Clarke N. Johnsen Jr. High Volunteers
Volunteerism is alive and thriving at Clarke N. Johnsen Jr. High. Parent involvement does not end at the elementary school. Whenever Clarke N. Johnsen Jr. High needs help with a project, all we have to...
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The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur
“The Most Dangerous Man in America: The Making of Douglas MacArthur” by Mark Perry (Basic Books, $29.99) Reviewed by Larry Cox Even a half-century after his death, Gen. Douglas MacArthur remains one...
View ArticleThe Wise Old Men
(a folktale from Romania) Once upon a time in a village in Romania, a group of young people gathered together. The evening went on, with everyone laughing and joking and socializing, when one of the...
View ArticleStericycle emissions small compared to top local polluters
Though Stericycle’s North Salt Lake incineration operation has become the center of an air quality debate, the company’s latest emissions report indicates that its current rate of pollutants is far...
View ArticleBank study indicates county underestimated cost services
Tooele County officials underestimated the cost of providing city-like services to unincorporated areas of the county when they prepared the 2014 budget last fall. That’s the preliminary conclusion of...
View ArticlePetting zoo to welcome in spring at Clark Farm
Fluffy baby bunnies and fuzzy chicks will help usher in spring at Grantsville’s Historic Clark Farm for the next two weekends. A petting zoo, and farm and heritage tours, will be held at the historic...
View ArticleHow I killed Mike Colson and the rest of the Grantsville City Council in just...
It could be argued that I am not the most nurturing person by nature. My earliest pets, box elder bugs that I collected from our yard and kept in a metal Band-Aid box, died almost immediately. I once...
View ArticleI was once told that profanity is the crutch of a weak mind
Editor’s note: “Matters of faith” is a column that provides local religious leaders a place to write about how their respective faiths provide hope, courage and strength in these modern times. I like...
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Rick S. Morrison
It is with great sorrow to acknowledge the passing of my dear brother Rick S. Morrison (Ricky Mo), born September 5, 1970. Rick has always been a kind, loving soul and will be greatly missed by many....
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Elgin Kay Jefferies
Elgin Kay Jefferies, age 88, passed away on April 20, 2014, of natural causes. He was born Nov. 5,1925, to James Bovier Jefferies and Alice Louise Peck. He attended schools in Grantsville, graduating...
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Robert Wayne Cox
1950-2014 Robert Wayne Cox, 63, passed away April 22, 2014, in Grantsville, Utah. Robert grew up in Walnut Creek, just outside of Oakland, Calif. Robert’s family moved around a lot and he attended...
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Kenneth Dee Abbott
Former Marine and civil servant, Kenneth Dee Abbott, of Grantsville, Utah, went on to higher hunting grounds April 21, 2014. He was born to the late Medford Dee and Kathryn Abbott. He was a big brother...
View ArticleDeath Notice: Terri L. Boggs
Terri L. Boggs, age 55, passed away at her home in Grantsville, early Sunday morning, April 20. Arrangements are pending at Dalton-Hoopes Funeral Parlor. A complete obituary will follow in the Tuesday...
View ArticleTooele man faces criminal charges for alleged abuse of his parents
A Tooele man is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing his elderly mother and father. The 56-year-old man, whose name the Transcript-Bulletin is withholding in effort to protect the identities...
View ArticleMan jailed for alleged rape of pregnant woman
A Tooele man has been arrested and charged for allegedly raping the woman carrying his unborn child. According to a probable cause statement, on April 17, Austin Caldwell, 33, went into the bedroom of...
View ArticleSeveral schools will see new principals this fall
Tooele County School District’s superintendent announced a shake up in school leadership last week that will send new administrators to seven schools. “Performance issues were not in the mix here,”...
View ArticleTeen hurt after getting hit by truck
A Grantsville High School student was injured Thursday night in an egging war. A group of teens were throwing eggs at one another at Grantsville Reservoir about 11:20 p.m. when the 17-year-old boy...
View ArticleGHS thespians ready to unleash the crazy world of ‘Spamalot’
The quest for the Holy Grail is not yet dead for Grantsville High School theater. The school’s Theatre and Music Departments will be coming together to present “Spamalot,” a musical adaptation of...
View ArticleRepublican party retains Thatcher as senate candidate
Incumbent Sen. Daniel Thatcher, R-West Valley City, beat Tooele County resident Vicki Griffith in an intra-party challenge for the party’s nomination to represent state Senate District 12. State...
View ArticleReal estate market grows in 1st quarter
Home prices and sales in Tooele County rose for the fourth consecutive year during the first quarter of 2014, bucking a regional and national trend for a softer housing market in the first quarter of...
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