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TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb I thought all the government health experts and political know-it-alls assured us when a COVID vaccine was developed and made available to the public, we could …
Editorial: Vaccine + mask = mask + vaccine 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
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: This car suffered severe front-end damage after being involved in a collision with a police vehicle Friday night. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com THATCHER – A police-involved …
Police-involved collision closes highway Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy MGRMC SAFFORD – Mount Graham Regional Medical Center (MGRMC) is thrilled to welcome home our Auxiliary volunteers starting Monday, May 3. Our volunteers bring such a bright light …
Mount Graham Regional Medical Center Auxiliary returns Read More
TweetPinShareBy Kris McBride/EAC THATCHER —Eastern Arizona College’s 132nd Annual Commencement Ceremony is set for Friday, May 7, at EAC’s John Mickelson Stadium, at 7:30 p.m. Guests will be limited to …
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TweetPinShareContributed File Photo/Courtesy TPD: This black bear was treed in Thatcher last May before being tranquilized and removed by the Arizona Game & Fish Department. The bear was then euthanized …
Bear sighted in a residential area in Graham County Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo: EAC President Todd Haynie, left, applauds the EAC Marching Band along with other community college representatives at the Arizona State Capitol. President Haynie believes first classes could be …
EAC ready to begin the process of offering four-year degrees – if Ducey signs the bill Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – After notifying all next of kin, the Safford Police Department has confirmed the pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 70 …
Pedestrian killed in highway collision identified Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson Photo/Gila Herald: SDA member Hal Herbert presents the plaque of Bill and Gwen Lewis which will hang in the Safford Theatre. A longtime proponent of restoring the theatre, …
Truly, one of Safford’s best Read More TweetPinShareEAC File Photo By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PHOENIX – Bachelor degrees at Eastern Arizona College and other community colleges throughout Arizona are set to become a reality. The Arizona State …
Four-year degrees at EAC! Read More