Volunteers to build new meeting hall for Jehovah’s Witnesses
There was no building at 277 E. 400 North in Tooele on Tuesday. But by the end of the workday on Wednesday, nearly 200 volunteer laborers had already put up four walls and a roof. This is standard...
View ArticlePreliminary plat approved for Northport despite traffic issue
The Tooele County Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat for a development in Stansbury Park that contains a controversial road connection. Phase 3 of Northport Village, located on the west...
View ArticleMiddle Canyon open for camping
Middle Canyon opened for commuters and campers Monday morning. Tooele and Salt Lake County officials worked together to open the gates to Middle and Butterfield canyons, according to Dave Brown, Tooele...
View ArticleAfter first year of operation, AirMed base flies ‘almost daily’ to meet area...
Though it has only been in operation for a little over a year, AirMed’s Tooele base is already one of the busiest in the service. The base, which opened for operation in Dec. 2013, has a single...
View ArticleCounty speeds up Village Blvd. extension to SR-138
The state has an intersection at Village Boulevard and SR-138 in Stansbury Park planned for 2018, but the Tooele County Commission doesn’t want to wait that long. The commissioners want Village...
View ArticleExhumed body from Tooele City Cemetery may solve old cold case
In June of 1976, the body of a man in his late teens or early twenties, was found with two gunshot wounds to the head, several miles outside of Wendover near a sanitation landfill. The Tooele County...
View ArticleState agencies take aim in Dugway’s ‘Top Shot’ contest
Law enforcement and military agencies from around the state competed for bragging rights and prizes Wednesday at the 4th Annual Tactical Top Shot 3-Gun Competition at Dugway Proving Ground’s shooting...
View ArticleLocal softball teams advance in St. George
All three of Tooele County’s high school softball teams overcame difficult weather conditions and tough competition to advance in the Class 3A state softball tournament Thursday at The Fields at Little...
View ArticleStallions one win from third straight title
After beating Juab to move within one win of a third straight state championship, the Stansbury softball team was in a jovial mood Friday afternoon, laughing and dancing in the outfield. The mood was...
View ArticleThrice as nice: Stallions repeat as softball champions
There is officially a new dynasty in Class 3A softball. The Stansbury Stallions became the third team in the past 15 years to win three consecutive titles, capturing the 2015 state championship with a...
View ArticleThe Lord’s prayer never refers to the individual
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. Last...
View ArticleTooele couple taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to the legs
A Tooele couple was taken to an area hospital after a handgun accidentally discharged while the husband was watching an instructional video Saturday morning. According to Tooele City Police, the couple...
View ArticleGuest teacher earns top award for getting the job done right
Cheryl Morgan may teach a different grade at a different school and a different subject each day. It is what she has done for the past 12 years as one of Tooele County School District’s 170 guest...
View ArticleSheriff Wimmer hands out awards to top deputies
The new sheriff in town brought a new tradition to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office last Thursday night — an awards banquet. Sheriff Paul Wimmer said the banquet served as a means of bringing the...
View ArticlePolice Chief Turner honors dept. staff at awards banquet
The Grantsville City Police Department honored some of its best and brightest at an awards banquet May 14. Grantsville City Police Chief Kevin Turner and Lt. Dan Chamberlain presented the various...
View ArticleCity rallies residents around voluntary water conservation plan
Though cities throughout the state have begun rolling out strict mandates regarding water use, Tooele City has a different approach: nicely ask residents to do their part. Mayor Patrick Dunlavy said...
View Article27 Blue Peak High students graduate
The audience in Blue Peak High School’s gymnasium stood in respect Monday night as the school’s senior class marched in to the tune of “Land of Hope and Glory,” from British composer Edward Elgar’s...
View ArticleWinter die-off hits local beekeepers close to home
After a few years of recovery, beekeepers across the nation are reporting that large numbers of their hives have died or disappeared over the past year — and this time, local hives are no exception....
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PRC members will come to Grantsville
Sen. Stevenson Leaders of the state’s Prison Relocation Commission will come to Grantsville next week after all. Rep. Wilson They had planned to skip out on a series of three informational meetings in...
View ArticleStansbury High wins softball state championship
The Stansbury High School Girls’ Softball Team made it three state championships in a row at the state tourney in St. George on Saturday. The team was given a traditional fire truck ride after...
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