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TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Pierce Ashby blocks a shot attempt by Kaden Bruggeman off Bruggeman’s back for the turnover. Pima held Trivium Prep without a field goal for the entire …
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TweetPinShareSteve Carter Photo/Special to the Gila Herald: Thatcher’s Jacob Rasumussen has been named the 3A Conference Defensive Player of the Year. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – While the storied …
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TweetPinShareSeveral inmates were hospitalized after an incident at FCI-Safford on Thursday night. Inmates reportedly suffered minor injuries and have returned to the prison By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – “Several” …
Prison incident at FCI-Safford sends ‘several’ inmates to the hospital Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy ADOT Agency provides tips, and tools to help drivers prepare for snow, ice Contributed Article/Courtesy ADOT ARIZONA – With winter storms occurring in northern Arizona this month and …
ADOT’s high country advisory: ‘Know Snow’ for winter driving Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks to local leaders in Safford in an August visit in this file photo. On Friday, Sinema announced she was switching …
Arizona no longer has two Democrat senators Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Amy Napier: The Pima Roughriders Boys Basketball team’s locker room received a facelift this year. The “extreme makeover” was three years in the making “We hope to use …
Labor of love, Pima boys basketball receives locker room facelift Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: A customer makes her selection at the Giving Machines located at Safford City Hall. The mobile machines will be in place until Dec. 16. By Jon …
Mobile Giving Machines stand out at Safford City Hall Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Richard Vogel/AP/Shutterstock: A vendor makes change for a cannabis sale at a Los Angeles marketplace in this photo from 2020 when Arizona legalized the recreational use of marijuana. …
‘C’ you later: Cannabis sales soar, but don’t threaten Arizona’s 5 C’s yet Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article SAFFORD – In an ongoing effort to reduce the number of drug and alcohol-impaired drivers on our streets and highways, the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety recently …
SPD awarded nearly 16K to combat DUI Read More
TweetPinShareAlexander Zemlianichenko Photo/Pool via REUTER: Brittney Griner has been released from a Russian penal colony in a prisoner exchange with the United States. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com WASHINGTON – Phoenix …
WNBA star Brittney Griner freed from Russia in prisoner exchange Read More