Tooele County News

Seth Jarvis, director of the Clark Planetarium, talks to Spanish Fork residents Phil Beach and Monica Rawlings at the planetarium about their meteor sighting Wednesday morning.

Scientists speculate rock could have impacted in Dugway Proving Ground A meteor made a surprise appearance over the dark skies of Tooele County just after midnight Wednesday, sending a bright light cascading into bedroom windows and awakening many - if they weren't awake already.

A probable meteor likely exploded over Utah's western desert region Wednesday night, producing a flash that briefly turned night into day over a vast portion of the West.

EnergySolutions won't be able to bring more depleted uranium to Utah until the company proves the waste can be safely disposed in Tooele County for the long run.

Gov. Gary Herbert has chosen a BYU science professor over Gov. Jon Huntsman's nominee, the former Tooele School District superintendent, to fill the empty seat on the State Board of Education.

A Massachusetts company will pay fines and underwrite environmental projects as a settlement for numerous violations at its Tooele County hazardous waste incinerator.

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.

Milo Berry talks in his office at Tooele City Hall Thursday afternoon. Berry is retiring from his position as the founder of the Communities that Care program.

As Stockton's next mayor, Mark Whitney has several concerns on his mind - the construction of a new sewer system and making sure taxpayers' money is being spent wisely, to name a few.

A big political storm blew through the small Tooele County town of Stockton and Mayor Dan Rydalch was voted out of office Tuesday by a 3-1 margin.

A small-town mayor in Tooele County has been ousted by voters about a week after a controversy surfaced surrounding the suspension of a Stockton police officer.

Recount tally changes Tooele mayor contenders As a result of Mondaya s recount in the Tooele mayoral race, the person who will face off against current Mayor Patrick Dunlavy in the general election has changed by a three-vote margin.

A City councilman said people who've already cast their ballots in the mayoral race in Stockton won't be able to recall those ballots and revote.

A house in Tooele was damaged by fire Saturday despite its owner's attempt to put out the fire with a garden hose.

When Dan Rydalch demanded the badge of a Stockton police officer last week who had the temerity to issue his son a traffic ticket, it wasn't the first time the mayor had suspended or fired an employee with whom he had a beef.

SHS marching band members practice their competition piece from Cirque du Soleil on the football field on Oct.

When Ellen Montague learned about the suspension of a Stockton police officer who had ticketed Mayor Dan Rydalch's son for driving without a license, she wasn't surprised.

One of Stockton's five police officers has been suspended after he issued the mayor's son a ticket for driving without a license.

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

A Utah Highway Patrol check point set up Friday night to prevent driving under the influence in Wendover resulted in 516 stops, 12 DUI arrests and 22 drug-related arrests, UHP officials said.