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TweetPinShareUPDATE: Highway 70 has reopened Staff Reports BYLAS – U.S. Highway 70 has been closed in both directions near Bylas for a crash with a fatality. The highway has been …
U.S. 70 closed near Bylas due to crash with fatality Read More
TweetPinShareGadsden earns open class superior plus five other awards By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Pima and Snowflake both earned a Superior rating during the 48th annual Eastern Arizona College Band …
Pima, Snowflake rate superior at EAC Band Day Read More
TweetPinShareBy Bonnie Briscoe, DAR member SAFFORD – This fall, the local Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Gila Valley Chapter offered scholarships, at four different values ($600, $500, $400 and …
DAR 2025 Patriotic Essay Contest winners Read More
TweetPinShareDetour in place during closures from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following closures on U.S. Highway 60 for a …
Closures scheduled on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami Oct. 21-23 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Authorities in Pima are probing what appears to be a tragic murder-suicide after discovering four people dead from gunshot wounds inside a home. The …
Pima Police probe apparent murder-suicide, leaving four dead Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports FORT THOMAS – On Oct. 6, around 2:20 p.m., authorities at Fort Thomas Junior High School discovered prohibited weapons on a 14-year-old student during football practice preparations. A …
Student faces charges after weapons found at junior high school Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a list of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Oct. 7 – 13, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for October 7 – 13 Read More
TweetPinShareStaff Reports SAFFORD – The City of Safford has issued a notice for the temporary closure of a section of its popular multi-use path, effective immediately, as part of ongoing …
Safford announces three-week closure of multi-use path section near cemetery for park preparations Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article by Sean Rickert, Superintendent, Pima Schools WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Monday, Oct. 20, a small group of Pima High School students participating in the Future Farmers of America …
Pima High School students to travel to D.C. to pitch for federal funding Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER —Eastern Arizona College Discovery Park staff brought the wonders of the solar system to Fort Thomas Elementary School during the school’s annual family night event for …
EAC Discovery Park shares planetarium presentation with Fort Thomas elementary school family night Read More