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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Runners start thinning out as they enter the course. Safford senior Jacob Urrea (blue shades) finished first and Morenci senior Jordan Mares (dark shades) finished second. …
Safford boys finish first in Thatcher Cross Country meet Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: The Eagles’ girls finished first in the Thatcher Invitational Cross Country meet at Discovery Park on Sept. 11. The first five runners were each in the …
Thatcher cross country girls finish first in own meet Read More
TweetPinShareShawn Patrick Kelly was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for shooting at Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. John Mennen. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – After being found …
Duncan man in officer-involved shooting sentenced to 15 years in prison Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A big semi-truck is dwarfed as it passes through the floodgates along the San Francisco River in Clifton. Jokingly referred to by locals as the “Jurassic …
Highway through Clifton to be closed Tuesday to test flood gates Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A woman pushing a grocery basket makes her way through a flooded parking lot at Bashas in Morenci. She was dealing with a short but heavy …
Hard rain drops outdoor temp from 103 to 60 degrees in Clifton Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Duncan’s front line, senior Lynnie Neilson (6), junior Kinsley Rapier (7), and senior Kaitlyn Lunt await junior Melissa Claridge’s (4) serve during a home match with …
Wildkats head to Cibecue for second region match Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A group of volunteers and Gila Watershed Partnership staff members braved a hot morning and collected 620 pounds of trash during a San Francisco River cleanup …
San Francisco River cleanup effort nets 620 pounds of trash Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Duncan junior Melissa Claridge goes low to receive a serve in Morenci on Sept. 7. The Wildkats bowed out of the Morenci Invitational with a two-set …
Morenci earns own volleyball tourney title Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Quarterback Brandon Blair picks up good yardage on Morenci’s opening drive. However, Benson scored 49 unanswered points to beat the Wildcats, 49-7. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com …
Benson prevails over Morenci in the battle of the ‘Cats, 49-7 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Extreme Midget Wrestling The event will be held at Post 28 American Legion Hall Editor’s Note: While the Gila Herald does not condone the use of the term …
‘Midget Wrestling’ slated in Clifton tonight Read More