Investigation continues into Saturday shed fire
A fire destroyed a shed containing firewood at a Garden Street residence Saturday morning in Tooele. Flames and smoke were first observed by a passerby in the Arby’s parking lot and was reported as...
View ArticleBoy thanks area law enforcement officers
After visiting dozens of police stations this year, Wesslee Berger knows his way around a police car. Wesslee, 7, of Payson, Utah, is working toward visiting every law enforcement agency in Utah to...
View ArticleThieves make off with conservation district’s expensive fence posts
A wooden fence post stands alone with coiled barbed wire alongside it in a photograph taken by Neil Johnson near Davenport and North Willow Canyon roads below the Stansbury Mountains. What’s missing...
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Alleged shooter arrested in stray bullet investigation
Sam Aust Wingfield, Jr. A Grantsville man has been arrested after the rounds he fired from his backyard on July 24 allegedly struck a woman watching the city’s fireworks show. Sam Aust Wingfield, Jr.,...
View ArticleSaturday’s Stockton Days slated to be busy with several events
Stockton Days may only encompass a single day, but that one day is jam-packed with activities. Things kick off early on Saturday morning, with a flag raising ceremony at 8 a.m. and a fundraising...
View ArticleGrantsville City Council passes large vehicle travel restrictions
Semitrailer and construction traffic in Grantsville will be restricted on some city streets after the Grantsville City Council approved a new ordinance during its meeting Wednesday night. The ordinance...
View ArticleCounty assessor holds town hall meeting in Grantsville to explain assessment,...
About 20 Grantsville residents met with Tooele County Assessor’s Office staff to discuss their property assessments and the appeal process during a town hall meeting on Tuesday night. Jake Parkinson,...
View ArticleAn Emergency Event
Abby Butler got just a small taste of what it’s like to be a police officer in a high-stress situation during the National Night Out celebration in Grantsville Tuesday night. Butler, 18, of...
View ArticleHunt continues for fallen Vietnam soldiers’ photos
A Hawaii woman’s quest to locate the pictures of every soldier who died in the Vietnam War, state-by-state, has reached Tooele County. Janna Hoehn is working with Faces Never Forgotten, a program...
View ArticleSoftball backers concerned over turning two ball fields into youth football...
The only two softball fields in Stansbury Park are being converted into a third football field, prompting concern from supporters of youth softball in the community. The Stansbury Park Service Agency...
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Alleged stray bullet shooter appears in district court
Sam Aust Wingfield, Jr. The Grantsville man accused of firing the bullet that struck a woman watching the city’s fireworks show on July 24 made his first appearance in Third District Court on Monday...
View ArticleArea veterans take to the skies in biplane
Farrell Parks said he remembered being impressed with biplanes he would see during his childhood in the 1930s, which were retired from duty in the First World War. Now 84, Parks finally got a chance to...
View ArticleGas leak on Main causes brief shutdown
Both lanes of traffic on SR-36 were closed for about 10 minutes Tuesday when a construction crew hit an unmarked gas line in Tooele City, officials said. The crew was working on the Utah Department of...
View ArticleOrganizers have fun-filled weekend set for Stansbury Days
The unique lakeside setting adds a distinctive flavor to the Stansbury Days celebration slated for this weekend. Brenda Spearman, president of the Stansbury Park Community Association that organized...
View ArticleBody found in 1976 was David Stack from Colorado
The body exhumed from the Tooele City Cemetery in May has been positively identified as a Colorado man who went missing from his home in Broomfield, Colorado, in 1976. According to Tooele County...
View ArticleNew commander at DPG likes challenges
Col. Sean Kirschner hasn’t had much time to catch his breath since taking command of Dugway Proving Ground on July 22. In addition to educating himself on the various missions at the installation,...
View ArticleStansbury Park Service Agency moves ahead on football field
The room was full beyond capacity as supporters of softball, and youth sports in general, came out in force to the Stansbury Park Service Agency meeting Wednesday night. After a public comment period...
View ArticleFire crews battle 265-acre wildfire near Rush Valley
Fire crews battling a wildfire west of Rush Valley are inching closer to containment, according to the Bureau of Land Management. The fire was started by a lightning strike late Friday night and crews...
View ArticleStansbury Park Service Agency moves ahead on football field
The room was full beyond capacity as supporters of softball, and youth sports in general, came out in force to the Stansbury Park Service Agency meeting last Wednesday. After a public comment period...
View ArticleLocal firefighter dies on Mt. Nebo
A Tooele City volunteer fireman died Saturday after he fell during a descent of Mount Nebo in Utah County. Gregory Bronder, 40, was climbing the Wasatch Mountain peak with two other climbers in...
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