Annual Festival of the Old West kicks off Friday
The 22nd annual Festival of the Old West will set up camp this weekend at the Dow James Recreation Complex in Tooele City. Friday through Sunday, the free community festival will feature a...
View ArticleHistoric Wendover Airfield to celebrate end of World War II
The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II will be celebrated this Saturday with vintage aircraft at Historic Wendover Airfield in Wendover. The “2015 Warbird Fly-In Open House” will feature World...
View ArticleHeavens to align lunar eclipse Sunday
This weekend, Utahns will see the stars align — or, more correctly, the alignment of the sun, the earth and the moon. A total lunar eclipse will begin on Sunday just after 7 p.m., although most Utah...
View ArticleStudents give name for surgical robot
The robotic arm at Mountain West Medical Center got a new name on Tuesday night. The name is “Surgio,” which was one of about 50 name submissions the hospital received during its community health event...
View ArticleOdgen woman pleads guilty to felony charges of assault and robbery
A Ogden woman pleaded guilty to felony charges of assault and robbery tied to a July incident in Tooele City during Third District Court on Sept. 15. Andrea Magera, 18, pleaded guilty to counts of...
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Third Tooele man charged in shooting
Seven Von Wilson A third Tooele man has been charged in a dispute at a mobile home park Monday afternoon that escalated into a shooting. Seven Wilson, 18, was arrested and charged with aggravated...
View ArticleLargest OHV trail system in nation to run through Tooele County
Vernon, population 243, is about to become the epicenter of the largest off-highway vehicle trail in the nation. The Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation is about to formally launch formal...
View ArticleSage-grouse spared from endangered species list
Although federal officials decided not to list the greater sage-grouse under the Endangered Species Act on Tuesday, new federal stipulations are in place to help protect the birds. The stipulations...
View ArticleCabela’s opens new $88M facility
It’s a cool, fun, new toy. And it’s big. That’s how one Cabela’s corporate official described the company’s new $88 million investment in Tooele County. Cabela’s held a ribbon cutting and open house...
View ArticleLogan takes 3AA North driver’s seat with win over Tooele
When running back Pete Smith broke a 96-yard touchdown run in the first quarter against the Logan Grizzlies, Tooele looked like it was going to be the undisputed leader in the 3AA North region. But...
View ArticleZur, Miners outlast Stansbury in shootout
The Stansbury football team’s defense had been dominant in the past few weeks, but the Stallions had no answer for Park City quarterback Spencer Zur and the Miners’ high-powered spread offense. Zur...
View Article‘I got this’
My good friend and I were out riding our motorcycles last week. We were just south of Stockton when my friend drifted off to the soft shoulder of the road. When the dust finally settled, he was in very...
View ArticleControls needed for deer
I am writing this letter in extreme frustration about a situation that I feel is grossly underestimated. The deer situation in Tooele City has totally gotten out of control. There are deer in my yard...
View ArticleVibrant community
Successful stores on Main Street and well-kept homes and neighborhoods are just a few barometers of a community’s vibrancy. But another key indicator is how well its hospital and healthcare delivery...
View ArticleHaws found guilty of cruelty to animals
A Salt Lake City jury has found horse trainer Shamus Haws of Erda not guilty of seven of 11 charges of animal cruelty. For the remaining four counts, the jury found him guilty. Haws, who has twice...
View ArticleSouth Carolina man faces rape, sexual abuse charges in Tooele
A South Carolina man facing rape and sexual abuse charges made his first appearance in Third District Court Monday morning. Dale Aaron Ford, Jr., 22, is charged with first-degree felony object rape...
View ArticleTooele High graduate helps avert HAFB mid-air collision
Staff Sgt. Steven Henwood said his job as an air traffic controller is intense every day with the 75th Operations Support Squadron at Hill Air Force Base. But at the beginning of the year, Henwood, a...
View ArticleOfficials prepared for new flu season
With summer now officially waned into fall, flu season is coming around again. The Tooele County Health Department will begin visiting local schools Oct. 1 to give flu shots to students in kindergarten...
View ArticleOpen house set for local emergency ops
Residents curious about Tooele County’s central hub of information and decision-making in case of a widespread emergency will have the opportunity to tour the facility tonight and Wednesday. Tooele...
View ArticleHealth dept. may set limit on septic tanks in valley
Communities in Tooele Valley are nearing the limit on individual wastewater systems. That’s what Jeff Coombs, director of the Tooele County Health Department, told the county board of health last...
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