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TweetPinShareGreenlee County is asking residents to wear face coverings in public but has not mandated it . . . yet Will meet again June 30 to revisit the subject By …
Greenlee County Supervisors adopt ‘soft’ mask proclamation Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Masks will be required while in public places in Clifton, beginning Friday at 5 p.m. Greenlee County BOS to consider following suit By Jon Johnson …
Clifton mask mandate begins Friday Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. Clifton Mayor Luis Montoya is set to issue a proclamation mandating the use of masks …
Clifton to mandate face coverings while in public Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – While other areas of the state report record setting new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, Graham and Greenlee counties’ cases …
Graham and Greenlee COVID-19 cases continue to inch upward Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo Contributed Article SPRINGERVILLE – The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests continue to reopen developed campgrounds and recreation sites based on risk assessments, available PPE and sanitizing products, and the Centers …
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests continue to reopen campgrounds Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Unusual colors taint the sunset as it settles over Morenci and Clifton around 7 p.m., June 19. That is the result of smoke setting into the …
Summer Solstice means greater challenge for Bringham Fire crews Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: The $15.5 million Morenci Fitness Center was built in 2011 by the Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. copper mining company. It not only features state-of-the-art exercise equipment, but also …
Morenci Fitness Center reopens with great caution Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Smoke from the Bringham Fire at times causes a major change in sunsets seen from Morenci. Contributed Article APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST – As the Bringham Fire …
Containment increases on Bringham Fire as it reaches 17,872 acres Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Smoke from the Bringham Fire north of Morenci drifts over the Freeport McMoran Morenci copper mine partially obscuring it on June 17. The fire, 22 miles …
Who has seen the wind? Smoke is making it visible Read More TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. Gov. Doug Ducey is recommending individual municipalities and counties to decide for themselves whether …
Ducey recommends mask use, tells cities and counties to make and enforce local rules Read More