Stansbury Park Service Agency moves ahead on football field
The room was full beyond capacity as supporters of softball, and youth sports in general, came out in force to the Stansbury Park Service Agency meeting Wednesday night. After a public comment period...
View ArticleLake Point ready to celebrate its community this weekend
Residents of Lake Point are invited to get together for a community celebration this weekend. Lake Point Days begin Friday at 7 p.m. with a Kids Mile run down Center Street. At 7:30 p.m. a 5K Fun Run...
View ArticleLDS Church creates new stake in Tooele in response to growth
Local church growth has led to the creation of a new stake in Tooele City for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. With the creation of the new Tooele West Stake, Tooele County...
View ArticleShaRonns Drill Team seeks donated shoes to help raise funds
The ShaRonns Drill Team wants your shoes. The Tooele High School team is currently working with recycling company Angel Bins to hold a drive for used pairs of shoes. Once the team collects at least...
View ArticleFor Eric Dodge, music is his way to uplift others, beat fear
For the musician coming to this week’s Fridays on Vine concert, music is a way he seeks to uplift others. In his lifetime, Eric Dodge has gone from a potential police officer whose greatest fear was...
View ArticleI-80 pit stop aims to raise drowsy driving awareness
It’s Drowsy Driving Awareness Week in Utah and motorists on eastbound Interstate 80 will be able to take a break from their travels with a much needed coffee or soda this Saturday. No Drowsy Driving,...
View ArticleLegislature, governor OKs airport prison site
Gov. Gary Herbert didn’t wait long. This morning, Herbert signed a concurrent resolution passed by both the House and the Senate in a special session held yesterday. The resolution supports the...
View ArticlePurchase agreement reached for Clark Farm and buildings
The Clark Historic Farm is finally on the road to new ownership after the Friends of the Clark Farm agreed to a purchase agreement with Grantsville City on Aug. 14. The terms of the deal remained...
View ArticleMitime has deep roots in auto industry
Li Shufu, 52, is a Chinese capitalist. That’s how Alan Wilson, a Utah-based racetrack designer and management consultant who has worked with Shufu’s investment company since 2012, describes the man who...
View ArticleCounty inks deal to sell racetrack for $20M
Tooele County Commissioners announced Tuesday that they have signed an initial agreement to sell Miller Motorsports Park to a Chinese industrialist for $20 million. And the potential new owner of the...
View ArticleBrady, Buffs stampede over young Cowboys
Even without a 76-yard touchdown rush just before halftime, Tooele senior running back Ryan Brady would have had more yards and touchdowns than the entire Grantsville offense combined. With it, his 16...
View ArticleBuffaloes stampede
If Tooele is looking to improve upon and outdo its record-setting 2014 campaign, Friday’s win over long-time rival Grantsville has put the Buffaloes on the right track. “We’re not even going to focus...
View ArticleSports Wrap – August 25, 2015
Wall of fame Tooele High School is accepting applications for the Annual Athletic Wall of Fame Induction Ceremony, to be held Sept. 18. Applicants must have graduated from THS at least 10 years ago....
View ArticleBy-mail voting again increases turnout
The 2015 Primary Election was held Aug. 11. While there wasn’t a landslide turnout, it once again shows that by mail voting increases turnout. The results were as follows: Grantsville City Registered...
View ArticleRace on!
The global economy’s far reach just hit Tooele County in a big way. The impact came last Tuesday when the Tooele County Commission announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding to sell...
View ArticleTo live according to Lady Wisdom is a great challenge but will bring great...
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. What is...
View ArticleThe family of Ethel Bourget
The family of Ethel Bourget would like to thank all who helped make our very difficult time easier to go through. We would like to thank Father Sam for all he did for Ethel, for the blessing and the...
View ArticleDusty Griffith and family
Thanks everyone for the support and donations to help with medical expenses for Dusty Griffith. Thanks to our mayor for breakfast, C & G for a BBQ lunch, Oquirrh Hills pro Chris Scott, the...
View ArticlePete Mermejo
Pete Mermejo, former resident of Ophir and Stockton, died May 26, 2015, in Carmichael, California. He was born Aug. 9, 1940. He was a graduate of Tooele High School (Class of 1960) and a U.S. Navy...
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Nicole Sharee Snow
Nicole Sharee Snow, 28, our valiant warrior, left us on Aug. 18, 2015, to spread her wings and fly free among the angels. Nicole was a wonderful mother who loved her children with all of her heart and...
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