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TweetPinSharePhoto By Joni Kennedy: A tractor-trailer is at rest on the side of a ravine after rolling off Highway 266 on Friday. The driver was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and …
Semi rollover closes Highway 266 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The Fitzgeralds were scheduled to be the final act in the GVAC’s season, however, a work visa delay has forced the cancelation of the show. By Jon Johnson …
Work visa snafu forces cancelation of GVAC season finale Read More
TweetPinShareSwimming has been temporarily prohibited at Roper Lake but users can still use small watercraft. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com ROPER LAKE – With the weather just starting to warm, some …
Swimming temporarily prohibited at Roper Lake due to low water levels Read More
TweetPinShareWilliam Martin Dybdahl, Jr., 57, of Safford, Arizona, passed away on March 1, 2022, in Tucson, Arizona. William was born on March 25, 1964, in Colorado Springs, Colorado, to Beverly …
Obituary for William Martin Dybdahl Read More
TweetPinShareGraphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GILA COUNTY – Motorists on U.S. Highway 60 between Miami and Superior will encounter lane restrictions …
Expect delays, land restrictions on U.S. Highway 60 near the Pinto Creek Bridge on March 8 Read More
TweetPinShareStudents must complete a FAFSA by March 20 to be eligible By Charmaine Chidester/EAC THATCHER – Eastern Arizona College is distributing $1.6 million in emergency aid grants to students over …
Stimulus money available for EAC students Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dmytro Muravskiy/Ukrainian Defense Ministry Column By Mike Bibb “Ukraine is a country in Europe. It exists next to another country called Russia. Russia is a bigger country. Russia …
Editorial: No ordinary Joe and Kamala Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Former Safford City Manager Horatio Skeete holds up some lemons that were available at the Borderlands POWWOW produce event. The event returns to the Gila …
P.O.W.W.O.W. rescue produce returns Saturday, March 5 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy DPS: Blowing dust such as depicted here in 2016 has closed I-10 in both directions east of Willcox at U.S. Highway 191. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com COCHISE …
Blowing dust closes I-10 in both directions east of Willcox at U.S. 191 Read More
TweetPinShareSteve Carter Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Supporters of the “Freedom Convoy” gather along the U.S. Highway 191 overpass overlooking I-10 on Thursday to wave to those in the convoy …
Locals show their support for the ‘Freedom Convoy’ as it drives past Read More