Roads and schools win; some incumbents lose
Tooele County voters increased both their property and sales tax in last night’s general county election. Proposition 1, the local option transportation sales tax, ended the night with a 51-percent...
View ArticleCounty OKs new gun range on Burmester Road
A new privately-owned gun range was approved by the Tooele County planning commission on Wednesday. The planning commission voted unanimously to approve a conditional use permit for Doug Higley to...
View ArticleOfficials explain restrictions to protect greater sage-grouse
Federal land officials explained more on Tuesday how land use restrictions for the greater sage-grouse will affect Tooele County residents. Ranchers won’t face any immediate changes to livestock...
View ArticleWendover council prepares to move forward
The Wendover City Council will have at least three new faces by the time the state certifies its election results. Manuel Carrillo and Radine Murphy emerged in the election with respectively 30 percent...
View ArticleTight NTFD board race requires final ballot count for decision
Three new board members will join the North Tooele Fire District, according to preliminary election results from Tuesday night. Ken Aldridge and Rick Pollock received the most votes during the election...
View ArticleStansbury board election awaits final ballot count to pick winners
Incumbent Neil Smart should retain his seat on the Stansbury Park Service Agency board, but other seats remain too close to call. Incumbent Glenn Oscarson and challenger Leslie Wanlass sit only 14...
View ArticleVernon continues to find ways to fill town council vacancies
For about the last two election cycles, town council candidates in Vernon have been few and far between, according to Town Clerk Doretta Shumway. This year was no different, with resident John Olson...
View ArticleTooele council to continue on its ‘course’
The Tooele City Council will stay the same after voters re-elected all three incumbent candidates on Tuesday. Dave McCall took the majority of votes for the second election cycle in a row, clinching a...
View ArticleSales tax for roads to be split three ways
On April Fool’s Day 2016, an extra 0.25 percent will be added to the sales tax for all non-food items in Tooele County. Unofficial election results show that votes for the local option transportation...
View ArticleAllen and Sparks are new faces on Grantsville council
There will be two new faces on the Grantsville City Council next year, according to preliminary results from Tuesday night’s election. Newcomers Jewel Allen and Krista Sparks and incumbent Neil...
View ArticleRogers: We will deliver as promised
Voters approved Tooele County School District’s $49 million bond with 3,490 votes for and 2,900 against. That’s a 590-vote spread with a 54.6 percent affirmative vote, according to unofficial election...
View ArticleRemembering our nation’s greatest generation on Veterans Day
Yesterday was Veterans Day, an important opportunity to show appreciation for the sacrifice and dedication of those willing to risk everything to protect our lives, freedom and liberty. As a reporter...
View ArticleRefreshing joy of nature can show up in unexpected places
Whether you live in a city or on a farm, you can benefit by being refreshed by nature. For more than a week, I have been in Wisconsin at a school where I am “trapped” without a rental car or other...
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Kelsey Alee Packard
Our little Kelsey Alee Packard passed away Nov. 9, 2015, at the age of 28. She was born March 18, 1987, to Larry Packard and Julie Packard Goins. Kelsey’s life was filled with many adventures and she...
View ArticleLocal FOE starts fundraiser to help homeless military veterans
If members of a local fraternal organization have their way, all homeless military veterans in Utah will soon be off the streets with a roof over their heads. As part of a fundraising initiative,...
View ArticleVernon works toward Veterans Memorial at town’s cemetery
When Veterans Day comes around next year, residents in Vernon hope to have a new memorial in place at the town’s cemetery. Sharlene Manzione is spearheading a town effort to raise $20,000 to construct...
View ArticleStansbury Park Service Agency reviews tentative 2016 budget
The Stansbury Service Agency board got its first look at a tentative 2016 budget during its meeting Wednesday night. The $1.25 million budget would represent a $243,362 increase over the approved 2015...
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Tooele man nabbed in California after four-month manhunt
A Tooele man is in police custody in California after a four-month investigation by the Utah Department of Public Safety and the United States Marshals Service. Saul Martinez, 33, was apprehended by...
View ArticleSchool board dives into creating new student dress code
Tattoos, earrings and other pierced parts may be worn to school, but no shorts above the knees for either gender, unless they are worn with leggings. No wrestlers in singlets, swimmers in Speedos, nor...
View ArticleProposed tax hikes go before citizens next Tuesday
When it comes to balancing the 2016 budget, Tooele County commissioners want to keep all options open — including raising taxes. They will hold a public hearing for proposed increases to both the...
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