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TweetPinShareWalt Mares Photo/Gila Herald: Duncan Town Manager Terry Hinton points to an area on a map of the Duncan area where part of a levee was breached on the Gila …
What about Duncan’s failing river levees? Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Gila River has flooded cotton fields in Eden and caused the closure of Bryce/Eden Road just east of the Eden Bridge. One farmer says 80 …
Gila River floods farmland in Eden Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This picture of the Gila River at the 8th Avenue Bridge was taken at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The river is swollen here, …
Gila River flooding closes Sanchez Road Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Mike Bibb: The Gila River flows at the Gila River Diversion Dam. Column By Mike Bibb After an extended dry spell and an equally dry Gila River, recent …
Editorial: Gila River finally flowing Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy ADOT: Look for Gila River bridge replacement projects like this one that involves State Route 79 east of Florence. By Garin Groff/ADOT Communications PHOENIX – Since ADOT outlined …
New Gila River bridges coming on I-10, but there’s a lesser-known Gila River project already underway on SR 79 Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Troy Hill/Cronkite News: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey holds up Senate Bill 1740 at the Capitol in Phoenix on July 6, 2022. Ducey signed the $1 billion water conservation …
$1 billion investment to acquire, and conserve water is signed by Ducey Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pima Fire responded just after 1 a.m. Easter morning to a fire near the Gila River. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – While most people were …
Pima Fire responds to Easter river blaze Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Pictured are, from left, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) during a recent visit to the Gila River Indian Community. Contributed Article CHANDLER …
O’Halleran announces more than $200 million in federal infrastructure funds to fulfill Indian Waters Rights Settlements Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: After four years as the director of the Gila Watershed Partnership, Melanie Tluczek is stepping down to pursue a new opportunity. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After …
Tluczek resigns from Gila Watershed Partnership Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: The Pima Gila River wildfire is reportedly contained as of Sunday, yet interior pockets continue to burn hot and produce a lot of smoke. By Jon …
Pima Gila River wildfire contained but still burning interior hot spots Read More