Tim Gillie

1 week ago | tooeleonline.com | Tim Gillie

While reservoirs in northern Utah are largely at healthy levels, lower than median statewide precipitation in general for the first six months of the year has the Utah Division of Water Resources concerned as we move into the hot and dry part of the year. Statewide the average percent of reservoir fill was 87% as of the end of May 2025. That does not include Lake Powell and Flaming Gorge, to give an idea of general reservoir levels across the state.

1 week ago | tooeleonline.com | Tim Gillie

The books have closed on filing to run for municipal and service district offices for the 2025 elections. The list of candidates shows a long list of candidates in Tooele and Grantsville cities with few incumbents seeking to return to office. Tooele City has five people running for two city council positions. One is an incumbent. With no incumbent running for Tooele City mayor, the position has garnered four candidates.

1 week ago | tooeleonline.com | Tim Gillie

The Tooele Valley Public Infrastructure District announced last week the expansion of its service area and the naming of its development near the I-80/Burmester Road interchange. Poised to become a major hub for industrial, logistics, and technology operations in northern Utah, according to the development’s owners, the development has been named “Interstate Business Park.”The development has also acquired two adjacent properties, bringing the total acres of usable industrial land to 534 acres.

1 week ago | tooeleonline.com | Tim Gillie

Anybody who has looked at Tooele City’s weather data for the last 100 years has benefited from the observation and recording efforts of the Tooele City Bevan family. Recently, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service recognized the Bevan’s for a century of volunteer work as cooperative weather observers—measuring and reporting daily weather data. Ned and Shauna Bevan, the current weather observers, accepted the award.

2 weeks ago | tooeleonline.com | Tim Gillie

The free summer lunch food program sponsored by the Tooele County School District Child Nutrition Department started on June 2. It will run through August, with no lunches served on July 4 or 24. Lunch is served from noon until 1 p.m. Monday through Friday in Tooele City at Overlake Elementary, England Acres Park, Elton Park, and the Tooele City Park by the Pratt Aquatic Center. In Grantsville lunch is served at Cherry Street Park and at Willow Elementary.