21 hours ago
Suspicious fire at Valley Behavioral Health

A fire Tuesday evening at Valley Behavioral Health in Tooele City has been labeled by authorities as suspicious.  The Tooele City Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to Valley Behavioral Health, located at 100 S. 1000 West, Tuesday night around 10:25 p.m., according to fire chief Matt McCoy. When firefighters arrived on scene, they found […]

23 hours ago
Tooele High summer theatre presents ‘Aladdin Jr.”

Ring bells! Bang drums! Make a joyful noise! Tooele High School’s summer theatre ensemble opens the legendary tale of Aladdin, the lovable thief with the heart of gold, on Tuesday, August 23 at 7 p.m. Additional shows will run Aug. 24-26 on the THS stage at 7 p.m. The show is a 60 minute musical […]

24 hours ago
School board drops property tax increase

The Tooele County School District Board of Education voted to drop their proposed property tax increase for 2022 after their Truth in Taxation hearing on Aug. 9, 2022. Back in June, the Tooele County School Board proposed increasing the property tax rate for 2022 from the certified rate of .007737 to .008370, an 8.2% increase. […]

The Tooele City Council held another public hearing regarding their 2022-2023 fiscal year budget at their Auig. 3 meeting. The tentative budget was first adopted on May 4. A public hearing was held on June 15 as required by law.  After the public hearing in June, the City Council adopted a new tentative budget, based […]

24 hours ago
Family home burned to the ground in Rush Valley

A home in Rush Valley burned down last week after a fire started in the kitchen and dining room area.  The home was a total loss and the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. The Rush Valley Volunteer Fire Department received a page around 5:45 p.m. on Aug. 8, about a house […]

Those looking for something fun to do this weekend in Grantsville before summer ends should look no further than a back-to-school barbeque Friday and Luau party Saturday. The back-to-school barbeque will take place at Cherry Street Park, located at 115 E. Cherry Street, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday. All families with students attending Grantsville, Twenty […]

24 hours ago
Stansbury Days to be held this weekend

It’s time. The tradition that marks the end of summer — at least socially —  in Tooele County, the annual Stansbury Days Celebration, will be held this weekend. “Stansbury Days is a time to feel the community come together for one last hurrah,” said Bridgette Toone, who is in charge of the event this year. […]

24 hours ago
Virtu Back to school cuts

Virtu Barbershop and Salon located at 28 N. Main Street in Tooele City inside the Merc Plaza held their 4th annual Back to School event on Saturday, Aug. 13. All seven chairs in the shop were in operation providing free hair cuts for students in kindergarten through 12th grade from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]