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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com WASHINGTON D.C. – George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew it on their plantations. It was grown for the war effort in 1943 at the behest of …
Trump signs 2018 Farm Bill legalizing hemp cultivation on a federal level Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Gila Mountain Range is snowcapped by a winter storm Thursday night and early Friday morning. Below freezing temperatures are expected for Graham and Greenlee counties …
Winter storm tops Gila Mountain Range with snow Read More
Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Dawson Andrews (152) pinned Morenci’s Cody Torres in the third period. Andrews was one of five Bulldogs who earned a win by pin during a meet …
Morenci wrestlers slip past Bulldogs to end December Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Workers from Ward Brothers Enterprise LLC install a fire-engine red metal roof on top of the Pima Fire Department. Roof paid for by $49,000 grant from …
Pima Fire Department gets new roof Read More
Shoots bullet through adjacent hotel room By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – An intoxicated man was arrested Tuesday, Dec. 18, after accidentally firing a shot through his hotel room and …
Intoxicated man goes off half-cocked at Best Western Desert Inn, sends shot through wall Read More
Photo By Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP Photo Pool By John Young This certainly gives a new definition to “red state.” A Senate report on Russia’s pro-Donald Trump disinformation campaign reveals something so …
Editorial: How Russian trolls toiled for Trump Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Niko Imrich, 23, was arrested and booked into the jail on narcotic drug charges and DUI. Drugs seized; suspects jailed By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A …
Heroin dealer caught through shoplifting investigation Read More
Photo Courtesy U.S. House of Representatives: Sen.-elect Kyrsten Sinema will be the first female senator from Arizona, and the first Democrat in more than two decades when she is sworn …
First in Congress? Get in line, as more women, minorities head to the Hill Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima Mayor C.B. Fletcher, left, and Santa Claus (GCEC General Manager Kirk Gray) share a moment after the cooperative presented a check to the town of …
Pima receives $375,000 Christmas gift from Co-op Read More
Following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Dec. 17, 2018, through Dec. 23, 2018. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Booking Report December 17 – 23 Read More