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County takes step to impose another taxThe Tooele County Commission has approved the first step to impose a new tax on property despite a loud outcry from citizens who oppose it. On Tuesday, the commissioners adopted a Municipal Services Tax and capped the revenue collected from it for the 2014 year at $1.5 million. The new tax is in addition to […]
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Commissioners delay vote on 2014 budgetTooele County Commissioners postponed approval of their $58 million 2014 budget until Dec. 17. During a public hearing on the budget held at their Dec. 3 meeting, the commissioners were reminded by a citizen of their obligation to make the budget available for public review prior to approval. “The resolution that was provided online for […]
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A Tooele County Sheriff’s Deputy took his own life early Tuesday afternoon, and unknown factors in the situation prompted officials to send all three Stansbury Park schools into lockdown. Tooele County Sheriff Frank Park said Deputy Steve Hansen, 37, killed himself early Tuesday afternoon. The father of six had worked for the department for four […]
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Tooele County Commissioners have put a temporary hold on their plan to combine the offices of four elected county officials into two offices. The agenda for the Dec. 3 county commission meeting included an ordinance to consolidate the county clerk with the county auditor and the county recorder with the county surveyor. The agenda, which […]
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The Tooele Valley Academy of Dance will perform the “Nutcracker Suite Ballet” this weekend at Grantsville and Tooele High schools. All are invited to attend the performances, which take place Saturday at 3 p.m. at Grantsville High School and Monday at 7 p.m. at Tooele High School. Individual tickets are $5 and a family pass […]
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For Mike Paget, the last nearly 29 years have been anything but dull. “In a normal office environment, you go to work knowing what you’ve got to do on any given day,” he said. It has been just the opposite throughout Paget’s career. Paget, 61, is retiring from the Tooele County Dispatch Center, taking his […]
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By this time tomorrow, the KeyBank branch in Grantsville will have closed its doors for good. The branch, which has stood at 50 W. Main Street under one name or another for more than 50 years, is being consolidated Friday at 3 p.m. Its accounts will be transferred to the branch in Tooele. Employees of […]
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Tooele resident Cretia Stallings was a new, first-time mother when her three-month-old son Bridger began having hundreds of repetitive seizures almost every day. She called her family doctor, Mark Jorgensen of Oquirrh Family Practice, who made a house call to observe the seizures before referring the family to neurologists at Primary Children’s Hospital. In short […]
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One of the best times of the year to see turkeys is here. And so is a chance to apply for a turkey hunting permit for spring 2014. Jason Robinson, upland game coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Resources, said more than 20,000 turkeys live in the state. “It’s tough to get a solid estimate,” […]
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Stansbury High School will hold its fifth annual “Festival of Lights” next week, and the event will feature winter-themed displays made by local residents. Students, their families and the general public are invited to attend the festival Dec. 9-13, which will run each day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free, but attendees […]
