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TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com PIMA – Seventy-one Class of 2025 graduates helped retire Edd Hubbard Field on Wednesday as the last graduating class of the old Pima High School strode …
Pima High retires Edd Hubbard Field with last graduating class Read More
TweetPinShareBy Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM COUNTY – Her own mother may not have wanted her around, but law enforcement did and arrested Corine Runyon, 54, on multiple warrants after an …
Woman arrested on warrants after harassing elderly mother Read More
TweetPinShareBy Edres Bryant Barney Samuel John was born April 18, 1850, in Cheltenham, England, the fourth of eight children born to Carolyn Gill and George Sims. Samuel came to America …
Gila Valley History: Samuel John Sims and Susan Oyler Sims Read More
TweetPinShareThe following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Adult Detention Facility from May 13 – 19, 2025. All information is gathered from the jail’s booking roster. While …
Jail Booking Report for May 13 – 19 Read More
TweetPinShareShark Tank-style pitch event for rural Arizona Staff Reports GRAHAM COUNTY – Do you have a “moonshot” idea or an existing business you’d like to expand? Or maybe you have …
Moonshot Pitch Competition upcoming Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy City of Safford SAFFORD — The Safford City-Graham County Library invites community members of all ages to participate in its 2025 Summer Reading Program, which will begin Monday, …
Safford Library Launches “Color Our World” Summer Reading Program Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy MGRMC The Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Emergency Services and Trauma System announced today, May 19, that your community-owned MGRMC is now a Level III trauma …
MGRMC announced as a Level III Trauma Center Read More
TweetPinShareControl transferring back to the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com FORT THOMAS — The Bryce Fire appears safely contained in the Gila River riverbed …
Bryce Fire winding down Read More
TweetPinShareBy Lori Dugan/EAC THATCHER – Doctors and providers from Family Medical Center are teaming up with Eastern Arizona College’s Allied Health Department to offer free sports physicals for student athletes in …
EAC offering free sports physicals for local students May 31 Read More
TweetPinShareContributed Article/Courtesy ADOT SAFFORD—The Arizona Department of Transportation is conducting traffic signal cabinet work at the intersection of U.S. Highway 70 and 20th Avenue in Safford from 8 a.m. to …
Expect dark signals at the U.S. Highway 70/20th Avenue intersection in Safford on May 15 Read More