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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Op-Ed By Rep. David Cook (R, District-8) There are two basic questions to ask about today’s unemployment assistance benefits: 1) Is $240 per week enough …
Editorial: Working together to help unemployed Arizonans Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: From left, Graham County Supervisor District 2 John Howard, Graham County Sheriff P.J. Allred, and Thatcher Police Chief Shaffen Woods enjoy the lunch. By Jon Johnson …
Graham County Attorney’s Office hosts second annual Law Enforcement Appreciation Luncheon Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A Safford firefighter douses the burning structure. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – An alleged controlled burn that got out of hand ended up totally destroying …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BONITA CREEK – The Graham County Sheriff’s Office rescued a stranded hiker in the Bonita Creek area on Jan. 31 after …
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TweetPinSharePhoto By Chase Hunter/Cronkite News: A supporter of former President Donald Trump in November, when thousands protested the election in Washington D.C. On Jan. 6, Trump addressed a Washington D.C. …
1 in 4 Arizonans still insist Trump won, as second impeachment trial begins Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Grant Ashby drives on his opponent. The Pima Roughriders blew out the Round Valley Elks on Tuesday, 65-38. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The Pima …
Roughriders feast on Elks Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima’s Ashlie Sherwood drives past Round Valley’s Shiloh McCall. Sherwood led Pima with 17 points as the Roughriders trounced the Elks, 57-28. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Number 1 Pima blows out Round Valley Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Lori Dugan: Eastern Arizona College’s Nursing Education Center creates spaces for students to practice, research, engage, and succeed. Key features include active learning classrooms and a dedicated …
EAC ranked as top nursing school program in Arizona . . . again Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Jenna Miller/Cronkite News: Researchers fitted this Mexican gray wolf with a radio collar in 2018. Tracking the animals in the wild is part of a decades-long effort to …
Enough habitat exists to support the return of Mexican wolves in Southwest, study says Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Michelle Post: A two-vehicle collision on Main Street has knocked out power in parts of Safford. Staff Reports SAFFORD – A two-vehicle collision has knocked out power in …
Main Street crash knocks out power in Safford Read More