Grantsville News

In hindsight, it was a symbolic moment: At a Tooele County Chamber of Commerce banquet last January, motivational speaker Chad Hymas challenged the mayors of Tooele and Grantsville, both in attendance, to open a bottle of water without using their hands.

Errol passed away Oct. 27, 2009. He was 63 years old. He was born to Wesley A. Peterson and Alice Wrathall Peterson on June 10, 1946 and was raised in Grantsville.

Flowers lay near the site of a weekend head-on collision on SR-138 in Stansbury Park Monday afternoon.

An ongoing study found that collisions with a relatively short section of barbed-wire fence killed dozens of sage grouse over a seven-month period, research that could affect a decision on whether to protect the bird under the Endangered Species Act.

Quiet municipal elections often affect peoplea TMs lives far more than loud presidential ones do, and next weeka TMs election is likely to be one of the most impactful locally in recent years.

Grantsville Junior High School student Garrett Bateman gets a soda after school Monday afternoon from vending machines in the hall.

Ambria Thompson carries a candle down Main Street during the domestic violence candlelight vigil Thursday night.

Tooele Family Halloween carnival Together With Youth is excited to announce the 19th annual Family Halloween Carnival.

Real Deals Home Decor owner Brittani Lots stands at the entrance of her new Tooele store Tuesday morning.

Willow Elementary crossing guard Becky Taylor points to some problem spots where children walk near the school.

The biggest disappointment in Don Hale's life became his greatest opportunity. When this farm boy from Grantsville learned back in the late 1950s that someone had already acquired the rights to his favorite hamburger stand -- Bob's Big Boy -- Hale decided that, rather than sulk, he would start his own restaurant, a little place he called Hires Big ...

Rocky Mountain Power at loggerheads with local officials over transmission line project Rocky Mountain Power will not make major modifications to proposed routes for a high-voltage power line project in Tooele Valley despite widespread objections from local residents and elected leaders.

A 2-year-old boy who was run over by a car Saturday afternoon was set to return home Sunday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Rocky Mountain Power at loggerheads with local officials over transmission line project Rocky Mountain Power will not make major modifications to proposed routes for a high-voltage power line project in Tooele Valley despite widespread objections from local residents and elected leaders.

Fire crews expect to have a small wildfire burning in South Willow Canyon fully contained on Sunday.

A wildfire in Tooele County is threatening structures and has closed traffic in a canyon.

Utah Transit Authority welcomes Benjamin Southworth as the newest member of its board of trustees.

Next up: vs. Alta, Tuesday. 2. Snow Canyon Class: 3A Was: 2. Last week: 3-0. Outlook: The Warriors have a tough region but that should work to their advantage.

J ack Daniel Stirling, somewhere, somehow, is smirking. Stirling, a World War II veteran who died in 1965, had the deft hands of an artist, the imagination of a novelist and the boldness of a con man.

Mayor Dunlavy coasts to victory; second place to be finalized by Monday morning recount Perhaps the biggest surprise of Tuesday's primary election in Tooele was how few votes were cast - even for an election that traditionally draws a low turnout.