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TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Joanna Simmons: Boy Scouts and their leaders retire a large flag by fire. Additional 100 flags given to American Legion for its annual Flag Day retirement ceremony By …
Eagle project retires 128 U.S. flags by fire Read More
TweetPinShareThe annual Cinco de Mayo celebration is this Saturday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com The annual Cinco de Mayo celebration will kick off with a parade down Main Street in Downtown …
Cinco de Mayo celebration starts with parade Saturday morning Read More
TweetPinShare Jenna Miller Photo/Cronkite News: Retiree Steve Irwin checks the temperature of his “mining rig,” a set up of 14 computers that continuously solve algorithms to compete for cryptocurrency rewards. …
How Monopoly, Jenga and Battleship show cryptocurrency’s energy drain is no game Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Pima was hit the hardest locally with the walkout but still only had two early release days as its teachers returned to work Tuesday. On …
Walkout is over, teachers and students go back to school Read More
TweetPinShareEditors note: This is a new feature where our readers can submit their investing or economic questions to author and investment guru Natalie Pace. 8 Basic Rules of Investing Dear …
Ask Natalie for May 3 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MIT: A water device, created by scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California, Berkeley, extracts water from the desert air in Tempe. By Meagan …
Scientists test device that can extract water from dry Arizona air Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford Fire Department responded to a fully engulfed mobile home fire late Tuesday night and fought it into Wednesday morning. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Dryer fire displaces family south of Safford Read More
TweetPinShareThe Boy Scouts will now be known as Scouts BSA. Contributed Article The Boy Scouts of America have announced that they’ll be dropping the word “boy” from their name. The …
Boy Scouts to drop ‘Boy’ from name Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Allie, 7, left, and Brenna Green, 8, show the result of their hard work building a Valentine Bean Bag Toss at the Home Depot Kids …
Home Depot Kids Workshop this Saturday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete holds up some lemons that were available at the Borderlands POWWOW produce event. Contributed Article Come by Safford Lions Club’s …
Produce On Wheels Without Waste Market this Saturday at Home Depot parking lot Read More