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TweetPinShareFile Photo By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: In this January photo, a Wyoming National Guard sergeant draws a dose of the Moderna vaccine for a shot. County lists 5,166 recovered …
Despite vastly lower infection rates, COVID-19 deaths still occurring in Graham County Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By David Jackmanson/Creative Commons: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a moratorium on evictions, set to end March 31, through the end of June 8. A recent …
Feds extend eviction moratorium for 90 days to slow COVID-19 spread Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Kief-Joshua Vineyards owner Kief Manning pours a glass of red wine for a taster during the event in 2018. Event to feature singer-songwriter Ryan Innes …
Safford Spring Festival to be held in April Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Photo/Courtesy SPD: A 26-year-old man was taken into custody after allegedly stealing a vehicle and then crashing it during a police pursuit on Tuesday. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD …
Man wrecks stolen vehicle during police pursuit Read More TweetPinSharePhoto By Jacqueline Marshall/Wyoming National Guard: Anyone in Graham County who is 18-years-old or older can sign up to receive either the two-shot Moderna vaccine or one-shot Johnson & Johnson …
Spots still available to receive COVID-19 vaccine Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – Graham County has had very few new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the past month, lowering its numbers to just 147 active cases as …
Graham County now with less than 150 active documented COVID-19 cases Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto By Stan Bonifacio: The Thatcher Eagles lost a hard-fought game against No. 1 Page in the state semifinals on Wednesday, 56-49. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PAGE – The odds …
Page defeats Thatcher in state semifinals Read More
TweetPinSharePhoto Courtesy Los Sueños Farms: An outdoor cannabis farm like this one in Colorado could grow to fruition in Eden if approved by the Graham County Board of Supervisors. By …
Farmer looks to grow cannabis in Eden Read More TweetPinShareTest positivity rate dips below 1 percent for the week of February 21, with only 203 currently active cases By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Graham County Department of …
Graham County records the lowest COVID-19 test positivity rate in the state Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Salih Abdul-Haqq Zaid stares ahead blankly after being sentenced in May 2018 for the April 2017 killing of Jared Michael Garcia. Zaid had won an …
Bull Pen bar killer Zaid pleads no contest to manslaughter prior to retrial Read More