Donner Reed another step closer to necessary repairs
The failing walls of the Donner Reed Museum in Grantsville are one step closer to restoration following a work meeting of the Grantsville City Council Wednesday evening. At its next meeting, the city...
View ArticleMarhsall presents 2017-18 tentative $5.2M budget
Grantsville City Mayor Brent Marshall presented a $5.2 million tentative 2017-18 budget during Wednesday’s city council meeting. The tentative budget represents an increase of about $459,000 more than...
View ArticleGrantsville to pursue federal funds for Main Street project
Grantsville City will submit a loan application with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund its multi-million dollar water and sewer line replacement project under Main Street. The city council...
View ArticleAthletes, cops partner for torch run
Local police officers partnered with Tooele County Special Olympic athletes Tuesday morning as Grantsville served as the kickoff site for the 2017 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics Utah....
View ArticleTooele man in court over assault with pepper spray, board
A Tooele man appeared in 3rd District Court on assault charges Monday after an altercation near his home. Travis Leif Starkey, 25, is charged with third-degree felony aggravated assault and misdemeanor...
View ArticleTooele man charged with 2 counts of rape
A Tooele man has been charged with rape in 3rd District Court in connection with alleged sexual assaults that occurred at his home. Jerry Mascarenas, 59, is charged with two counts of first-degree...
View ArticleTooele man charged with aggravated assault of woman
A Tooele man is charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly attacked a woman inside a home on Fenwick Lane. Shadeed Gray, 36, appeared in 3rd District Court Monday morning on one count of...
View ArticleOne man dead after morning accident on westbound I-80
A man is dead following a pair of accidents involving three different vehicles on Interstate 80 in the West Desert Tuesday morning. A 2013 Isuzu box van was heading westbound on I-80 in the area of...
View ArticleTwo charged in connection with stolen vehicle and debit cards
A Taylorsville woman and a Utah man appeared in 3rd District Court Monday on criminal charges in connection with a traffic stop involving a stolen vehicle and debit cards. Ashley J. Hatch, 31, is...
View ArticleSheriff’s office gives safety tips after Sunday’s UTV crash
After search and rescue teams were called out to assist on a UTV accident in a mine shaft over the weekend, the Tooele County Sheriff’s Office is reminding recreationalists to follow safety...
View ArticleOfficer-involved shooting at Clean Harbors ruled justified
The Tooele County Attorney’s Office has ruled the officer-involved shooting of Barry Michael Zumwalt at the Clean Harbors incinerator at Aragonite in February was justified. The review of the shooting...
View ArticleStansbury takes citizen input on future parks and trails
Stansbury Park residents filled a meeting room at the Stansbury Park Clubhouse to discuss the future of parks and trails in the community during a meeting last Wednesday. Conducted by the Stansbury...
View ArticleSuspect in South Salt Lake murder arrested in Tooele
A Tooele man wanted in connection with the Easter Sunday murder of Matthew Holt was arrested Monday morning in Tooele City. Jeffery Ray Shepherd, 35, of Tooele was arrested on charges of first-degree...
View ArticleFire district now has coverage around the clock
The North Tooele Fire District has been running with 24-hour coverage for nearly two months and Chief Randy Willden said the results have been encouraging. The fire district had operated with paid...
View ArticleWendover man charged with damaging jail with soda pop
A Wendover man is facing criminal charges after allegedly spraying the inside of a jail cell with soda following an arrest in connection with assault. Clarence L. Baines, 50, is charged with...
View ArticleGrantsvillle OKs agreement to repair Donner Reed Museum
The crumbling walls of the Donner Reed Museum will receive some much needed attention and repair. The Grantsville City Council approved an agreement with Abstract Masonry Restoration to complete...
View ArticleSalt Lake looks to send inmates to Tooele County
The Tooele County Detention Center could have a new population of inmates from Salt Lake County as soon as next month. Tooele County Sheriff Paul Wimmer said Salt Lake County is looking to move as many...
View ArticleSheriff honors department’s best at awards banquet
Tooele County Sheriff Paul Wimmer recognized the accomplishments of the department’s employees during an award banquet Friday evening at Tooele Applied Technology College. As in years past, the banquet...
View ArticleTop shots descend on Dugway for gun competition
Some of the best military, law enforcement and civilian shooters from around the state took part in the Dugway Police Department’s Tactical Top Shot 3-Gun Competition on Friday. The event, now in its...
View ArticleSPSA selects Arnell to fill vacancy
The Stansbury Park Service Agency board selected Cassandra Arnell to fill the vacancy created by the departure of Jamie Lindsay at the end of March. Arnell was selected after a brief interview with...
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