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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — A long-held dream is blooming into reality in Pima, as local landscaper Courtney Peterson and his wife, Tiffany, prepare to open Bear Paw Garden …
Bear Paw Garden Center Bringing Plants, Education, and Community Events to Pima Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Progress continues in Pima as an empty dirt lot next to Pima Elementary School is being transformed into a gourmet hot dog and custom …
Pima to see two new businesses along Highway 70 Read More
Gila Herald Staff Reports SAFFORD — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Safford Field Office will end its public comment period for a proposed land exchange with Freeport Minerals Corporation …
Public comment on proposed land exchange between Freeport and the BLM to end this month Read More
Data shows overall crashes trending downwards PHOENIX – Traffic fatalities in Arizona decreased for the third straight year in 2025. There were 1,156 traffic fatalities on all Arizona roads in …
Traffic fatalities on Arizona roads decline for third year in a row Read More
The following is a list of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 25 – 31, 2026. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Graham County Jail Booking Report for August 25 – 31 Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — Something colorful is coming to the Safford City-Graham County Library. Beginning in mid-September, internationally recognized muralist Molly Keen will begin transforming the library’s …
Something Big Is Coming to the Safford Library: A New Mural Read More
Gila Herald Staff Reports PIMA/THATCHER — Drivers along U.S. Highway 70 in Graham County should prepare for upcoming construction delays as a major pavement rehabilitation project is set to kick …
Work to begin late September on $20.7M Highway 70 repaving project between Thatcher and Pima Read More
Column By John Young “I like people who weren’t captured,” he said about his dislike for war-scarred former POW John McCain. Well, look at who’s imprisoned now. The most famous …
Editorial: Operation Epic Futility: a prisoner with time on his hands Read More
Moving fish between Arizona’s waterways has serious consequences Contributed Article/Courtesy AGFD PHOENIX — Transporting fish between bodies of water may seem like a harmless act, but it can have serious …
Help prevent illegal fish stocking this Labor Day weekend Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GLOBE – The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers traveling on U.S. Highway 70, east of Globe, to plan for the following lane restrictions as work continues on …
Plan for daytime lane restrictions on U.S. Highway 70 east of Globe beginning Sept. 1 Read More