Grantsville council approves additional building inspector
The Grantsville City Council approved replacing a part-time building inspector position with a full-time building inspector during its meeting last Wednesday night. Grantsville City Mayor Brent...
View ArticleGrantsville looking at increasing water rates
The Grantsville City Council began to review options to increase the city’s water rates during a work session last Wednesday evening at City Hall. The city is looking to raise its water rates for two...
View ArticleWest Valley City man charged for drugs, giving false identities
A West Valley City man has been charged with felony possession after he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 80 on Feb. 13. Victor Melender, 31, is charged with...
View ArticleWeekly siren tests critical emergency response system
Anyone who has spent time in Tooele County on a Wednesday afternoon may have been greeted by an unexpected — and loud — siren at 4 p.m. The distinct “whoop whoop” of the siren can be a bit off-putting...
View ArticleFormer Grantsville football coach headed to trial in witness tampering case
The former Grantsville High football coach already charged in connection to the sexual abuse of two underage female students will stand trial in a felony witness tampering case. Curtis Ware, 48, is...
View ArticleMan dead after officer-involved shooting at Clean Harbors facility
A man making threats against the Clean Harbors hazardous waste disposal facility near Aragonite was shot by law enforcement officers and died Sunday morning. The Tooele County Sheriff’s Office and Utah...
View ArticleFire destroys Grantsville home
A home in Grantsville was destroyed in a Sunday morning blaze after a shed behind a carport caught fire. The fire, which occurred in the area of the intersection of Quirk and Durfee streets, was first...
View ArticleFormer football coach headed to trial over witness tampering case
The former Grantsville High School football coach already charged in connection to the sexual abuse of two underage female students will stand trial in a felony witness tampering case. Curtis Ware, 48,...
View ArticleMan dead after shooting at Clean Harbors facility
A man making threats against the Clean Harbors hazardous waste disposal facility near Aragonite was shot by law enforcement officers and died Sunday morning. The Utah County Sheriff’s Office identified...
View ArticleTooele man sentenced to prison for convenience store shooting
A Tooele man is facing three years to life in prison after he was convicted of first-degree felony attempted murder. Vernal George Wright, 38, was found guilty on the attempted murder charge and...
View ArticleTwo Tooele women charged with mail theft, auto burglary
Two Tooele women face charges in connection to mail theft and vehicle burglary after a routine traffic stop in Tooele City on Feb. 19. Lola Anderson, 19, is charged with second-degree felony receive or...
View ArticleGrantsville OKs new dispatch agreement
The Grantsville City Council approved a new service agreement with Tooele County dispatch Wednesday night after last year’s agreement sparked contention and meetings with a competing dispatch agency....
View ArticleGrantsville hikes water, sewer impact fees for new construction
After approving an amendment to its capital facilities plan last October, the Grantsville City Council voted Wednesday to increase the city’s sewer and culinary water impact fees. The single-family...
View ArticleGrantsville man charged with rape, sodomy of a child
A Grantsville man is facing felony rape and sodomy charges in connection with an underage victim. Travis J. Davis, 21, is charged with five counts of first-degree felony rape of a child, five counts of...
View ArticleDonner Reed Museum in line for $100K in state funding
Days away from final approval, the state supplemental budget includes $100,000 to be used toward the repair of the historic Donner-Reed Museum in Grantsville. If the state Legislature approves the...
View ArticleGrantsville offers police chief job to Lehi City sergeant
A Lehi City police sergeant has accepted a conditional job offer to become the next Grantsville City police chief, according to Lehi and Grantsville city officials. Lehi City Police Sgt. Jacob Enslen...
View ArticleOne dead in Grantsville fire Saturday night
A Grantsville resident is dead after a fire in the Willow Center apartment complex Saturday night, according to Grantsville City police. The fire had fully engulfed the victim’s apartment on Apple...
View ArticleI finally found the motivation to keep me running every day
It’s dark and cold outside — the kind of evening where you could see your breath if it wasn’t for the pervasive blackness. I’m barely outside long enough to process the chilling temperatures before I’m...
View ArticleGrantsville woman charged with abuse of 16-month-old child
A Grantsville woman is charged with child abuse in connection to injuries suffered by her 16-month-old child. Sydney E. Beaudoin, 20, is charged with two counts of second-degree felony child...
View ArticleNames of officers involved in Clean Harbors shooting still unknown
The names of the Tooele County Sheriff deputy and Utah Highway Patrol trooper connected to the officer-involved shooting at Clean Harbors last month will not be released for at least another week,...
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