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TweetPinSharePhoto By Travis Robertson/Cronkite News: A Bashas’ worker gets a dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine during an event in March. Vaccination rates have fallen sharply from a high …
Vaccination rates drop, but officials still hopeful state can hit goal Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Lori Dugan/EAC By Charmaine Chidester/EAC THATCHER – Eastern Arizona College is continuing to extend COVID-19 Emergency Aid Grants of $1,000 per semester to students in need. Since the …
EAC continues to provide COVID-19 emergency aid grants to qualified students Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Dawn Endico/Creative Commons: On Tuesday, Graham County recorded its 80th death attributed to COVID-19. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – While cases have slowed down and roughly 25 …
Graham County sees 80th fatality for COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Stephen Quinonez: Stephen Quinonez, who began Intuitive Development’s curriculum eight years ago, said the program helped guide him through important decisions in his life. By Trevor Booth/Cronkite News PHOENIX …
Faith, fitness, furtherance: Arizonans find resources for positive change amid COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – For the second consecutive day, the Graham County Department of Health and Human Services have announced a Safford death from COVID-19. The health department …
Another Safford resident’s death attributed to COVID-19 for the second consecutive day Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy of Sky Schaudt/KJZZ: A worker prepares to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at State Farm Stadium in Glendale. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – A Thatcher resident over …
Graham County adds another COVID-19 death Read More
TweetPinShareWalt Mares File Photo/Gila Herald: A large sign in front of the Morenci Conoco warns customers to wear a protective face mask before entering the store. The Arizona State Senate …
Bill empowering Arizona businesses to determine masking rules approved by the Senate; sent to the governor Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: In this January photo, a Wyoming National Guard sergeant draws a dose of the Moderna vaccine for a shot. County lists 5,166 recovered …
Despite vastly lower infection rates, COVID-19 deaths still occurring in Graham County Read More TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has had very few new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past month, lowering its numbers to just 147 active cases as …
Graham County now with less than 150 active documented COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinShareWith the success of the COVID-19 vaccination program, Governor Doug Ducey rolls back coronavirus mitigation measures Contributed Article/Courtesy Office of the Governor Doug Ducey PHOENIX — With the state of Arizona …
Arizona is open for business! Read More