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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: The bear was reportedly in the Mares Bluff area when it was shot. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com CLIFTON – The Greenlee County Sheriff’s Office reportedly shot …
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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Historic structures on the east side of Chase Creek have been the site of many events since the buildings were erected in the early 1900s. It …
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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: The 102-year-old Zorrilla Bridge crossing the San Francisco River in Clifton will be closed to traffic beginning Monday, March 16. The plan is to reopen it …
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Tickets only $10 for Bluegrass Celebration of Veterans By Walt Mares CLIFTON – It will be a quite unique experience here in Greenlee County. While there have been visiting musical …
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Contributed Photo: A cleanup of the San Francisco River is scheduled for Saturday, March 7. Come help clean our waterways Contributed Article/Courtesy Gila Watershed Partnership CLIFTON – The beautiful San …
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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A big semi-truck is dwarfed as it passes through the floodgates along the San Francisco River in Clifton. Jokingly referred to by locals as the “Jurassic …
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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: A woman pushing a grocery basket makes her way through a flooded parking lot at Bashas in Morenci. She was dealing with a short but heavy …
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Contributed Photo/Courtesy Extreme Midget Wrestling The event will be held at Post 28 American Legion Hall Editor’s Note: While the Gila Herald does not condone the use of the term …
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Contributed Article/Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection CLIFTON – U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested a previously deported sex offender discovered among a group of illegal immigrants in eastern Arizona early …
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Walt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: An Arizona Eastern Railway crew works on completing the trackbed on which a new crossing will be installed. It will be much smoother for vehicles than …
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