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TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: This photo taken Saturday, Oct. 3, shows thick smoke from wildfires that blankets the air around Morenci and Clifton. The sharp peaks around Clifton are barely …
Cow Canyon Fire update Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio: Thatcher QB Mark Wren drops back for a pass. Wren tossed two TD’s and the Eagles opened up their season with a 26-0 victory over the …
Eagles soar over Roughriders 26-0 in season opener Read More
TweetPinShareNorma Jean Robinson entered into rest on Oct. 2, 2020, at her home with her daughters at her side. She was born on Oct. 1, 1931, in Dibrell, Tennessee to …
Obituary for Norma Jean Robinson Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: While this year’s fair will not have carnival rides like those pictured due to COVID-19, the fair will have livestock, exhibits, and plenty of food. …
Graham County Fair runs Oct. 9 – 10 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended a previously removed sex offender near Naco, Arizona, on Tuesday morning. Tucson Sector agents patrolling southern …
Border Patrol arrests aggravated felon sex offender Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Drivers should expect delays on U.S. Highway 70 between Pima and Bylas starting Monday, Oct. 5, as the Arizona Department of Transportation institutes its pavement preservation project including …
Pavement project begins Oct. 5 on U.S. 70 between Pima and Bylas Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald Contributed Article/Courtesy USDA WASHINGTON D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced that the marketing assistance loan rate for 2021-crop …
USDA announces 2021 Upland Cotton Marketing Assistance loan rate Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Frank Garcia was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on three counts of excessive speeding, possession of stolen property, theft of means of transportation, reckless …
Man flees cops in stolen truck, goes 100 mph through school zones Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services reported 17 new positive results for COVID-19 on Thursday, with 10 of those positives coming …
New reservation COVID-19 cases more than double any other area in Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareMarianna Vascassenno, of Tempe, formerly of Safford, passed away in the early morning hours of Sept. 25, 2020, with her family at her side. Marianna was born on April 20, …
Obituary for Marianna Vascassenno Read More