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Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci senior Juliauna Forgach-Aguilar slams down a hit against Willcox. The Wildcats took the match in four sets on Oct. 12. The No. 7 Pima Roughriders …
East Region front runners tangle in Morenci on Thursday Read More
Following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Oct. 5 – 12, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While the …
Jail Booking Report for October 5 – 12 Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy Strive Fitness Club: Strive Fitness Club owners, from left, Mitchell and Heather Goodman, announce the beginning of construction of their new business along U.S. Highway 70 in Thatcher. …
Strive Fitness Club construction underway in Thatcher Read More
Richard Oren Billingsley, of Duncan, Arizona, passed away on Oct. 2, 2021, in Tucson, Arizona. Richard was born on July 16, 1946, in Safford, Arizona, to parents Benjamin Franklin Billingsley …
Obituary for Richard Oren Billingsley Read More
The DPS is investigating a fatal collision Thursday morning between a bicyclist and a pickup truck. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A bicyclist was struck and killed early …
Bicyclist struck and killed on Highway 70 Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: The EC120 aircraft is a medium-range, turbine-powered helicopter used by Air and Marine Operations crews as a highly effective aerial surveillance platform in …
Arizona Air and Marine Operations/Border Patrol rescue hiker Read More
Graham lists 113 total deaths with 399 active cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – On Thursday, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services reported an additional two …
Graham County reports two new COVID-19 deaths but hospitalizations, active cases reducing Read More
Eastern Arizona College’s Discovery Park Campus Contributed Article SAFFORD – The 2nd annual Safford Lions 5K & 10K Community Mental Health Awareness Run will be held Saturday, Oct. 23, at …
Community Mental Health Awareness 5K, 10K to be held Saturday, October 23 Read More
Contributed Photo Contributed Article/Courtesy Forest Service SPRINGERVIELLE – Fire managers on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are planning for the 2021 fall and 2022 spring prescribed fire burning season that is …
Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest prepares for the prescribed burning season Read More
Contributed Rendering/Courtesy Freeport McMoRan Inc.: This is a rendering of what the Morenci Skatepark will look like. Construction is expected to start Nov. 1 and finish by year’s end Contributed …
Morenci to have its own skatepark Read More