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Glen Mower (left), an instructor with the inmate education program at the Tooele County Jail, prepares material for class while instructor John Thomas works with inmate Jon Giblon on getting his GED. Both Mower and Thomas are full-time elementary school teachers who help out with classes at the jail three days a week.<br>-- photography / Troy Boman
Education helping put inmates back on track
Prison plus education equals no more prison — at least that’s the formula Tooele County Detention Center officials are banking on as they continue to encourage inmates to get GEDs and high school d...
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School board rejects bid to lower tax rate
The Tooele County School Board approved a $177 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year but rejected a proposal by Tooele County School District administrators to reduce the property tax rate tha...
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Framer Mike May works on one of the few homes under construction in the Loma Vista subdivision in Tooele Wednesday. Revenue from building permits in Tooele City is down significantly from 2007.<br>-- photography / Troy Boman
Council approves $44.7 million budget
Plan calls for dipping into reserves to make up revenue shortfall
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Downtown Tooele is reflected in the window of what was once Melina’s restaurant at 29 N. Main in Tooele Thursday. Sostanza, an upscale restaurant, plans to open up in the location this fall. <br>-- photography / Troy Boman
Fine-dining restaurant on the menu for downtown
An independent, fine-dining restaurant is scheduled to open in downtown Tooele this fall, adding another piece to the puzzle of revitalization efforts in the historic district. The building that on...
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Alix Court sits on a “Welcome to Erda” sign at Landscape Construction Supply in Tooele Thursday. Court raised money for sign as part of his Eagle Scout project but is having difficulty finding a location for the sign in Erda. <br>-- photography / Ben Court
Erda residents wrangle over welcome sign
Tooele City, Grantsville, Stansbury Park and Lake Point all have signs that welcome people to their town and an Erda teenager is looking to do the same for Erda to obtain his Eagle Scout. Two years...
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Troopers make another marijuana bust on I-80
A 21-year-old New York man was arrested on I-80 near the Burmester exit in Grantsville Tuesday night after a Utah Highway Patrol trooper discovered a large quantity of marijuana in his pickup. Troo...
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Chef brings street tacos back to Tooele
by Tim Gillie
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Street tacos have made a return to Tooele.
Sea Base hosts ninth-annual Utah regional Burning Man festival
by Missy Thompson and Natalie Tripp
Jun 03, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
"I created this sculpture from things I wasn't expecting to find," Bill said. "I'm not sad to burn it. It's liberating."
Superbike championship arriving on full-throttle
by Doug Radunich
May 29, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Races will be biggest sporting event ever in county history
Veterinary clinic building new Stansbury Park location
by Doug Radunich
May 15, 2008 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
After more than 30 years spent in its now-aged and overcrowded building, the Tooele Veterinary Clinic will be moving into a new Stansbury Park location, scheduled to be built this year.
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