Tuesday, June 14th, 2022
It says something when we write a headline about a serious accident that reads “Another accident at …” Accidents should not become so commonplace at one location that they become expected. The Utah Department of Transportation has...
Tuesday, May 17th, 2022
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day. A joint resolution of Congress in 1962 established the calendar week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. Today, on...
Wednesday, January 26th, 2022
At what point in a free society do you use military force to bring about compliance with a law? The National Guard has been used for civil disturbances, but now the editorial board of the Salt Lake...
Wednesday, January 5th, 2022
Tooele Transcript Bulletin readers and other county residents responded to the 2021 Transcript Bulletin Benefit Fund request with $15,495.20 of donations for the Fisher family of Tooele City. The Transcript Bulletin thanks all the people that donated...
Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
Playing football is not an easy task. Every fall hundreds of high school students in Tooele Valley turnout for the sport. They work hard, in both practice and games. Individual talent combined with team effort build a...
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021
To reword a famous understatement from astronaut James Lovelll after an explosion crippled Apollo 13, “Okay, UDOT, we had a problem here.” It has been just over one week since the Midvalley Highway opened and we’ve had...
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
The first phase of the Midvalley Highway opened early on Saturday morning. The new 4.5 mile highway departs from I-80 about five miles west of exit 99 at Lake Point and ends up at state Route 138...
Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
When it comes to saving local newspapers, the solutions won’t be found in web metrics, ad rates or shrinking news holes. The solution, seemingly simple yet terrifying complicated, is for newspapers to reconnect with the people they’re...
Tuesday, September 14th, 2021
“We did not lose. They lost. … We are still a free nation.” Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall spoke those words after a 6:46 a.m. siren sound, a flag raising ceremony by his city’s volunteer fire department, and...
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021
Fifty Tooele County residents have died as a result of COVID-19 since the first death in our community on Oct. 1, 2020. And no, that number has not been inflated to make more money for hospitals or...