Three die in head-on crash at Stansbury
Three people were killed and five more were injured in Stansbury Park Sunday afternoon after a church group’s van crossed the median and ran into another vehicle head-on. At about 3:15 p.m. near...
View ArticleHillman, Harrell lead Stansbury swimmers
Next year, Stansbury swim teams will miss Garrett Hillman and be glad to have Lydia Harrell back for one more season. The Stansbury boys and girls swim teams combined for 141.5 points at the 3A State...
View ArticleScott Wardle speaks to SUP
The Settlement Canyon Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers held their monthly business and dinner meeting on Thursday, Feb. 6 in the Tooele Senior Citizens Center. After sharing a potluck meal, members...
View ArticleSelf-help group teaches how to deal with everyday disruptions
For the Grantsville Recovery International group, it was a meeting like any other. One member took the floor to speak about the difficulty of changing diapers. Afterward, the rest of the group praised...
View ArticleEmerald ash borer is one of the most destructive insects in US
Beetles of the family of Buprestidae are known for their luminous and glossy appearances and therefore called jewel beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles. Belonging to this family, the emerald ash...
View ArticleCowboys host Cedar in state playoff
Grantsville’s goal is to hold teams to 40 points. It didn’t do that the first time it played Cedar High School back on Jan. 2 in Cedar City. The score was tied at 23-23 after three quarters, and the...
View ArticleStericycle relocation moves to the house floor
Stericycle’s relocation proposal will be heard on the floor of the state House of Representatives. Members of the House’s Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environment Committee gave a resolution to...
View ArticlePoisoning blamed in father and son deaths
A Stansbury Park father and son died of carbon monoxide poisoning while ice fishing at Flaming Gorge Monday. According to information from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office in Sweetwater, Wyo.,...
View ArticleDeseret Peak’s pool will open this summer
After lying dormant since September 2012, the aquatic center at Deseret Peak Complex will open this summer. The Tooele County Commissioners approved an operating plan, including a fee schedule, for the...
View ArticleMarshall: Grantsville will continue to improve
Hard work and dedication by city employees and citizens alike were credited for Grantsville’s continued climb to improvement in Mayor Brent Marshall’s annual assessment. Marshall presented his State of...
View ArticleDunlavy: Tooele City is prepared for the future
Tooele City Mayor Patrick Dunlavy reviewed the accomplishments of nine years in office, but kept an eye to the future, during his Wednesday night state of the city address. Dunlavy’s list of city-wide...
View ArticleBulletin Board – February 27, 2014
Tooele Domestic Violence Presentation Join us as Celia Costanzo talks about domestic violence, child abuse and bullying. In memory of Micaela Costanzo, who was murdered in Wendover, Nev., in March...
View ArticleJames Michael Schulz
1948 – 2014 James Michael “Mike” Schulz, 66, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 24, 2014. Mike was born in Okmulgee, Okla., Jan. 24, 1948. Mike was married to Beverly Ellen Anderson of Grantsville in...
View ArticleGHS junior varsity completes stellar season
The future looks bright for boys basketball at Grantsville High School. Although eight seniors will graduate from this year’s Region 11 championship team, the junior varsity team was brilliant this...
View ArticleLocals earn Region 11 honors
Region 11 coaches from both the boys and girls teams met together this week to vote on basketball awards. Grantsville’s Devin Adams was voted Most Valuable player for the boys, and the Stansbury girls...
View ArticleHungry for the title, Stallions head to SUU
The Stansbury Stallions girls basketball team remains the lone representative from Region 11 at this weekend’s 3A state basketball tournament in Cedar City. No. 1 seed Bear River, Tooele and...
View ArticleCharitable transit program reaching out for growth, funding
For years, Danny Miner, a Tooele City resident and a disabled veteran, worried that his old car would break down on his way to doctors’ appointments in Salt Lake City. These days his ride is more...
View ArticleBrand’s 45-year fight against the mosquito coming to an end
Robert Brand plans to retire from the Tooele County Mosquito Abatement District after working there for almost 40 years. This spring will be Robert Brand’s last at fighting mosquitoes, something he’s...
View ArticleHydrochloric acid found on BLM land
US Magnesium has voluntarily entered into an agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency that will address the release of thousands of pounds of an acidic liquid waste onto adjacent federal...
View ArticleStericycle pledges to improve community outreach
While legislative leaders and corporate officials wrestle over Stericycle’s proposed relocation to Tooele County, residents of two separate communities must cope with the medical waste incinerator’s...
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