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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A woman called the Safford Police at about 11:55 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 16, and reported the theft of her medical marijuana. The victim said …
Woman reports her medical marijuana stolen by son’s teenage friends Read More
Contributed Photo: Bunny Dryden, center, presents a $1,500 check to EAC. Present are, from left, Yolanda Pace, Arnold DeLao, Dryden, Paul Anger, and Dr. Phil McBride. By Lori Dugan THATCHER …
EAC receives $1,500 donation from Gila Valley Cowboy Poets Read More
Gerald “Pudge” Padgett, of Thatcher, passed away Dec. 17, at the age of 75. He was born Dec. 24, 1942, in Conway, Arkansas, to Leonard Earl and Sidney Inez Padgett, with …
Obituary for Gerald ‘Pudge’ Padgett Read More
Photo By David Palmer Photography: The Thatcher Eagles are the 56th annual EAC Boys Holiday Tournament Champions. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – The ability to hit from deep was …
Deep ball helps Thatcher win holiday tournament Read More
Photo By Lori Dugan/EAC: New nursing graduate, Jovanka Garcia, front, second from right, is congratulated by her family at the EAC Nursing Class of 2018 Pinning Ceremony. By Kris McBride …
EAC celebrates graduates and student success at nursing pinning ceremony Read More
Veda Marie Saline, 98, longtime resident of the Gila Valley, entered into eternal rest in the late-night hours of Dec. 19. She was born Sept. 15, 1920, in Mangum, Oklahoma, to …
Obituary for Veda Marie Saline Read More
Contributed Article/Courtesy DPS At 12:14 p.m. Friday, there was a six-vehicle four-time fatal collision on Interstate 10 westbound at milepost 232. Minutes before this collision, DPS had put out an …
Multiple vehicle crash involving multiple fatalities closes I-10 north of Marana Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy SPD By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Safford Police Department was busy keeping the streets free if inebriated drivers last weekend and handles six separate cases involving …
Safford handles six DUI cases in less than two full days Read More
Contributed Photo: EAC athletes work on clearing the Discovery Park Pond. By Lori Dugan THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus hosted the EAC softball, volleyball, and women’s basketball …
EAC athletes enhance Discovery Park Campus Read More
Contributed Photo: EASI receives a check for $55,415 from the United Way of Graham & Greenlee County for its STEM program and to purchase a traveling planetarium. Pictured are, from …
E.A.S.I. Receives $60,415 in grants from United Way of Graham & Greenlee County and R.A.I.N. for traveling planetarium Read More