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TweetPinSharePhoto By Lucio Eastman/Creative Commons: Arizona residents can’t openly carry guns into certain places. They cannot be brought within 1,000 feet of K-12 school campuses, Native American reservations, or polling …
What to know about open carry laws in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareDear Editor: Dear Mr. Mares, I completely agree with your editorial. I’m a Duncan resident and I’m not alone here in my opinion about this event. Just take a look …
Letter to the Editor: Reader agrees with Mares column regarding Duncan Christmas event Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy JustServe: The JustServe community resource helps bring together volunteers and service organizations. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – The JustServe community resource brings sponsoring organizations …
JustServe supports community Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Serjio Garcia is wanted by police on warrants regarding probation violations and for questioning about an alleged assault against a former girlfriend. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Police seek wanted man accused of assaulting ex-girlfriend Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: The USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor Staff Reports PHOENIX – President Franklin D. Roosevelt said of the Pearl Harbor attack on Dec. 7, 1941, that it was …
Governor Ducey orders all flags to be displayed at half-staff for Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: The Safford Fire Department (shown here in a training photo) was dispatched to a house fire early Sunday morning in which the resident died. By Jon Johnson …
Graham County resident dies in a house fire Read More
TweetPinShareCounty lists 2,369 total for the pandemic, with 38 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Thatcher resident’s death due to COVID-19 was reported by the Graham County Department …
Thatcher death attributed to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Diane Drobka: Arizona’s amazing sunsets provide one of the best times to enjoySandhill Cranes as they congregate at Lake Cochise to spend the night. By Diane Drobka WILLCOX …
Wings over Willcox 2021 offers ‘hybrid’ tours, online presentations, and more Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER – Eastern Arizona College’s Division of Fine Arts will stream its annual Christmas gift to the Gila Valley, Festival of Carols, on the College’s Facebook page …
EAC’s annual Festival of Carols to stream next week on Facebook and YouTube Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: It has been at least five years since there has been a heavy snowfall, such as what covers this tree at Gila Health Resources in …
Christmas tree permits available in Apache Forest Read More