WWII and Lyle Grant
Contributed Photo: H. Lyle Grant circa 1944 One of the collections housed at the Eastern Arizona Museum & Historical Society in Pima, Arizona is bound copies of the Eastern Arizona …
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U.S. Highway 60 daytime closures near the Pinto Creek Bridge scheduled for July 7
Graphic Courtesy ADOT: Artist rendering of the new Pinto Creek bridge. Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT GILA COUNTY – Motorists on U.S. Highway 60 between Miami and Superior will encounter lane closures …
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Obituary for Ernest LeRoy Dillman
Ernest LeRoy Dillman passed away June 29, 2021, in Thatcher following a lengthy battle with cancer. Ernest was born May 4, 1955, in Douglas, Arizona to Howard Ernest Dillman and …
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Obituary for Mardelle Margaret Webb
Mardelle Margaret Webb, of Thatcher, passed away on March 31, 2020, at the age of 100. She was born on March 30, 1920, in Reasnor, Iowa to parents Leslie Efnor …
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Man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Greenlee County
Contributed Photo/Courtesy Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office: John Holder, 20, has been charged with two counts of sexual assault on a minor under the age of 15 and one count of …
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Editorial: Popeye the Sailor Man really existed
‘Popeye the Sailor Man’ was modeled after Frank ‘Rocky’ Fiegel. Contributed Column His real name was Frank “Rocky” Fiegel. He was born in 1868 in Poland and, as a child, …
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First Lady urges COVID vaccinations as delta variant surfaces in Arizona
Graham County has the second-lowest vaccination rate in the state Photo By Travis Robertson/Cronkite News: Forty-nine and a half percent of Arizona’s eligible population have received at least one dose …
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Obituary for Karen Hartner
Karen Jean Hartner, age 73, was born in Socorro, Silver City, on Nov. 9, 1947, and passed away peacefully in her home in Safford, Arizona, on June 27, 2021. She was …
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Obituary for Kenneth C. Lee
Kenneth C. Lee, 89, of Thatcher, Arizona, peacefully entered into eternal rest on June 25, 2021, with his daughters at his side. Ken was born on Jan. 27, 1932, in …
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Obituary for Christopher Woods
Christopher M. Woods was born in Safford, Arizona, on Dec. 18, 1948, to his two loving parents, Bailey Ray Woods and Betty Ann Baker. Chris lived in the Thatcher community …
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