New local podiatrist feels at home with practice in Tooele
Tooele County’s newest podiatrist has wasted no time settling in to the community — just days after he moved to the area, Jeff Carlson, DPM visited the Tooele Arts Festival to purchase art for his...
View ArticleClark Farm will celebrate Honey Harvest Festival this weekend
The honeybee’s sweet harvest will be celebrated at a gathering at Grantsville’s Historic Clark Farm this weekend. The Honey Harvest Festival will be held Friday and Saturday at the historic facility as...
View ArticleBargain Buggy’s skips gimmicks to keep buying process simple
Eight years ago, Mike Garrard and Doug Bergener left the big boy car dealer world and opened Bargain Buggy’s, a local used auto sales lot in Erda. Bargain Buggy’s blossomed into a thriving business,...
View ArticleWalk to raise water awareness
Utah and Africa may seem to be half a world apart, but they share a common concern — water. A group of employees from Clearlink, a Salt Lake City-based website and content management company, passed...
View ArticleAnnual Fall Boo-Tique set for this weekend at local Methodist church
The United Methodist Women are hosting their annual Fall Boo-Tique this Friday and Saturday at Tooele United Methodist Church. The event was founded by the women’s group several years ago to provide a...
View ArticleClegg rides on to Washington, DC
Tooele County Commissioner Bruce Clegg and the Grass March Cowboy Express are halfway there. The group rode into Topeka, Kansas last night on their cross- country horse trek to Washington, D.C. to...
View ArticleUnsolved murder baffles police
Three years ago this week, 69-year-old Evelynne Derricott returned to her Tooele home and was apparently killed by an intruder. Today, Tooele police are still pursuing leads but are asking the public’s...
View ArticleRanchers continue to fight agency over water
A proposed U.S. Forest service regulation is nothing more than an attempt to circumvent Congress and grab control of Utah’s water, according to the Utah Farm Bureau. Last May the Forest Service...
View ArticleThree escape fiery crash at Lake Point
A collision between two semi trucks caused both vehicles to burst into flames and diverted traffic for nearly 12 hours in Lake Point Tuesday. A little before 2 p.m., a red Peterbilt truck in the...
View ArticleArea sage-grouse population ‘tenuous’ while better elsewhere
With less than a year before a federal agency may list the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act, the bird’s population in Tooele County has declined slightly, according to local...
View ArticleDetroit Diesel revs up line with massive engine
Detroit Diesel Remanufacturing has resurrected its Series 60 engine production line at its facility in the Ninigret Depot in Tooele City. The revival of the dormant line has resulted in at least 50...
View ArticleShrimp boat catches fire near Hat Island
A brine shrimp boat caused a stir on the Great Salt Lake last Thursday afternoon when it caught fire while carrying 1,400 gallons of gasoline. The Bear River Health Department reported that the flaming...
View ArticleState school board selects new chief
Utah state schools have a new chief. The Utah State Board of Education selected Brad C. Smith, Ogden School District superintendent, as the next State Superintendent of Public Instruction at their...
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Website offers info on judges’ performance
John Dow A new state website offers help to Tooele County voters who face a long ballot on Nov. 4 that includes retention votes for 21 state and local judges. State and local judges are appointed, but...
View ArticleVoters urged to check mail for pamphlet
A voter information pamphlet that explains why the local school district is asking voters to approve a $19.5 million bond will reach registered voters’ mail boxes in Tooele County this week. “We are...
View ArticleGlobal corp. to build new Tooele plant
An international company that caters to the mining and tunneling industry has received a conditional use permit from Tooele City for the construction of a new plant in the Ninigret Industrial Depot....
View ArticleLast-minute moisture helps local crop yields
Last-minute moisture and a delayed fall frost have local farmers ending the season on an optimistic note despite a dry spring that threatened to parch reservoir-dependent crops. Most Tooele County...
View ArticleGovernor selects Hogan to serve as judge
Tooele County’s top attorney will take on the title of judge, but he’ll still be on the November ballot for re-election. Tooele County Attorney Doug Hogan said he got a call from Gov. Gary Herbert on...
View ArticleStansbury residents told to boil water pending further tests
The Tooele County Health Department is testing samples from Stansbury Park’s public water system to determine if bacterial contamination detected earlier this week is still present. The Stansbury Park...
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KUER journalist to moderate commission, sheriff debate
Dan Bammes, KUER radio Voters who want a closer look at candidates seeking to lead Tooele County are invited to a debate. Candidates for Tooele County Commission Seat A and B and for the office of...
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