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Tim Smith points out areas on a bicycle that need new grip tape Monday afternoon. Smith runs a licensed bike repair shop out of his garage. So far in 2010, Tooele City has approved 78 home business licenses, up from previous years.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Home businesses on the upswing in tough economy
Chris and Rebecca Busico, of Tooele, both worked at Deseret Chemical Depot until 2008. When they were getting ready to have their second child and knew layoffs were on the horizon, they decided to...
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Susan Powell search has sheriff concerned
Park worries horde of volunteers in west desert could pose safety risks, destroy evidence Tooele County Sheriff Frank Park has concerns about a mass search scheduled next month for a missing Wes...
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Stansbury High School students Brock Grimshaw, Nathan Fox, Ben Burge and Sam Burge (l-r) explain a project proposal they sent in for a $1,000 NASA grant contest Monday evening in Stansbury Park. The team’s project involves testing stratospheric moisture levels to determine near-space humidity on global warming.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Shooting for the Stratosphere
Stansbury students among only four finalists in nationwide NASA contest A group of Stansbury High School Students is among only four student groups nationwide to receive a grant from NASA to...
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Doug Sagers (center) and Jeremy Walker (right) fill out candidate paperwork with Tooele County Clerk Marilyn Gillette Friday at the Clerk’s Office. Sagers has filed as a Republican for the 21st seat while Walker has filed as county treasurer.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Former Tooele mayor to take on Gowans
As candidates file, other intriguing races include commission seat, sheriff’s office Former Tooele Mayor Doug Sagers has filed to run against nine-term incumbent Rep. Jim Gowans for the District...
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Ex-sheriff’s deputy banned from police work
Punishment stems from on-duty sexual affair A former Tooele County Sheriff’s deputy was one of eight officers from various agencies throughout the state to be disciplined by the Utah Peace Off...
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Bikers Against Child Abuse member Bob “Stinky” Canestrini (left) and BACA western Utah chapter president Chad “Slurpee” McNeill stand by their bikes in front of the Children’s Justice Center Wednesday afternoon. BACA volunteers have been helping make abused children feel safe in Tooele County for nine years.<br>- photography / Maegan Burr Unlikely Guardian Angels
Bikers Against Child Abuse members use big hearts to make abused kids feel safe They wear leather, ride loud motorcycles and travel in packs. Many have tattoos, piercings and gruff exteriors. Bu...
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Big election year kicks off Friday
by Tim Gillie
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Politically, much can be decided by March filing week and local caucus meetings The biggest local election year in the past four years will kick off at 8 a.m. Friday morning with the opening of ...
New designation could spur Army Depot’s business
by Scott Spjut
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The Tooele Army Depot has received a new designation from the U.S. Army that will allow it to better compete for government and private-sector projects, according to depot officials. On March 1, t...
SHS library to go public?
by Tim Gillie
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Stansbury High School staff and school district officials are looking at ways to open the library at the school for community use. Currently people in Stansbury Park and North Tooele County have l...
Gravel trucks taking toll on crumbling Mormon Trail Road
by Sarah Miley
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Heavy gravel truck traffic is taking a toll on Mormon Trail Road, leaving county officials to search for a way to fund repairs. The 19-mile road, which runs along the western edge of Tooele Valley...
Planning commission says no to RMP route
by Sarah Miley
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Power company failed to prove it could mitigate negative impacts of proposed project, according to commissioners The Tooele County Planning Commission has denied Rocky Mountain Power’s applicati...
Principals reshuffled at five district schools
by Tim Gillie
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Linares says unusual move designed to ease administative transition in upcoming year Five schools will be under new leadership next week after an unusual mid-year reshuffling of principals withi...
Snowpack means lean year for water watchers
by Sarah Miley
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Snowpack in Tooele County continues to be well below average as winter winds down, according to water officials. According to Randy Julander, snow survey supervisor at the Salt Lake office of the ...
Gowans stands in for caucus
by Tim Gillie
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Representative leads discussion on topics from budget cuts to DU A meeting between county leaders and the six state legislators representing the county instead became the Jim Gowans show Wednesd...
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Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement (AP)

Retired New York City firefighter Keith Delmar, who testified in court, suffering from a variety of respiratory ailments is seen outside Manhattan federal court, Friday, March 19, 2010, in New York. A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement of more than a half-billion dollars for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money for the workers. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement that would have given at least $575 million to people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal shortchanged 10,000 ground zero workers whom he called heroes.


Fri Mar 19 22:57:53 -0500 2010
Member of Texas polygamist sect sentenced 75 years (AP)
AP - The latest member of a polygamist group whose sprawling West Texas ranch was raided in 2008 has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for sexual assault of a child.
Fri Mar 19 21:56:34 -0500 2010
Medical examiner: Boy found on Wash. beach drowned (AP)
AP - A day after a boy's body was found on an island beach in Puget Sound, authorities searched unsuccessfully for his missing mother.
Fri Mar 19 22:55:51 -0500 2010