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TweetPinShareContributed Photo: Danielle Colby and Mike Wolfe from the American Pickers TV show are looking for your interesting antiques as the show returns to Arizona this March. Show looking for …
American Pickers to film in Arizona Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy U.S. Census Bureau By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com Active caseload lessened to about 400 SAFFORD – Graham County ended the year with three COVID-19 deaths for a total of …
Health Department reports three more dead from COVID-19 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MGRMC: The first and only baby born on New Year’s Day at Mount Graham Regional Medical Center is Elysia Säde Rodriguez, of Safford. Contributed Article/Courtesy MGRMC SAFFORD – …
New Year’s Day baby Read More
TweetPinShareFollowing is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from Dec. 21 – Dec. 27, 2021. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for December 21 -27 Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Mythili Gubbi/Cronkite News December is Graham County’s deadliest month for COVID-19 By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The increase in deaths attributed to COVID-19 in Graham County …
Graham sees three more COVID-19 deaths but the current caseload drops below 500 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy Toni Corona: Herman Andrews Jr. left, holds up a banner announcing his 700th dual wrestling coaching victory with his father, Herman “BB” Andrews, who is a legendary track …
Safford wrestling coach Andrews makes history . . . again Read More
TweetPinShareArizona new Legislative Districts By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – The Arizona Independent Redistricting Committee did what the voters in Graham and Greenlee counties couldn’t; remove incumbent Tom O’Halleran (D-CD-1)as …
O’Halleran out in Graham/Greenlee counties’ redistricting Read More
TweetPinShareImage Courtesy NBC Universal: Rankin/Bass’ animated “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” premiered on NBC in 1964 and is the longest-running Christmas special. The initial story behind Rudolph was made in 1939 …
Editorial: A true Christmas story: How Rudolph came to life Read More
TweetPinShareLori Dugan Photo/EAC: Pictured here on the day the new truck was delivered, from left, are Jim Goodman, CDL adjunct instructor; Charmaine Chidester, EAC director of grants; Michele Driver, EAC …
EAC uses United Way grant funds to purchase semi-truck for CDL program Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: Champs! The Thatcher Eagles take the 58th annual EAC Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament 45-38 over Pima. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – There were eight teams …
Champs! Thatcher defeats Pima to take EAC Boys Tourney Read More