The paper, originally called the Tooele Transcript, was purchased by James Dunn, a Scottish farmer and poet, in 1898 for $20.
It has remained in the hands of the Dunn family for several generations since.
In 1923, the paper acquired the rival The Tooele Bulletin, and began publishing under the Transcript-Bulletin name.
[1] The paper has won awards for editorial excellence over the years, and was named the best non-daily newspaper in Utah by the Society of Professional Journalists Utah Headliners in 2007, 2009 and 2010.
[2] The newspaper's parent company, Transcript Bulletin Publishing, is a printing, publishing and design enterprise serving clients across the USA.