Tooele County News

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Tooele County Emergency Management spokesman Wade Matthews said the investigation into what caused the 3:50 a.m. blaze at the house on Isgreen Circle was just beginning, but it appeared the blaze began in the back of the house.

The planets are starting to align this weekend - and two star parties will allow viewers to get a closer look.

Tooele a With cash flow evaporating in this sprawling county's budget, Tooele County commissioners voted Tuesday to change the structure of retiree medical benefits.

A 7-year-old girl was killed Sunday afternoon when the all-terrain vehicle she was riding hit a tree in Tooele County.

A rollover accident in a remote section of Tooele County ejected a man and woman from the pickup truck they were in and injured the two other occupants in the vehicle.

Despite having their building gutted by fire last week, Tooele Gun Club members clamored together to have business as usual just days later.John Miller, president of the club, said despite the loss of the building, the club was determined not to miss more than one regular shoot."All we need is electricity for the [clay pigeon-throwing] machines," ... (more)

Students at Tooele Applied Technology College walked into a new world last week.The new $15.5 million TATC building at 88 S. Tooele Boulevard opened its doors to students on May 1. The structure features 74,000 square feet."We've been waiting for this for years," said Scott Snelson, TATC campus president.

Willard Richard sings at the National Day of Prayer Thursday afternoon. Since 1988, the National Day of Prayer takes place during the first Thursday of every May.

Bonnie Devinney A Pocatello, Idaho, woman was arrested after allegedly hitting another woman in the face with a brick.On April 26 Tooele City Police responded to a fight near 500 West and Utah Avenue where they found a female victim with injuries to her face.

About 6:45 a.m., a Tooele County sheriff's deputy noticed smoke and flames coming from the 4,000-square-foot building at 2994 Smelter Road.

Tooele County public safety dispatchers said a 911 call on the fire at the club house, located at 2994 Smelter Road, came in at 6:45 a.m. However, the 30-by-50-foot structure was fully engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.

An onslaught of angry Tooele County employees convinced Tooele Co. Commissioners to delay a plan that would have cut health benefits for employees who retire with the county.

In Utah, about 60 percent of the land is federally owned, and the state's 29 counties receive about $36 million in annual "payments in lieu of taxes" , according to the U.S. Department of the Interior.