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Contributed Photo: The Boy Scouts will be offering a drone flight school this summer. Contributed Article SCOTTSDALE – The Boy Scouts of America’s Grand Canyon Council (GCC), an independent nonprofit …
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Contributed Photo: EAC President Todd Haynie, left, applauds the EAC Marching Band along with other community college representatives at the Arizona State Capitol. President Haynie believes first classes could be …
EAC ready to begin the process of offering four-year degrees – if Ducey signs the bill Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection: This temporary processing facility was erected on the southern side of Tucson. Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection TUCSON – U.S. …
CBP announces the opening of a temporary processing facility in Tucson Read More
Laiken Jordahl Photo: Laiken Jordahl, who’s with the Center for Biological Diversity of Tucson, shared pictures of saguaros that have been felled at Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near Ajo. …
Editorial: Trump’s wall Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After notifying all next of kin, the Safford Police Department has confirmed the pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 70 …
Pedestrian killed in highway collision identified Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: SDA member Hal Herbert presents the plaque of Bill and Gwen Lewis which will hang in the Safford Theatre. A longtime proponent of restoring the theatre, …
Truly, one of Safford’s best Read More
EAC File Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – Bachelor degrees at Eastern Arizona College and other community colleges throughout Arizona are set to become a reality. The Arizona State …
Four-year degrees at EAC! Read More
James Lawrence McDonald, 70, of Safford, Arizona entered into eternity on Monday, April 26, 2021. James was born on August 24, 1950, in DeSmet, South Dakota to George Leo McDonald …
Death Notice for James McDonald Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Dylan Dewane Waters, 21, pleaded guilty to transportation of a narcotic drug for sale and possession of drug paraphernalia. The plea is in response to an undercover …
Duncan man pleads guilty to transporting fentanyl but judge defers acceptance until sentencing Read More
Photo By Ivory Ward/Cronkite News: Coffee shop owner Missy Pruitt says chicken yoga was just a funny idea. But she also says animal therapy offers mental, emotional, and spiritual health benefits. …
Downward facing . . . poultry? Chicken yoga is newest animal therapy trend Read More