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TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Aug. 13, 2018, through Aug. 19, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report August 20 – 26 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – He’s back. Safford native Justin “The Highlight” Gaethje (2-2 UFC, 19-2 overall) said he wanted No. 10-ranked James “The Texecutioner” Vick (9-2 UFC, …
Gaethje knocks out Vick with big right in first round Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Scott Bennett: The Pima Roughriders had a hard-fought game in the rain against the Arizona Lutheran Academy Coyotes but came up short, 24-6. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Coyotes’ big plays doom Roughriders in home opener Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Boy Scouts raise a flag during a ceremony in Pima. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Beginning in February 2019, the Boy Scouts will be formally known …
Boy Scouts moving forward, says addition of girls won’t change group Read More
TweetPinShareWhile the case against the sheriff’s juvenile son took place in Greenlee County, the hearings are held in Graham County in front of Graham County Superior Court Judge Pro Tem …
Greenlee County Sheriff’s son accused of sexually assaulting young girl Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: A Safford officer arrested a man and a woman in two separate DUI cases within hours. The first involved a collision that had a Polaris …
Officer arrests man and woman for DUI in separate events only hours apart Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Lori Dugan: Eastern Arizona College Nursing Professor Amy Ollerton provides instruction to Chanelle Arpon, Jonathan Orr, and Randi Estrada, all students in the concurrent enrollment program. By Kris …
Eastern Arizona College Nursing Program designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Robert Layton allegedly threatened police and a town councilor before arriving at a Thatcher school dance with a handgun. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The …
Man who brandished gun at Thatcher school dance previously threatened police Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Safford Middle School student is facing disciplinary action after allegedly bringing a Daisy BB gun onto campus Wednesday. The …
Safford Middle School student in trouble after bringing BB gun onto campus Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Paramedics treat an elderly woman who crashed her GMC Terrain SUV into the front of the Giant gas station Wednesday afternoon. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Elderly woman crashes into convenience store Read More