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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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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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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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‘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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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 …
First Lady urges COVID vaccinations as delta variant surfaces in Arizona Read More
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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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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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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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES – Our nation’s Independence Day will have various celebrations throughout local communities this weekend. Graham County Pima The festivities start off in …
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Screenshot from a video by Dana Hollister of the Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial in Yarnell, Arizona. Contributed Article WASHINGTON D.C. – On Tuesday, ahead of the eight-year anniversary of the …
Senate passes resolution honoring fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots Read More