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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
Contributed Photo/Courtesy EAC: Local students attend the high adventure summer STEM Camp at Chauncey Ranch. By Dr. Phil McBride, Ph.D./EAC THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College partnered with the Eastern Arizona Science …
Local students attend Summer STEM Camp at Chauncey Ranch Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy Pamela Clonts-Bigler: A drunk driver took the life of Pamela Clonts’ son, David Mitchell Ostberg, left, and her parents, Sharon and Dan Clonts, right, Now the family has …
Family petitions BOS for help improving safety on Highway 70 after fatal collision Read More
Contributed Photo: Bashas’ opened its new support center in Chandler and named a new president on the same day. Staff Reports CHANDLER – The Raley’s Companies recently announced the promotion …
Bashas’ gets new president/support center Read More
Contributed Photo: The three Thatcher High School winners from last year’s DAR Scholarship Patriotic Essay Contest were, from left, Brooklyn Dorr, Lanthan Nelson, and Carson Richins. This year, four winners …
EAC dual-enrolled scholarships available through DAR Read More