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By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Another resident of the town of Pima’s death has been attributed to COVID-19, making 42 deaths total for Graham County to date. The …
Pima resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 Read More
Michael Frank Naccarati, age 72, a long-time resident of Pima, passed away in Tucson on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2020. Mike was born in Morenci on Nov. 21, 1948, to Frank …
Obituary for Mike Naccarati Read More
Edwiges Fontes Villescas, “Mary”, of Safford, passed away on Dec. 11, 2020, in Tucson. She was born on Oct. 17, 1928, in San Francisco del Oro, Mexico to Odorico Fontes …
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Raymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Solomon Lucero works for an advantage against Globe in the Morenci Multi meet on Jan. 15, 2020. The AIA has pushed back the start of …
AIA moves winter sports start date to January 18 Read More
Jon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: From left, 7th-grade basketball coach Braunson Summers, Wally Haller, Wyatt Nicholas, Branson Hughes, Brett Jones, Justin West, and 8th-grade basketball coach Luke Ochoa pose for a …
Thatcher Middle School basketball players help save coach’s life after cardiac arrest Read More
Contributed Photo/Courtesy GCSO: Verle Henry was booked into jail on a charge of aggravated assault after allegedly striking a woman while wearing a pair of brass knuckles. By Jon Johnson …
Man jailed for beating woman with brass knuckles Read More
By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The new data statistics from the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) was released today, and Graham County is in the “substantial transmission” …
Graham County now in substantial transmission level for COVID-19 Read More
Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Safford Police arrested a man for DUI after his own doorbell camera showed he was driving when he pulled up to his residence. By Jon …
Hit-and-run suspect’s own doorbell camera helps bust him for DUI Read More
The VFW vendor event is this Saturday, from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the VFW Auxiliary Post 10385 in Thatcher. Staff Reports THATCHER – Come check out the last …
Christmas at the VFW Read More
The Graham County Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7-1 against recommending a zoning change to allow Bayacan, LLC to move forward with a commercial cannabis grow site at a greenhouse …
Graham County Planning and Zoning recommends against approving rezone for cannabis cultivation site Read More