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TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: An additional Graham County resident’s death has been attributed to COVID-19. Greenlee County has issued a mask mandate for the common areas of county-owned properties. Greenlee …
Graham County sees additional COVID-19 death Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb I’m not certain, but I think my reoccurring neck pain is being caused by the continually whiplashing effect of Washington’s COVID policies. Especially when I hear the …
Editorial: COVID whiplash Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo/Cronkite News By Gregory Hahne and Faith Abercrombie/Cronkite News PHOENIX – As schools begin to open for the fall semester, the state’s top education official is frustrated by Gov. Doug Ducey’s refusal …
Schools chief, health experts call for more precautions after Ducey stands firm on mask protocols Read More
TweetPinShareFile Photo By Megan Marples/Cronkite News: Arizona lawmakers approved legislation this year that bans public schools and universities from enforcing mask mandates and COVID-19 testing for unvaccinated students. Health experts …
Arizona’s ban on mask mandates in schools criticized by health experts Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo Photo/Gila Herald: A young girl secures her mask with loops over her ears. Masks are no longer mandatory at all Graham County schools. By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com GRAHAM …
Schools have been unmasked Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Pima’s Sam Pippo drives the ball. On Tuesday, the AIA Executive Board voted to allow more fans to attend winter season home games. However, the …
AIA to allow more fans to attend winter season home games Read More
TweetPinShareJon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: On Monday, the Graham County Board of Supervisors did not have an agenda item involving its mask regulation, effectively ending it upon its expiration date …
Graham County mask mandate to end Friday, February 5 Read More
TweetPinShareColumn By Mike Bibb Reviewing the county Board of Supervisors’ recent COVID-19 “Regulations Requiring Face Coverings In Graham County,” followed by the city of Safford’s refusal to follow suit with …
Editorial: BOS mask regulation lacks teeth Read More
TweetPinShareRaymundo Frasquillo File Photo/Gila Herald: Volunteers hand out masks at an event in Morenci. The Greenlee BOS extended its mask mandate to Jan. 23, 2021, during an emergency meeting Friday. …
Greenlee mask mandate extended after emergency BOS meeting Read More
TweetPinShareGraham County lists 2,369 total for the pandemic, with 38 deaths By Jon Johnson jonjohnsonnews@gmail.com SAFFORD – The Arizona Department of Health Services listed a new one-day record number of …
State reports highest one-day new COVID-19 case increase with more than 12,000 Read More