Sant’s work to bring in Cabela’s and Airgas results in more local jobs and a...
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin’s 2015 Person of the Year is Randy Sant, Tooele City’s economic development consultant. Sant has worked 30 years for the city, doing a variety of consulting work. Among...
View ArticleMeals on Wheels truck hit, rolls at unregulated city intersection
A two-vehicle accident at an unregulated intersection on 600 North in Tooele City left one vehicle rolled onto its side and its driver with minor injuries. The Tooele County Aging and Adult Services...
View ArticleIndependent audit shows city’s financial statements are ‘clean’
Tooele City got a clean audit report for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. It also received a few recommendations for improvement, which the city agreed to follow. Randy Jensen of Salt Lake City-based WSRP,...
View ArticleSuspect still at large after stabbing at area truck stop
The suspect in a Saturday night stabbing at the Flying J truck stop in Lake Point is still on the run, according to the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office. The stabbing centered around a disagreement over...
View ArticlePlanning commission approves general land use plan update
Tooele County’s general land use and transportation plan is ready for final approval by the county commission. The Tooele County Planning Commission voted 6 to 1 at its Jan. 6 meeting to forward the...
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Free personal financial summit to cover several topics at TATC
Chris Redgrave will be the keynote speaker at the TATC financial summit Jan. 14. Redgrave retired after a 20-year career as VP/GM for Bonneville Broadcast Radio Group. She is currently a senior vice...
View ArticleCounty orders study on septic tank use to protect groundwater
A new study requested by the Tooele County Board of Health will provide options for future water and sewer services, a county official said. The study will provide up-to-date information about how the...
View ArticleNew director to take helm of USU-Tooele
A former University of Utah administrator has been named the new executive director of Utah State University’s Tooele Regional Campus. Jennifer Van Cott will assume the responsibilities of executive...
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Poaching of deer leads to 2 arrests
Brandon Wade Dixon Two Tooele men were arrested last Thursday night after they were caught allegedly poaching a buck mule deer in Tooele City limits. Devin Scottt Barger Devin Barger, 22, and Brandon...
View ArticleNASCAR will return to track this summer
While Utah Motorsports Campus will unveil its 2016 season schedule later this week, one national racing organization has already announced that it will return to Tooele County this fall. NASCAR...
View ArticleCounty hires canceled buyer to run racetrack
Tooele County Commissioners have signed a management agreement with Utah Motorsports Campus to operate the former Miller Motorsports Park for one year. Utah Motorsports Campus is an affiliate of Mitime...
View ArticleBaptism manifests faith, conversion
This last weekend, we finished our celebration of Christmas with the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. We end the Christmas season with the feast day celebration of the beginning of Jesus’ ministry...
View ArticleUtah’s ‘unique’ radon gas risk leads to ‘Radon Action Month’
Utah Gov. Gary Herbert has declared January “Radon Action Month” to spread awareness about radon gas. Utah has a unique radon gas risk, according to a news release from the Utah Department of...
View ArticleRestaurant gets OK to expand closer to city’s Main Street
American Burgers got the go-ahead from Tooele City Wednesday to expand its dining area 10 feet. The city planning commission unanimously approved a request to reduce the front setback for the...
View ArticleTooele man pleads guilty to truck theft
A Tooele man accused of stealing a truck last October pleaded guilty to three felonies in Third District Court Tuesday morning. Fredrick Kelly Stuckman, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree felony...
View ArticleBird’s zeal for milk leads her to state dairy ambassador title
She’s never milked a cow, but a Grantsville High School senior was selected last week to be a state dairy ambassador for Utah. It was chocolate milk and cheerleading that got Sadie Bird interested in...
View Article2 local fire departments looking for more volunteer firefighters
New Grantsville City Fire Chief Casey Phillips is looking for a few good men — and women — to fill openings with the volunteer department. The Grantsville City Fire Department is short seven...
View Article2016 event schedule continues to grow at UMC race track
Utah Motorsports Campus signed an agreement this week with the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series for the 2016 season. The popular event will return to the former Miller Motorsports Park June 18-19,...
View ArticleSheriff looks back at changes, events during a busy 2015
One year into his term, Tooele County Sheriff Paul Wimmer has the time and space to reflect on a busy first couple of months when he took office last January. When Wimmer was sworn in, the sheriff’s...
View ArticleFew locals signed up for sole-source wood burning
Although the state estimates there are 2,000 wood burning stoves in Tooele County, only three county residents have registered as sole-source. Residences marked on the sole-source registry are excluded...
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