Thursday, April 4th, 2019
On the corner of 100 West and 600 North in Tooele, a white house sits surrounded by trees. To Ruth Stone, the place will always be known as “Grandma’s House.” The house and property contain a treasure...
Tuesday, March 26th, 2019
Blessed. That’s how Brad Hurst felt when he and his family moved to Italy to help finish building the Rome Italy Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Hurst has worked on more than...
Thursday, March 14th, 2019
When Bonnie and Cloyd George bought Nu Cleaners in 1984, they did it for the adventure. The Georges were first-time business owners and neither one of them had a background in dry cleaning — but the business...
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
Salt Lake artist and students at St. Marguerite Catholic School recently unveiled a new mural. At nine-foot high, 24-foot long, the mural covers an entire wall of the school’s lobby. The mosaic centers on artist Roger Whiting’s...
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
At the same time some skills become obsolete as a result of advancing technology, other skills are created. Drone development is one skill in demand of increasingly more jobs, according to Shane Conner of Grantsville, who flies...
Tuesday, February 5th, 2019
Tooele High School senior Christian Harvey has wanted to be an actor since he was in third grade. He didn’t expect to become an award-winning playwright along the way. Harvey recently took first place in the competitive...
Thursday, January 24th, 2019
The Stansbury Oquirrh Bowmen archery club will celebrate its 35-year anniversary this year. But competitive archery has been around much longer than that in Tooele County. In fact, you might say it’s a family tradition. Bryan Warr...
Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Erda resident Elizabeth Carter saw her first wire fairy in 2014, in a photo that had gone viral on Facebook. The fairy was created by Robin Wight, an artist in the United Kingdom. The photo Carter saw...
Thursday, December 20th, 2018
“You’re beautiful.” When was the last time someone said those words to you? How often do you say them to others? If you ask 17-year-old Kenadi Beacham, the answer to both questions can be summed up in...
Thursday, December 6th, 2018
After 26 years of service as the wildlife biologist for Tooele County, Tom Becker will retire at the end of this year. Becker has had an eventful career helping wildlife in the county, from introducing bighorn sheep...