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TweetPinShareInciWeb Photo: Cloud coverage Monday night prevented mapping of the fire, but it appeared to have little growth since Monday. Fire was at 14,625 acres with 5 percent containment as …
Thunderstorms help limit the spread of Bringham Fire Read More
TweetPinShareThatcher Police Photo: From left, Thatcher Police Chief Shaffen Woods, Sgt. Kevin West, and officer Brian Ellsworth display the 144 gallons of hand cleanser it received from Tito’s Handmade Vodka …
Thatcher Police hand out hand cleanser in partnership with vodka maker Read More
TweetPinShareNearly 43,000 pounds of ground beef has been recalled due to possible E coli contamination. Products sold nationwide, including at Walmart Staff Reports WASHINGTON D.C., Lakeside Refrigerated Services, of Swedesboro, …
Lakeside Refrigerated Services recalls nearly 43,000 pounds of ground beef due to possible E. coli contamination Read More TweetPinShareInciWeb Photo: Smoke billows from the Bringham Fire. Zero percent containment Staff Reports APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FOREST – The lightning-caused Bringham Fire, burning roughly 22 miles north of Morenci, started June …
Bringham Fire at 13,593 acres as of Sunday morning Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Greenlee County is encouraging the use of masks while in public to help curb the spread of COVID-19. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GREENLEE COUNTY – …
Greenlee continues to see a slow increase of COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareForest Service Photo: The sun sets in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. The Bringham Fire there has grown to 4,800 acres. U.S. Highway 191 remains closed between mileposts 189 and 225 …
Bringham Fire north of Morenci grows to 4,800 acres Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Freeport-McMoRan By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – Mining giant Freeport-McMoRan continues to extend some furloughs while opening up new jobs. Citing a downturn, the company …
Freeport extends furloughs while posting new job openings Read More TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. The Greenlee Health Department advises the wearing of masks while outside. By Jon Johnson …
Greenlee County reaches double-digits for positive COVID-19 tests Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: The 2020 grads did not get a few moments to unwind en mass, spraying silly string at one another and bouncing inflated balloons for several …
Morenci Class of 2020 has unique ending for graduation ceremony Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – The Greenlee County Health Department issued a statement Sunday night reporting the county’s first death related to COVID-19. While the county did not release …
Greenlee County records first death relating to COVID-19 Read More