Court: Woman can file suit against Army
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that a Colorado woman who asserts she was exposed to nerve agent while working near Dugway Proving Ground is allowed to file a claim against the Army. The...
View ArticleGrantsville council OKs disputed rezone
A Grantsville man whose petition for a commercial rezone was met with hot protest from neighbors has had his request granted. Ken Grant’s petition to take .72 acres of a 5.8-acre lot at 713 E. Main and...
View ArticleFinance reports posted
Campaign finance reports from candidates who want to represent Tooele County in the next Utah Legislature show a combined total of $174,245 in funds. Those reports were submitted to the lieutenant...
View ArticleNew nursing care facility back on track
After nearly a year of delays, Rocky Mountain Care is on track to break ground on a new, state-of-the-art facility early next year, company officials say. Tooele City approved a rezone for the...
View ArticleStallions beat Buffs to stay tied for region lead
Tooele scored the first and final goals of the match, but Stansbury scored four goals in between to defeat the Buffaloes 4-2 in soccer on Tuesday. “It’s always nice to travel to Tooele and pick up a...
View ArticleSHS powers past GHS in region volleyball game
In a game closer than the final score suggested, Stansbury took down Grantsville in Region 11 volleyball play 3-1 on Tuesday. “We just stayed steady,” said SHS head coach Melissa Flint. “We actually...
View ArticleSports Wrap – September 25, 2014
Grantsville tennis The Grantsville girls tennis team finished the region season with a perfect 8-0 record in each position. The Cowboys cruised past Stansbury on Tuesday at Stansbury 6-0. Singles...
View ArticleLibrary urges readers to use free services
Librarians at the Tooele City Library have spent the better part of a month asking residents to sign up for free services. The library celebrates “library card month” each September, and marks the...
View ArticleHorses see low rate of West Nile infection
Despite elevated levels of viral activity this fall, statewide reports of West Nile have decreased significantly — a feat the state veterinarian attributes to high vaccination rates. The state has seen...
View ArticleAnnual Festival of the Old West kicks off Friday
Mountain men and gem enthusiasts are coming together this weekend for a free festival celebrating the American West. The 21st annual Festival of the Old West will set up camp in Tooele City Friday...
View ArticleTests confirm enterovirus now in Utah
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Tuesday that 12 samples from Utah tested positive for enterovirus, confirming officials’ concerns that the virus has spread to the state....
View ArticleGoals set to restore habitat for area deer
Volunteers from the West Desert Chapter of the Mule Deer Foundation will spend their free time over the next several months defending the species they love with chainsaws. Beginning next week, the...
View ArticleDistrict to get $2.4M to make schools safer
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the Tooele County School District a $2.4 million grant to improve the learning environment in schools and promote school safety. The grant is one of 130...
View ArticlePopular ‘Miss Karma’ retires after 43 years of teaching
Students of all ages gathered in a small wooded park in Stansbury Park on Monday to say farewell to a teacher who started them on their education pathway. Karma Dale decided during this summer that she...
View ArticleFeel the Draft
Draft Day Blu-ray $39.99, DVD $29.95 (Lionsgate) Kevin Costner leads an all-star cast (including Jennifer Garner, Denis Leary, Frank Langella, Sam Elliott, Sean Combs, Terry Crews, Tom Welling and...
View ArticleJava Juiced
Caffeinated By Murray Carpenter Hardcover, 270 pages (Hudson Street Press) Had your fix today—your caffeine fix? The most popular drug in America is the completely unregulated one that we get in our...
View ArticleMusical History Tour
The History of Music in 50 Instruments By Philip Wilkinson Hardcover, 224 pages, $29.95 (Firefly Books) Strike up the band! This informative, generously illustrated guided tour of musical history looks...
View ArticleBiscotti— Sweet and Savory
Biscotti are the crunchy, gently sweetened Tuscan cookies Italians like to dunk in wine. In Italy, the word “biscotti” refers to any kind of cookie, but once it made the voyage across the sea,...
View ArticleFirefighter injured while responding to North Tooele grassfire Thursday
One firefighter was injured while fighting a grass fire that threatened businesses near east 2000 North in Tooele Thursday. The firefighter was transported for medical treatment and released the same...
View ArticleAuthors help to inspire youth to read at book fair
There was a time in America when children were not allowed to check out library books. Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise and opened the first children’s room at the New York Public Library in 1911....
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