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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Valley News: Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete holds up some lemons that were available at the Borderlands POWWOW produce event. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – If …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Valley News: Stratton Baldwin goes up for a bucket. Safford withstood a late charge by Florence and prevailed 78-76. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Safford …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ICE: An 18-year-old suspect is taken into custody five days after crashing a vehicle with two illegal immigrants in the trunk. Contributed Article Tucson – An 18-year-old southern Arizona …
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TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Chip Griffin-Mainly Productions: A wildland fire was deemed beneficial as it burned unwanted brush along the Gila River northwest of the Thatcher wastewater wetlands on Friday. By Jon …
Wildland fire burns brush along river Read More
TweetPinShareJon Jonson Photo/Gila Valley News: This Chevy Malibu T-boned a brand new GMC Canyon pickup truck that was just recently purchased. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A recently purchased …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Valley News: Jake Whitaker hits a jumper against Tombstone. The Pima Roughriders decimated the Yellow Jackets, 73-22. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Tombstone Yellow …
Pima buries Tombstone Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Richard Rodriguez became injured at Walmart during a scuffle with police after allegedly shoplifting alcohol. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An intoxicated man who was caught …
Shoplifter bites off more than he can chew and hits the deck Read More
TweetPinShareBy Taryn Lamb THATCHER — Auditions for Eastern Arizona College’s Children’s Theatre will be held Feb. 8-9, from 4-5:30 p.m., in the EAC Activities Center – Lee Little Theater. Auditions for the …
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TweetPinSharePhoto By Walter Mares: A tanker truck approaches a speed hump in Clifton that slows traffic to 15 miles per hour. The hump is on U.S. Highway 191 near the Clifton …
Clifton Town Manager: traffic speed hump is a ‘definite positive’ Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Valley News By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Graham County – A couple got an unwanted early morning surprise when a man suffering from mental illness burst into their …
Naked man bursts into neighbor’s house in fear of Mexican Cartel Read More