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TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: ASU and UA will have to wait until 2021 at the earliest before they meed each other on the field again. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
PAC-12 postpones all sports until January 2021 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com TUCSON – A Border Patrol agent stationed in Ajo was arrested Sunday and charged with multiple counts of conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute controlled …
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agent busted by FBI for smuggling cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Randolph Cornelius Dalzine, 36, was arrested and booked into jail on heroin, meth, and weapons charges. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A man with a history …
Man busted for drug and weapon offenses Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Businesses such as movie theaters, gyms, and bars have been given a set of mandatory benchmarks counties must meet prior to reopening. Gyms and movie theaters could possibly …
Mandatory benchmarks released for businesses closed due to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareDeath rate for known positive cases now at 3 percent in Graham County By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS)announced an …
Graham County records 17th death from COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareDavid Luzania, of Pima, passed away on July 31, 2020. He was born on Jan. 28, 1960, in Douglas, Arizona to parents Raul Valenzuela Luzania and Gertrudis Santa Maria Luzania. David …
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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Local LDS chapels, such as the Pima Stake Center pictured, will begin to once-again host Sacrament meetings starting Sunday, Aug. 16 while following CDC protocols. By …
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to resume Sacrament meetings in Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: To date, the town of Thatcher has the best census self-response rate out of the municipalities in Graham County at 64.1 percent, which is slightly …
Time is running out to respond to the 2020 Census Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Daniel Lobo/Creative Commons: While a federal moratorium on some evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic ended in July and its replacement is up in the air, the state extended …
As feds debate COVID-19 deal, the clock is ticking on state eviction protection Read More
TweetPinShareJuanita Jurado Rivera, of Safford, passed away on July 28, 2020, at the age of 97. She was born on Nov. 23, 1922, in Solomonville, Arizona to parents Luz Rivera and …
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