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Staff Reports Have a fun and safe Halloween. Make sure to carry adequate lighting if trick-or-treating after nightfall. Here are some events to attend Halloween night. Safford The First United …
Halloween events throughout the Gila Valley Read More
Ronald Deon Layton was born Nov. 22, 1939, in Thatcher, Arizona, to Farrell and Bessie Layton and his big brother Denny. He loved farming, spending his entire life working with …
Obituary for Ronald Layton Read More
Charlotte Elaine Russell, of Safford, lost her battle with cancer on Oct. 22, 2019, at the age of 85. She was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Anthony and Anna Lasek, …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Officers seized a combination of heroin, fentanyl, meth, and cocaine from throughout a smuggling vehicle. Roughly $1.6 million worth of drugs was seized …
CBP officers seize $1.6 million worth of drugs Read More
Photo By Walt Mares/Gila Herald: The Morenci Monster Mash drew a big crowd Saturday. Event marks kids, adults having famil fun By Walt Mares “He did the Monster Mash. It …
Morenci ‘Monster Mash’ was a big, big smash Read More
Contributed Article GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze and Hard Freeze warnings for parts of Graham and Greenlee counties for Thursday morning. A …
National Weather Service issues Freeze and Hard Freeze Watch for Graham and Greenlee counties Read More
Staff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – There is still time to sign up to donate blood for upcoming American Red Cross (ARC) blood drives in the Gila Valley in November, including …
There is still time to sign up for blood drives in Thatcher and Safford Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: A Border Patrol officer attends to a Honduran illegal alien. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection AJO – An Air and Marine …
Yuma’s Air Branch saves woman’s life Read More
Project on U.S. Highway 191 south of Safford to begin on the same day Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Construction on a roundabout for the “Y” intersection of 8th Avenue, …
Construction on 8th Avenue roundabout set to begin November 4 Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Marcus Anthony Fenton, 18, was given a citation for littering on the sidewalk in front of the Safford Police …
Man given citation for littering evidence tag outside of police department Read More