Clark Farm backers still have time to close deal
A split Grantsville City Council tabled an agenda item to lift the moratorium on burial plots at the Clark Historic Farm to allow more time to finalize a purchase agreement with a nonprofit at its...
View ArticleChildren can learn a whole lot about responsibility while training a horse
We are lucky in Utah, and Tooele County especially, to live in what I call a “horse culture.” There are countless people who own horses and experience the thrill of caring for and riding them. Go to...
View ArticleI may be an outsider, but Tooele County resonates with me
In the past week or so, I’ve written pieces about the ongoing conversation on the future of the Historic Clark Farm in Grantsville and a reflection on the one-year anniversary of the wildfire that...
View ArticleBuckaroo Balladeers will play this week at Fridays on Vine
Sounds coming from the stage this week at Fridays on Vine will be different than the typical country music. The Buckaroo Balladeers come from a western music landscape with roots that date back to folk...
View ArticleTranscript Bulletin columnist speaks at autism conference
Tooele Transcript Bulletin guest columnist and area resident Elayne Pearson made a home safety presentation at the national conference for the Autism Society of America in Denver. The “Hand in Hand...
View ArticleTooele County residents encouraged to participate in National Night Out on...
Local law enforcement officers are inviting neighborhoods to join them for a crime and drug prevention event on Aug. 4. National Night Out is intended to highlight local crime prevention efforts and...
View ArticleCities offer plenty to do on Pioneer Day
This year’s Pioneer Day celebrations will feature free food, music and fireworks in Tooele and Grantsville cities. Tooele City invites the public to celebrate Pioneer Day with a night of cowboy music,...
View ArticleRain, thin salt halts racing at Bonneville
For the second consecutive year, the sounds of racing engines over the Bonneville Salt Flats may not be heard. Two events have been canceled already, and the rest of the season may be in jeopardy due...
View ArticleDugway greets new commander
A new commander has taken the reins at Dugway Proving Ground after a change of command ceremony on the parade grounds Wednesday morning. Col. Sean G. Kirshner will take over for Col. Ronald F. Fizer,...
View ArticleAudit: County’s finances on ‘right track’
For the second consecutive year, Tooele County’s unrestricted fund balance grew by just over $1 million. That’s among the findings of the county’s independent audit for the year ending Dec. 31, 2014....
View ArticleNo pay hike for commissioners
Tooele County commissioners on Tuesday rolled back the 12 percent pay increase they approved for themselves two weeks ago. On July 7, commissioners Myron Bateman and Wade Bitner approved a resolution...
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Lorna Hollingshead Hardman
Our loving mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and sister was reunited with open arms from her mother, father and Heavenly Father on July 26, 2015, in Grantsville, Utah. She passed...
View ArticleTown hall meetings set to explain tax notices
The Tooele County Assessor’s Office will host two town hall meetings next month for Grantsville City property owners and concerned citizens who want to discuss their 2015 tax notice. The first one is...
View ArticleFundraiser set for Saturday to help robbed Chinese students
Residents of Tooele County are coming together to raise money for a group of Chinese exchange students who were robbed Wednesday while on a field trip. The students, aged 13-17 years old, were visiting...
View ArticleGrantsville first responders to host National Night Out event
A night of family-friendly activities designed to encourage community interaction with first responders is set for next Tuesday at the Grantsville Fire Station. From 5-8 p.m., Grantsville City’s police...
View ArticleSmoldering trash in semitrailer requires firefighter response
A smoking semitrailer was stopped in the westbound lane of Interstate 80 Wednesday afternoon while fire crews tended to its smoldering cargo. According to Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Chad McCoy, a UHP...
View ArticleBreinholt will return to Fridays on Vine
A familiar face will return to the stage this week at Fridays on Vine. Utah folk music artist Peter Breinholt is looking forward to the interactive atmosphere of the Tooele City concert series. “I love...
View ArticleTax notices reflect climbing home values in Grantsville
The tax man cometh. Notices of property valuation and proposed tax rates were mailed to Tooele County taxpayers on July 22 by the county’s clerk/auditor. Some Grantsville property owners have already...
View ArticleSchool district to hold hearing for tax rate
A proposed flat property tax rate for Tooele County schools in 2015 means some homeowners will have a higher tax bill this year. The Tooele County School Board is proposing to keep its 2014 property...
View ArticleBody found in suitcase is missing Las Vegas woman
The human remains found in a suitcase off Interstate 80 near Saltair in April belong to a missing Las Vegas woman, according to Unified Police. UPD Lt. Lex Bell said the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police...
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