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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Police Chief Joe Brugman addresses the Safford City Council regarding a proposed city ordinance banning the use of cell phones or other electronic devices while …
Safford puts cell phone ordinance on hold Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Donavee Perea By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – While some drug laws can be draconian, Graham County Superior Court Judge Michael D. Peterson seemingly rules his bench …
Woman addicted to heroin and meth given third chance at rehab Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo: Safford officers had to retrieve a man off a stranger’s roof after he attempted to hide from them by climbing onto it. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Man climbs onto stranger’s roof while fleeing police Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Visit Safford Builders Supply/Ace Hardware this weekend for its 80th-anniversary extravaganza. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After 80 years, the family-owned and operated Safford Builders …
Safford Builders Supply to celebrate 80th anniversary this weekend Read More
TweetPinShareA DPS Ranger helicopter like this one located the missing woman and transported her to the hospital. Elderly woman with Alzheimer’s wandered off from home in San Jose area By …
DPS Ranger helicopter locates missing Graham County woman Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: Members of the Fort Grant Fire Crew pose for a picture after clearing some brush. By Paul Anger THATCHER — EAC’s Discovery Park Campus benefited from the …
Fort Grant Wildland Fire Crew completes large-scale service project at EAC Discovery Park Campus Read More
TweetPinShareEditorial By Jon Johnson The attack on Pearl Harbor; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy – for those generations, those moments in history are forever ingrained. For my generation, …
9/11; may we never forget Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ysidro Castro By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A welfare check regarding an intoxicated man urinating in the street resulted in the arrest of a wanted man …
Welfare check nets wanted man suspected of hit-and-run Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto/Gila Herald: Benson middle player Emily Darwin blocks a hit by Duncan junior Lynnie Neilson during pool play. Darwin, along with teammate Kaysen Maakestad, was part of the all-tourney team. …
Saint David repeats as Morenci volleyball tourney champion Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Sept. 4, 2018, through Sept. 9, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report September 4 – 9 Read More