Grantsville police say farewell to city’s first K-9 officer
The first K-9 member of the Grantsville City Police Department was laid to rest with full honors Tuesday afternoon. Zoro, a 14-year-old Belgian malinois, joined the city’s police department in 2011 and...
View ArticlePowerful wind gusts tear through area
A large cold front moving into Utah brought strong winds overnight and through the morning in Tooele County Thursday, causing power outages and toppling trees. Northeast Tooele County experienced gusts...
View ArticleHaul from Vernon mine to fetch $12K
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the fourth week of...
View ArticleService agency sees plans for Old Mill Elementary
The designs for a new elementary school in Stansbury Park will be influenced by its name and proximity to the Benson Gristmill, according to Tooele County School District construction coordinator Steve...
View ArticleNew report says building code update could cut air pollution
Updating the state building code could significantly reduce particle air pollution levels, according to a recent Utah Foundation report. Currently, Utah’s building code is based on the 2009 and 2012...
View ArticleForest Service announces new leader for area ranger district
The U.S. Forest Service has hired a new leader for the Salt Lake Ranger District. Bekee Hotze was selected as the new district ranger last week. She replaces Cathy Kahlow, said Dave Whittekiend,...
View ArticleNew physical therapy clinic at Stansbury has ‘laid-back’ feel
A new physical therapy clinic opened its doors recently in Stansbury Park. For the past 10 years, Stansbury resident Robert Pagnani has worked as director of rehabilitation operations at Mountain West...
View ArticlePotential new SPOC telescope a labor of love for its creator
Since he was a child, Mike Clements was fascinated by space and building things, two passions that followed him into adulthood. Those interests eventually led the Herriman resident to construct a...
View Article‘Message bill’ about deteriorating salt flats passes House
A state resolution to spread awareness about the deterioration of the Bonneville Salt Flats has passed the House and entered the Senate in the Utah Legislature. Rep. Stephen Handy, R-Davis County...
View ArticleSchool board says it fully supports superintendent
A Salt Lake media news story that questions the academic credentials of Tooele County School District’s superintendent is the result of people trying to “discredit him,” a school board official says....
View ArticleTooele man arrested after ambulance chase
A Tooele man is in police custody after he threatened to harm himself and others while pursuing an ambulance transferring his wife from Mountain West Medical Center to a Salt Lake-area hospital this...
View ArticleStewart pushes UTTR expansion bill
Congress is reviewing the latest proposal to expand the Utah Test and Training Range, which would place hundreds of thousands of acres of state and federal land under the purview of the U.S. Air Force...
View ArticleHerds of mule deer await the hiker who climbs east of Erda
“Don’t quit, suffer now, and live every day the rest of your life as a Champion.” —Muhammad Ali For the last eight years, I’ve looked out the back window from my home at a mountain I want to climb. It...
View ArticleVernon gets first woman mayor and snowstorm hits Tooele City
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the first week of March....
View ArticleIt’s incredible to fall in love with the Jazz
The Utah Jazz (despite their recent best efforts to avoid it) are right in the hunt for a playoff spot in a competitive Western Conference and this Utah transplant couldn’t be happier. For the first...
View ArticleCounty planning commission alters setbacks for lots
Smaller lots should mean smaller homes. That’s what Tooele County Planning Commission members said Wednesday night as they sent modified setback requirements for small lots to the county commission for...
View ArticleGrantsville City Council wants second look at justice center
No contract for the architectural design of a proposed justice center was awarded during the Grantsville City Council meeting Wednesday night. The city received five proposals from various engineering...
View ArticleWhen signals go down, ham radio operators lend a hand
Most Americans are accustomed to reaching into their pocket for their cell phone when faced with an emergency. There are times, however, when there isn’t an available signal to make a call or send a...
View ArticleCity wastewater system is in ‘great shape’
Tooele City is prepared for future development with plenty of capacity in its wastewater system, a city official said. The city recently submitted an annual self-assessment of its municipal wastewater...
View ArticleArmy looks for public comment on TEAD cleanup
The U.S. Army is taking public comment through the end of the month on its plans to clean up five former munition disposal sites at Tooele Army Depot. The plans call for remediation at five spots,...
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