City’s audit reports strong fiscal position
Tooele City’s overall net value increased by nearly $1 million during the 2013-2014 fiscal year, despite a jump in liabilities on account of the $20.7 million settlement with Tooele Associates. The...
View ArticleSchool board opposes prison
The Tooele County School Board joined the growing group of local governmental entities that formally oppose a Utah State Prison in Tooele County. The school board unanimously passed a resolution that...
View ArticleCustomers, station owners delighted with gas price’s continued plummet
Tooele County residents are seeing relief at the pumps as gas prices drop nationwide. Regular gasoline prices have dipped below $2 per gallon in Utah for the first time since May 2009, according to the...
View ArticleCitizens condemn plan to ban woodburning
Some Tooele County residents who attended the state’s first public hearing on the matter say the state’s Air Quality Board can go ahead and pass its proposed woodburning ban. They’ll keep burning...
View ArticleObama’s middle-class plans may hit close to home in county
President Barack Obama highlighted his future plans for “middle class economics” during his sixth state of the union address delivered before a joint session of Congress in the nation’s Capitol on...
View ArticleMasonic Lodge to celebrate 115-year anniversary
Members of one of Tooele County’s longest-running civic organizations figure it’s about time they throw a birthday party. Rocky Mountain Lodge #11 has held a number of public celebrations — races, car...
View ArticleCrowd applauds as commission denies Stockton Bar rezone
The Tooele County Commission has turned down an application from a Salt Lake City resident who wanted to extract gravel from the Stockton Bar. On Tuesday the commission denied a rezone request for 47...
View ArticleLive Western album to be cut during concert at Deseret Peak
Patrons of this year’s Night of Western Music and Cowboy Poetry at Deseret Peak Complex are in for a rare treat — the opportunity to watch the production of a live album by Western singer/songwriter...
View ArticleTooele Chamber will honor members
EnergySolutions is among the businesses and individuals that will be honored at the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism’s awards and installation banquet at Miller Motorsports Park this...
View ArticlePolice use social media to reach out
On Jan. 8 and 9, two local youths went missing and the Tooele City Police Department took to social media and asked for the public’s help to find them. The post for one missing youth was shared 81...
View ArticleCrime drops in Grantsville
Crime is down in Grantsville, according to the city police department’s annual report. Grantsville Police Chief Kevin Turner presented the report’s findings to the city council on Wednesday. The crime...
View ArticleAdopt-A-Trail program issues call for volunteers
Tooele County has 200 miles of trails that are ready for adoption. “Volunteers are an essential part of the county’s trail program,” said Jerry Hurst, former Tooele County Commissioner and now the...
View ArticleTooele motorists drove less, helped clear the air in 2013
State data estimates that local motorists drove a combined average of 2.24 million miles per day in 2013 — the lowest daily average Tooele County has seen in nearly a decade. The Utah Division of...
View ArticleHome prices continued big rebound last year
After three years of solid growth the median sales price of a Tooele County home has reached a new post-recession high. The median sales price for homes in Tooele County in 2014 was $174,900, according...
View ArticleTooele chamber gives out awards, installs leaders at banquet
The Tooele County Chamber of Commerce attracted a sold out crowd of 200 people for its 2015 installation and awards banquet. The chamber held the banquet on Saturday evening at the Miller Motorsports...
View ArticleWant to contact a lawmaker at the Legislature? Here’s how
The 2015 general session of the Utah Legislature convened Monday and will end on March 12 after a 45-day run. Tooele County’s four legislators are listed below with their contact information. House and...
View ArticleParenting workshop sees enrollment jump
After collaborating with local schools and civic groups, a Tooele City-sponsored parenting class has seen enrollment increase by nearly 50 percent. The free parenting workshop Guiding Good Choices,...
View ArticleSearch and Rescue honors members
The Tooele County Search and Rescue Team held its annual Officer’s Banquet on Jan. 13 and gave awards to members. Joey Nix was given the Outstanding Member of the Year Award, which is selected by the...
View ArticleAnnual homeless census to be begin on Thursday
The Tooele County Homeless Coordinating Committee will search the community later this week to see how many homeless people they can find. The annual point-in-time count of homeless people will be...
View ArticlePopeyes eyes Lake Point location
Louisiana-style chicken is coming to Lake Point this summer. A West Valley City businessman has announced he will open a Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen in Lake Point this August. Maqsmood Merchant, of...
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