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Tooele City police investigating possible homicide

A homicide may have occurred on Garden Street in Tooele City, according to the Tooele City Police Department. On Monday morning at 1:40 a.m., Tooele City police officers were dispatched to the area of Utah Avenue and Main Street. Officers quickly responded to the call but did not find anything, so they cleared the call […]

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Tooele County Commission splits on temple development

Despite opposition from neighbors, the Tooele County Commission gave the go ahead to a rezone that will bring a temple and higher density housing to Erda. The Tooele County Commission approved the rezone of 167 acres in Erda from RR-1 to a planned community zone during their meeting Tuesday night at the County Building. The […]

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High school sports teams resume practice

High school sports and activities were greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, as the Utah High School Activities Association was forced to cancel the spring sports season and the upcoming fall sports season was put into limbo. However, as the state of Utah begins to reopen, so, too, have practices and games. Over the past […]

As the County and state lowers the COVID-19 risk level, Tooele County leaders want to recognize businesses that have taken steps to provide a safe environment for workers and safe service for the public. The Tooele County Health Department and the Tooele County Chamber of Commerce have combined efforts to recognize businesses that have pledged […]

Tooele City Mayor, Debbie Winn, may sign a two-year grazing lease with Settlement Canyon Land and Water Association, as discussed at the Tooele City Council meeting Wednesday evening. Tooele City owns about 1,170 acres of property in the Left-Fork area of Settlement Canyon. In the 1930’s, Tooele City entered into leases with the Settlement Canyon […]

A developer is holding out two plans for the same property in Erda. The Tooele County Commission denied an appeal of a planned unit development – conditional use permit approved by the County Planning Commission for 112 acres in Erda during the County Commission’s meeting on Tuesday night. They also tabled a rezone request for […]

Tooele County, as well as all of Utah may be transitioning to the smart green or “new normal” phase of the COVID-19 pandemic recovery shortly. On June 2, the Public Health and Economic Emergency Commission met and unanimously voted to recommend that Utah moves to a smart green risk phase of the recovery plan. The […]

The Utah National Guard is in Washington, D.C. Utah National Guard sent approximately 200 soldiers, activated at the request of the president, to support civilian authorities in Washington, D.C., amid civil unrest on June 1, 2020. Utah National Guard soldiers traveled to our nation’s capital to assist civilian authorities around the D.C. metro area to […]