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Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: Safford senior Jacob Urrea leads the 1600 pack around the first turn before it thinned out. He ran a season-best 4:38.12a for first, senior Jordan Mares …
Safford boys net nine firsts in taking own track and field meet Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Main Street Bean Barista Alanna Tucker makes a coffee drink. Ginaveve’s Marketplace and Main Street Bean is one of the many restaurants in Downtown Safford …
Health department releases restaurant protocol recommendations Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Schools statewide have been closed due to Governor Doug Ducey’s mandate to help curb the spread of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Contributed Article PHOENIX – …
Republican legislators propose emergency measures to ensure Arizona students can finish the school year Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Black Friday doesn’t have anything on a horde of shoppers fighting for toilet paper during the COVID-19 epidemic it …
Multiple police agencies called in to quell toilet paper riot at Walmart Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: The Graham County Sheriff’s Office and other local police departments are now closed to the general public. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Law …
Law enforcement agencies close to the public, police take precautionary measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 Read More
Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Thumb Butte, at center background, is at the Greenlee-Graham counties line in the Black Hills between Safford and Clifton. The county line, at milepost 144, is …
Morenci man’s death on U.S. Highway 191 investigated as a self-inflicted gunshot Read More
Raymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A step past the block has Pima junior Nevaeh Grant with a slight edge in the 100. Sprinters, from left, are Valley Union senior Alexeya Bohlender, …
Thatcher girls finish first in Safford Bulldog Invitational; Pima earns six gold medals Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Eric Baum was booked into the Graham County Adult Detention Facility on a charge of DUI. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com “You ain’t sticking a (expletive deleted) needle …
Man battles with officers during DUI blood draw Read More
Susie Frances Nelson (Gale) was born in DeKalb, Texas on Nov. 10, 1923, to Zeddie Newton Nelson and Usrley Bell Moore Nelson. She passed away March 13, 2020, at her …
Obituary for Susie Frances Nelson Gale Read More
Wife reportedly accuses husband of infidelity By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com BYLAS – A man reported being assaulted by his wife outside of Red’s convenience store just east of the San …
Woman allegedly tries to bite off husband’s ear, crashes car Read More