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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Randy Hawkins and his chuckwagon will be out in force at the 24th annual Pima Heritage Days. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA — It’s nearly …
Nearly time to celebrate Pima’s Heritage Days Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A trip up to Frye Mesa resulted in the hospitalization of two men after an early-morning UTV rollover. Young men injured in early-morning rollover By …
Man crashes UTV on Easter while trying to run over rabbits Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Thatcher Town Council member Wayne Griffin takes the oath of office in December 2008. Griffin resigned from his seat in March and the town is …
Time is running out to be considered for Thatcher Council post Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Got any of this in your yard? Pima residents don’t have to take their bulk trash to the dump this upcoming week because the town employees …
Pima to take residents’ trash to the dump Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: From left, Iriz Rivera, 19, of Mesa, has pleaded guilty to forgery regarding a multi-county fraudulent prescription syndicate allegedly led by Poulos Tewelde, 23, Fahad Osman, 22, …
Woman in fraudulent prescriptions case to be sentenced to probation while AG likely to take over men’s prosecution Read More
TweetPinShare Photo by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill: Border Patrol agents watch Arizona National Guard Soldiers in 2010 as part of Operation Phalanx, which saw the deployment of 1,200 guardsmen …
Ducey welcomes Trump plan to send National Guard troops to border Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/GCSO: Tyler Goucher, left, was arrested for aggravated DUI and his girlfriend, Tracey Lynn Leachet-Lackner, was booked into the jail for possession of drug paraphernalia after the pair were …
Couple get arrested after driving recklessly while allegedly in an altered state Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article SAFFORD — The annual competitive grant process for the Arizona Community Foundation of the Gila Valley will provide financial support to worthy projects and programs serving residents of …
Arizona Community Foundation accepting grant applications Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Hernandez was booked into jail on charges of assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly striking a person who was attempting to break up a fight he …
Good Samaritan clocked while attempting to break up fight but saved from further injury by man with gun Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Stephen Douglas Jones, 67, of Oregon, was found deceased Tuesday afternoon after crashing his silver, 2015 Yamaha motorcycle on Haekel Road in a …
Oregon man dies in motorcycle crash east of Safford Read More