Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition receives $250,000 grant to fight the opioid crisis
JOHN JOHNSON FILE PHOTO/GIRA HERALD: GCSAC Director Cathy Grimes (right) explains how meeting a seated Marge Shade helped shape the House of Hope Prevention & Resource Center during the dedication ceremony. I’m talking about how we connected. The Coalition was awarded a $250,000 grant on Thursday. John Johnson john johnson news@gmail.com Phoenix – The Graham […]
Florida getting 4-star LB on campus for first visit in spring
Florida is gaining linebackers for Troop County (LaGrange, GA) Kur Birdsong On campus in March, according to a report from Swamp 247. At one point Birdsong stopped in Gainesville for a Florida junior days in January. That trip didn’t actually take place, though, so it’s the first time the four-star recruit has seen the college […]
Pima County’s Cullen deserved better from both Legislature & Hobbs
Imagine something. It’s March 2020 and America is gearing up for March Her Madness. Instead of being shocked to hear that actor Tom Hanks has contracted something called the coronavirus, the nation was told that one million Americans would die from the new disease. Only if we take steps to reduce that number to 5 […]
Kari Lake is GOP’s nightmare Senate candidate, but who else is there?
It’s something of a Republican nightmare. For some of the Republicans who are sick of losing, that is. There is Kari Lake that bounces around Washington DC, Meeting with the Republican Senate Committee. There is Kari Lake roaming Iowa. He again complains of being robbed and teases the possibility of running for US Senate. Kari […]
Arizona bill seeks short trains for shorter crossing waits
PHOENIX — If you’ve been waiting for minutes or hours to cross a railroad track, lawmakers in Arizona are working to provide relief. The length of trains passing through the state will be limited to 8,500 feet under a law approved by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Friday. 1.6 miles may seem like […]
1 victim tells her story
Thirty fraud cases have been reported to the Flagstaff Police Department so far this year. The agency said that in 2021 he will investigate 240 frauds, and last year he investigated 260. In February, there was a scam that brought a Flagstaff woman to Coles on a snowy Tuesday to purchase gift cards worth a […]
Maricopa County transportation tax is ‘too important to fail,’ Mesa mayor says
Skyshout/KJZZ A light rail train running through downtown Mesa in December 2020. State legislators seek to wrest control of transportation planning from local governments and instead express their own political philosophies. And now the question is whose vision should be carried out among all these legislators. Strictly speaking, the debate on SB 1122 deals with […]
Bureau of Land Management burns planned for Hualapais | Kingman Daily Miner
Kingman – Bureau of Land Management fire administrators will conduct prescribed burnings in the Hualapai Mountains, 20-25 miles southeast of Kingman, through March 2023. Processing locations include Blue Tank, Bull, Hibernia and Grapevine Canyon. According to a BLM news release, at one or more of these locations, the firing operation will take place over several […]
Arizona Drought Conditions are improving
Alex Gonzalez, Public News Service (AZ) Arizona’s drought conditions are improving. Erinanne Saffell, a climatologist in Arizona, said it’s important to note that Arizona assesses short-term and long-term drought, both of which have recently improved. Looking at short-term drought, Saffell explained that factors such as precipitation, soil moisture and vegetation are essential to understanding short-term […]
Teen works are the centerpiece of this Tucson art exhibit
Skyler Zannini El Inde Arizona for the past five years, University of Arizona Museum of Art showcased the work of local high school students in an exhibition titled “Our Stories: High School Artists.” Students from schools in Tucson and Pima counties are selected by art teachers for a chance to win a $1,000 UA School […]
