tooele’s best shot early in Tuesday’s rivalry game at Stansbury High School — it was just a matter of whether the Stallions could respond....
View ArticleStansbury rallies past rival Buffs
Tuesday night’s boys basketball rivalry game between Tooele and Stansbury resembled a prize fight in all the right ways — one team would deliver a big blow, only for the other to counter with a shot of...
View ArticleSalt Lake City woman pleads guilty in drug smuggling case
A Salt Lake City woman charged in connection with smuggling drugs into the Tooele County Detention Center has pleaded guilty to amended charges. Brianna Marie Gallegos, 25, pleaded guilty to two...
View ArticleCounty tables rezone request for land near Grantsville
The Tooele County Planning Commission tabled a rezone request for a piece of property that sits just north of Grantsville City limits. Sam Clegg, a Tooele County-based contractor, requested that the...
View ArticleBoy, 2, dies in accident on Burmester Road
A 2-year-old boy is dead after he was struck by a vehicle near his home in the area of 6900 Burmester Road Monday morning, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. The child got out of his...
View ArticleCity Council agrees to sell baseball field to school district
The Tooele City Council has cleared the bases for the proposed sale of Dow James Baseball Field to the Tooele County School District for $1.07 million. The City Council on Wednesday night unanimously...
View ArticleCommissioners give report on their duties
New on Tuesday night’s Tooele County Commission agenda was an item labeled “Commission Update.” The commission update will be a regular item on the county commission agenda, according to Commission...
View Article‘New’ County Commission gives new assignments
The Tooele County Commission has two new members, new assignments, and a new format for its agenda. Nominated by Commissioner Kendall Thomas and seconded by Commissioner Shawn Milne, Commissioner Tom...
View ArticleGrantsville City relaxes cemetery decoration policy during winter
The Grantsville City Council voted on Wednesday night to relax its decoration standards in the city cemetery during the winter months. The amendment to the Grantsville City’s existing cemetery code...
View ArticleWestern Music stars to perform Saturday at Deseret Peak
Dave Stamey, Western Music Association’s seven-time Entertainer of the Year, will make his first appearance in Tooele at the Sixth Annual Western Music Songwriters Series on Saturday at Deseret Peak...
View ArticleGrantsville man pleads guilty to sex abuse of child
A Grantsville man pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts during a disposition in 3rd District Court on Monday. Travis J. Davis, 23, pleaded guilty to four counts of second-degree felony sex abuse of...
View ArticleDrug smuggler at jail pleads guilty
One of the suspects connected to an operation that smuggled methamphetamine into the Tooele County Detention Center pleaded guilty to an amended charge in 3rd District Court Tuesday. Billy Mark...
View ArticleMagna man charged with burglary, theft of trailer
A Magna man is scheduled to make his initial appearance in 3rd District Court next Monday after he allegedly stole and pawned a trailer. Steven Douglas Book, 48, is charged with third-degree felony...
View ArticleTooele OKs $253K for updates to water, sewer plans
Tooele City’s culinary water delivery and sewer collection systems will undergo separate studies this year to determine their capacity for future growth and if both are being efficiently used. The City...
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