Waste handler already has ‘quiet presence’
Though the Utah State Senate is poised to vote on a resolution that would permit Stericycle’s relocation to proceed through the legal process, the company already has a quiet presence in Tooele County....
View ArticleContractor chosen for new Dugway High school
A Salt Lake City-based contractor with experience in building schools in Tooele County has been selected to construct the new Dugway High School. Hughes General Contractors was named as the general...
View ArticleSlew of pre-summer films await the big screen
With winter squarely in the rear-view mirror, movie studios are gearing up for their blockbusters with a slew of pre-summer movies. The rest of us just call this awkward time between winter and summer...
View ArticleGrantsville man pleads guilty to fleeing from officers
A Grantsville man has pleaded guilty to running from police in an October incident. Eric Niesporek, 20, pleaded guilty to one count of failure to stop or respond at the command of police, a...
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Race to November starts with filing for candidacy
Friday is the first day that people running for office this fall can officially file as a candidate. Filing for positions to be elected this fall starts Friday morning and runs through March 20. The...
View ArticleStansbury track lands 21 first-place results
The Stansbury track and field team finished with 21 first-place results over rival Tooele in Wednesday’s track meet at Stansbury High School. In the boys’ events, Stansbury placed first 12 times to...
View ArticleSchool district begins new tipline to prevent bullying
Students, parents, and community members with school safety concerns have a new way to anonymously share their information with school officials. A new “Safeschools Alert” button on the home page of...
View ArticleGoshute Tribe files suit against BLM in conflict
The Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation has joined a coalition of plaintiffs in a new case against the federal government for control of groundwater beneath the tribe’s ancestral homeland....
View ArticleStericycle relocation resolution clears legislative process
Stericycle is ready to move toward obtaining permits to operate a medical waste incinerator in Tooele County after this week’s senate vote finalized legislative approval of the move. The Utah State...
View ArticleSchool district considers new 10-year plan
The Tooele County School Board glimpsed into the future Tuesday as they got their first look at a proposed 10-year plan for facilities and capital management. The plan projects the school district will...
View ArticleStericycle finds allies at public open house
Stericycle has set its hopes on moving to a proposed site in Rowley, but still has a long permitting process before it can begin relocation, officials said during a public open house. About a dozen...
View ArticleBirthday party balloons cause one-hour power outage in Tooele City
A bunch of metallic mylar birthday balloons became tangled in some power lines Wednesday afternoon and caused a power outage in Tooele City. The outage lasted for about an hour and affected several...
View ArticleWater polo athletes from every school join forces
The Tooele County water polo team underwent a major overhaul this season, but the players scrambled and put things together just in time to save their season. Having lost their head coach because of...
View ArticleStericycle announces series of public meetings
The medical waste handler that wants to relocate an incinerator from North Salt Lake to Tooele County, has announced a series of public meetings and tours in anticipation of the county’s permitting...
View ArticleCitizens who want to burn brush urged caution, and to get permit
Residents are urged to use caution when burning brush and debris this spring, and also to obtain a burn permit before lighting a match. Tooele County Fire Warden Tom Wilson said people planning to burn...
View ArticleResidents dodged citations during county’s first winter of state required...
Tooele Valley residents still have a clean slate in spite of a new state rule that banned wood burning on certain days this winter. Communities throughout the Wasatch Front have experienced mandatory...
View ArticleCowboy kickers topple Buffaloes
Tooele made things exciting to start the second half, but the Grantsville Cowboys scored four straight goals and held on for a 6-4 victory. Trailing 2-0, the Buffaloes struck quick after the halftime...
View ArticleHealth department is first in Utah to achieve national accreditation
The Tooele County Health Department announced Wednesday that it has become the first health department in the state of Utah to achieve national accreditation. The accreditation process, which is...
View Article3-year-old Grantsville girl hurt after darting out in front of motorbike
A 3-year-old Grantsville girl was critically injured after being hit by a motorcycle Wednesday evening. Lt. Steve Barrett with the Grantsville City Police Department, said the girl was playing on the...
View ArticleDemocrats’ hopes high for general election
Caucus turnout may have been sparse, but Tooele County Democrats are optimistic about their chances for victory in the fall general election. Around 70 people attended Democratic caucus meetings for...
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