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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Positive COVID-19 tests prompted the cancelation of Fort Thomas’ football and volleyball seasons, and now the school district will return to distance learning for the …
COVID-19 outbreak at Fort Thomas School District prompts response from health departments Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Ashleigh Wilhelm, left, and Ryan Lapsley were booked into the jail and are facing numerous charges regarding drugs, felony flight, theft, fraud, and more. Phoenix-area couple lead …
Criminal couple flee from cops but can’t escape the long arm of the law Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County now at 1,343 positive tests with 865 recovered and 447 active By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The novel coronavirus COVID-19 continues to ramp up this fall/winter season …
COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the state with 2,135 new cases reported Thursday Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Safford School override is too close to call until Thursday. Reported 268 provisional ballots still to be counted By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – …
Safford School override still too close to call Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: Staff Reports SAFFORD – The Safford Police Department has announced it has been awarded two grants from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AZGOHS) to battle …
Safford Police receive overtime grant to battle unsafe drivers Read More
TweetPinShareThe recreational marijuana proposition has passed in Arizona, as well as Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota, making 15 states and the District of Columbia where recreational marijuana is legal. …
Voters solidly approve recreational marijuana Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Voters were lined up to cast their ballots on Election Day, Nov. 3 at the Morenci Club. This is only part of a longer line that …
Graham and Greenlee election results Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from October 29, 2020, through November 2 , 2020. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking …
Jail Booking Report for October 29 – November 2 Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced two new deaths attributed to COVID-19 on Tuesday. The new deaths were a patient …
Graham County announces two additional deaths attributed to COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Pima Town Hall has been closed due to an outbreak among some staff of COVID-19. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – The regularly-scheduled Pima …
Pima Town Council meeting canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak Read More