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Clarke N. Johnsen Junior High science teacher Camille Clegg-Patch shows her class an owl pellet during a class scavenger hunt Monday morning. Clegg-Patch was selected as the Teacher of the Year for the 2011-12 school year by the Tooele County School District. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Making Science Cool
by Tim Gillie
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Junior high instructor named district’s Teacher of the Year.
Hannah Webber and Payton Bowen chat at a picnic table Wednesday evening at a Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints ward joint young men and women’s activity at a church on Coleman Street in Tooele. According to the U.S. Religion Census, the LDS population in Tooele County grew 50.5 percent between 2000 and 2010. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Study: LDS church gains ground in Tooele County
by Rachel Madison
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University of Utah researcher says Mormons creating an ‘ethnic enclave’ just west of Salt Lake
SHS band petition short on signatures
by Tim Gillie
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A petition submitted to the Tooele County Clerk’s Office by a group of Stansbury High School band parents that would put a proposed noise ordinance change on the fall ballot to allow the SHS marchi...
Report sketches portrait of county’s overall health
by Rachel Madison
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Obesity, physical inactivity and a poor health environment remain top concerns
Tooele officer fires at man before suicide
by Lisa Christensen
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Sheriff’s Office will investigate events during standoff

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Plants swing in the breeze around the Settlement Canyon reservoir Thursday morning. The reservoir dropped 18 inches last week, prompting new water irrigation restrictions. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Signs of drought worry water officials
by Emma Penrod
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Irrigation company moves to forced shut-off system for certain days
Trees blow in the breeze next to a dirt road near the Vernon Reservoir Thursday morning. Roads such as this one are the subject of a state lawsuit against the federal government. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Roads battle pits state versus feds
by Emma Penrod
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Lawsuit centers on questions of closure and access on almost 2,000 byways in Tooele County
Jill Thomas shows some of the original soda fountain pieces at the bar in the Deseret Mercantile and Johnson Hall building Tuesday afternoon. Thomas and her husband, Travis Warr, purchased the historical landmark and have begun work to restore it. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Historic Grantsville drug store finds saviors in local couple
by Lisa Christensen
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A Grantsville couple is working to breathe new life into a town historical landmark. The Deseret Mercantile and Johnson Hall joint building, on the corner of Main and Hale streets, is undergoing a...
Col. Mark Pomeroy (right) sits with his wife Laura Pomeroy and daughter Kay Pomeroy at the Deseret Chemical Depot End of Operations Ceremony Thursday. Pomeroy is the last commander of the Deseret Chemical Depot. The land will be turned over to Tooele Army Depot in July 2013. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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DCD celebrates ‘major statement of peace’
by Lisa Christensen
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Facility, five generations of workers praised for achieving demilitarization mission
Father gets six months in jail for seven years of incest
by Lisa Christensen
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LDS bishop was informed of abuse 18 years ago but failed to report crime
County Commissoner Colleen Johnson sits in the audience as delegates vote Tuesday night at the Tooele County Republican Convention at Deseret Peak Complex. Johnson lost the vote to Shawn Milne. <br>- photography / Maegan Burr
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Republicans drop Johnson
by Tim Gillie
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Two-term commission chairwoman loses heavily to Milne at county convention; Sagers and McCoy head on to primary
Deputy uses Taser on woman during Broadway pursuit
by Lisa Christensen
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Tooele County Sheriff’s deputies used a Taser to subdue a woman who allegedly fled from them after a traffic stop Monday night. Rebecca Cordova, 19, was a passenger in her tan Hyundai, which was b...
Do ATVs have a place on streets?
by Rachel Madison
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Tooele City officials say no, but laws vary through state and county
Tax revenue rise might portend recovery
by Tim Gillie
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Sales tax revenue collected by governments across Tooele County rose during the first quarter of 2012 — a sign that a local economic recovery might be gaining steam. Tooele City recorded the larg...
City Creek owes big debt to local ties
by Rachel Madison
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Some county residents had premier roles in downtown Salt Lake mega project
Republicans pack caucus meetings
by Tim Gillie
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Tooele County Republicans crammed into classrooms throughout the county on Thursday night as they met in caucus meetings to elect delegates to their county and state conventions. Chris Sloan, Tooe...
Valley had cleanest air in years this winter
by Rachel Madison
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This winter, the Tooele Valley saw its cleanest wintertime air since the Utah Division of Air Quality started monitoring for PM 2.5 in the valley in 2006. PM 2.5 — small soot and dust particulate...
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THS hires new head boys basketball coach
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New Tooele High School head basketball coach Shawn Faux said the two top priorities for his players will be academics and attitude with athletics third on the list. Tooele High School hired Faux t...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 test rocket is being prepared for launch from Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in FloridaCAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The launch of a privately owned Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was delayed on Saturday when a computer detected a possible problem with one of the rocket's engines, a Space Exploration Technologies official said. Preparations for the company's trial cargo run to the International Space Station proceeded smoothly until 4:55 a.m. EDT (0855 GMT) when an onboard computer aborted the launch. "Liftoff ... we've had a cutoff. ...


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MOBILE, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's governor signed into law revisions to the state's controversial immigration statute on Friday, despite his earlier suggestions he might veto the measure because it did not make enough changes to the toughest state crackdown against illegal immigrants. Republican Governor Robert Bentley had publicly urged lawmakers to modify sections of the law that took effect last year and which sparked lawsuits by the Obama administration and immigrant rights groups that argued it is unconstitutional. ...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles police said Friday they have arrested two suspects in the killings of two Chinese graduate students slain near the University of Southern California last month. Ming Qu and Ying Wu, both 23, were fatally shot early on April 11 as they were sitting in a parked car outside Wu's rented home, a few blocks from the USC campus. Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19, were arrested on Friday without incident in swoops on two homes, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. Both men were charged with murder and are being held without bail. ...
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