Stansbury installs waterfalls at entrance
Stansbury Park’s “front porch” is getting finishing touches on its redesign as part of a series of improvements to the community. Twin waterfalls, flanking the Stansbury Park monolith on the east...
View ArticleNew Settlement pipeline finished
It’s a month overdue, but a new Settlement Canyon pipeline is finally online and running water — just in time to funnel this winter’s snowpack into the reservoir. Gary Bevan, president of Settlement...
View ArticleMain Street rebuild plan moves ahead
The future of Tooele City’s Main Street is more clear as the state moves into the planning phase of its long-anticipated 2015 redesign project. A representative from the Utah Department of...
View ArticleLocal arts council to host community-wide, Christmas variety show next Monday...
After a year-long hiatus, popular demand has brought back the Christmas variety show the Tooele City Arts Council first hosted two years ago. As with the first variety show held in 2012, this year’s...
View ArticleInvestigators find cause to Tuesday’s fire in Stansbury
Fire investigators have determined a candle in a closet was the cause of a fire that destroyed a Stansbury Park home Tuesday. Ryan Willden, public information officer with the North Tooele County Fire...
View ArticleLocal children will dance with professionals at Ballet West
Tooele County may not be home to a grand concert hall, professional performing arts groups or prestigious arts schools, but 13 area youths will dance with the state’s top professional ballerinas this...
View ArticleCops will serve up dinners to raise Christmas funds for kids
Local law enforcement officers will trade in their badges for aprons next week to bring Christmas to kids in need. The annual Tip-a-Cop will be held Dec. 9 and Dec. 11 at two local restaurants where...
View ArticleState, Stericycle settle on $2.3 million for permit violation
The Utah Division of Air Quality and Stericycle, the medical waste handler set to relocate to Tooele County, have settled the issue of a permit violation that took place in early 2013. Stericycle...
View ArticleCounty officer salaries back to pre-2013 levels
Tooele County Commissioners voted Tuesday to restore the salaries of elected officials and their chief deputies to pre-2013 levels. Commissioners and a few other county officials voluntarily reduced...
View ArticleCounty OKs 2015 budget at $58.9M
Tooele County has a budget for 2015 with no tax increases, no new taxes and internal loans between county funds paid off. The new budget also keeps the county assessor’s motor vehicle registration...
View ArticleCommissioners deny Country Explosion’s $460K request
The Tooele County Commission has denied a request for $460,000 in tourism tax money from the company that put on Country Explosion last July. The commissioners also denied a request from Miller...
View ArticleNovember puts county deeper into drought
Another month of dry weather has put Tooele Valley three inches behind normal after just two months of accumulating precipitation for next summer. The valley saw just two inches of snow from two storms...
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Texts From Jane Eyre
“Texts From Jane Eyre” by Mallory Ortberg (Henry Holt and Co., $23) Reviewed by Ealish Waddell Updated versions of classic stories are nothing new, but the recently released “Texts From Jane Eyre”...
View ArticleDoes Christmas struggle to find the hearts of men?
In 1971 a diverse group of youth climbed a hilltop in Tuscany, Italy and sang, “I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” The song became an iconic part of Coca-Cola’s “It’s the real...
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Raymond Scott Bishop
Our beloved Raymond Scott Bishop passed away December 8, 2014. He was born January 15, 1993 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Scott leaves behind his parents, Shawn and Jodi Bishop; brothers, Josh and Jarren...
View ArticleTooele Denny’s gets makeover with new motif, staff training
When the Tooele Denny’s reopens on Friday night, customers will find the bright green and yellow motif is gone and replaced by earth tones like tan and gray. The Tooele Denny’s closed Sunday night to...
View ArticleTooele High’s Winter Trees Fest ready to help families in need
Tooele High School will host its annual Winter Trees Festival this Friday at 5 p.m. in the school’s commons area by the lunchroom. Presents and trees will be distributed to families in need that...
View ArticleLocal church seeks donated coats to help warm residents in need
Christmas is a wonderful time of year — but less so when it’s 20 degrees outside and you don’t have a coat. Mark Bunyon, pastor at New Life Christian Fellowship in Tooele, said members of his...
View ArticleFan Fest announces performers, food and toy drive for Christmas
The organization for a new country music festival slated for Deseret Peak Complex next July is already up and running. Country Fan Fest announced a promotional activity this week that benefits the...
View ArticleDonations being accepted for Benefit Fund recipient
Nominations for the annual Tooele Transcript Bulletin Benefit Fund have been received and are being reviewed to determine which person or family will best be served. The recipient person or family will...
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