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Our beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, Virginia Ruth Brown, passed into eternity on June 5, 2023, at the age of 92. She was born on July 30, 1930, …
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Column By Mike Bibb We have plans to build a railroad from the Pacific all the way across the Indian Ocean. President Joe Biden speaking to the League of Conservation …
Editorial: Biden’s big railroad bridge to Africa Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy The Jets: The Jets return to Eastern Arizona College this Saturday with a “Family First” message. By Kris McBride/EAC THATCHER — Tickets are still available to The Jets concert this …
The Jets return to EAC this Saturday with a “Family First” message Read More
Mary Jean Nicely, went home to be with the Lord on June 9, 2023, at the age of 80 in her home surrounded by her children after a valiant fight …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: Eastern Arizona College will host a free sports physical clinic put on by Family Medical Center for local student-athletes to provide free physicals, which are necessary to …
Free sports physicals offered for local student-athletes Read More
John Hinton McEuen, passed away on June 15, 2023, in Marana, Arizona. Born May 29, 1939, in Safford, Arizona. John’s loving and supportive nature touched the lives of all who …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Michael Reeve, 21, was booked into jail for human smuggling. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – A Safford officer nabbed a suspected human smuggler in the early …
Safford Police nab human smuggler who fled Border Patrol in Douglas Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The victim was searching for cattle on horseback not too far from this area of the Gila River when he accidentally shot himself. By Jon …
Cowboy accidentally shoots self in leg while collecting cattle Read More
Photo Courtesy Tom Horne: State Schools Superintendent Tom Horne says schools teaching in Spanish violate state law. Violation of voter-approved English immersion law Contributed Article/Courtesy Arizona Department of Education PHOENIX …
Horne: Schools using 50-50 dual language model violating state law, risk losing funds Read More
Photo by Alex Appel/Howard Center for Investigative Journalism: The first containers were placed in Yuma County in August 2022. They were taken down four months later. By Alex Appel, Joshua …
Arizona’s defunct border wall leaves trail of runaway costs, error-filled invoices, and questions about state’s oversight Read More