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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Thatcher Eagles have won their first two games in the Mesa Fire and Medical 21st annual White Mountain Holiday Classic Boys Basketball Tournament. Pictured …
Thatcher wins first two games to advance to play Walden Grove on day two at White Mountain tourney Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Rain also forecast at times in lower elevations into New Year’s Day Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – Drivers should be prepared to encounter snow and icy road …
Be prepared for winter weather if driving in the high country Read More
TweetPinShareEvelyn Allen Hughes passed away at her home in Artesia, Arizona on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, at the age of 95. Evelyn was born on Aug. 2, 1926, in Home …
Obituary for Evelyn Allen Hughes Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A mobile home burned down early Christmas morning. In this picture, a Pima firefighter douses a car at a previous mobile home fire in Pima …
Electrical fire burns down mobile home on Christmas Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Dec. 21 – Dec. 27, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for December 21 -27 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Arizona Rodeo, Make-A-Wish, military branches, Veterans of Foreign Wars, VFW Auxiliary Arizona among new plates offered Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Transportation Motor …
ADOT MVD unveils 15 new specialty license plates Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb President Joe Biden has always had difficulty telling the truth. His “misstatements” and gaffes are legendary and well chronicled. However, being a 79-year-old professional politician hasn’t …
Editorial: Gaffezilla versus Omicron Read More
TweetPinShareChristopher Paul Phelps (Doss), born June 21, 1961: survived by his father, Gene Doss and stepmother Diann, of Dudleyville; stepfather, Brigham Phelps of Florida; brother Adrian Doss, and sister-in-law, Nichole, …
Obituary for Christopher Paul Phelps Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Mythili Gubbi/Cronkite News December is Graham County’s deadliest month for COVID-19 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The increase in deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Graham County …
Graham sees three more COVID-19 deaths but the current caseload drops below 500 Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Nicole Guiterrez/Cronkite News: Arizona saw one of the nation’s sharpest increases in 2021 in thefts of catalytic converters, an exhaust-system component that contains valuable precious metals and …
Arizona saw a 10-fold jump in catalytic converter thefts, second-most in the nation Read More