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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The newly refreshed “Welcome to Pima” billboard on the town’s east side has been updated to honor its back-to-back 2A State Championship Girls Basketball teams. By …
Pima Girls Basketball champs immortalized on billboard Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – After averaging about 40 new cases per week for about 2.5 months, COVID-19 positive tests spiked in Graham County recently, with 132 new …
COVID-19 cases surge in Graham, Greenlee counties Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from July 5 – 19, 2022. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for July 5 – 19 Read More
TweetPinShareA third-party employee is accused of stealing a “bait” cellphone from Walmart. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A GPS device disguised as an iPhone 13 to nab would-be thieves …
Walmart “bait” cellphone stolen before it even hits the shelf Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Justice of the Peace Courts 1 and 2 will co-locate at the Graham County Courthouse prior to consolidation due to an employee shortage. The courts …
Justice Courts to co-locate in Safford prior to consolidation Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This house in west Pima sits at 568 square feet – making it slightly larger than the town’s new Tiny Home designation – and is actually …
Pima passes new Tiny Home housing regulation Read More
TweetPinShareTell us what our community needs By Shaylee Richards/MGRMC Director of Marketing and Community Relations SAFFORD – Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) conducts a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) …
MGRMC conducting Community Health Needs Assessment Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy GoFund Me: A GoFundMe account has been set up for the family of Boden Stalder, who died after falling into a canal last Wednesday. Staff Reports SAFFORD – …
GoFundMe created for toddler who drowned in Safford canal Read More
TweetPinShareContributed File Photo: A man was treated at MGRMC on Tuesday after accidentally shooting himself in his leg. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A man was treated at …
Man accidentally shoots self in knee Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Atencio was sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading no contest to child sex abuse charges. Prosecutors say abuse went on for nearly four decades …
Safford man sentenced to 45 years in child molestation case Read More