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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Dan Hinton/Brighter Day Preschool opened for in-person instruction Monday but reverted to distance learning Wednesday after learning a staff member had tested positive for COVID-19. By …
Dan Hinton/Brighter Day Preschool reverts to distance learning after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareGreenlee County hasn’t had a positive test for two weeks By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After peaking in mid-July, the rate of new COVID-19 positive tests has decreased significantly …
COVID-19 positive test rates slowing in Gila Valley, state Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Morenci junior shortstop Brigid Silvester goes down low to prevent the ball from getting past her during a match against Safford in March 2019. A …
Greenlee County administer responds to softball event shut down Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Tech. Sgt. Kasey Phipps/Oklahoma Air National Guard: The Oklahoma Army National Guard, like many National Guard units throughout the U.S., has helped states with contract tracing. By Hannah …
Slow COVID-19 test results prevent effective contract tracing, health expert says Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Thatcher and Pima – For students in the Thatcher and …
Thatcher and Pima students return to school in masks Read More TweetPinShareDeath rate for known positive cases now at 3.5 percent in Graham County By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS)announced an …
Graham County tops 600 COVID-19 cases, records 21st death Read More TweetPinShareTen new positive tests make 39 for the week so far By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced an additional death …
Another COVID-19 death recorded in Graham County to push total to 20 for pandemic Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima School Board President Troy Thygerson, left, and board member Melissa Batty listen to a teacher’s comment. The school boards of both Pima and Thatcher voted …
Thatcher and Pima to start in-person schooling Monday; Safford to stay with distance learning until state benchmarks are met Read More
TweetPinShareFifteen new positive tests doubles the amount for the week to date By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of Health and Human Services announced two additional …
Two more Safford COVID-19 deaths push county’s total to 19 for pandemic Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By ep_jhu/Creative Commons: Health officials in Arizona, like other states across the country, said they have seen increases in suicides and overdose deaths in recent months. That has left …
Health officials report increases in drug overdoses, suicides during COVID-19 pandemic Read More