Safford School Board vacancy up for appointment

Jon Johnson File Photo/Gila Herald: Anyone looking to fill a vacancy on the Safford Unified School District Board is encouraged to send a letter of interest to the Graham County Superintendent. Contribution article Safford-Graham County Schools Superintendent Donna McGoey has announced a search for candidates to fill the vacancy on the Safford Unified School District […]

Track Covid-19 in La Paz County, Arizona

About the data The data on this page are Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPopulation and demographic data are from the U.S. Census Bureau. Hospitalization data are reported by individual hospitals to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and include confirmed and suspected adult and pediatric patients. Governments sometimes report large increases in […]

Ben Shelly, former Navajo Nation president, dies at 75

Navajo Nation President Ben Shelley, who oversaw issues such as the Navajo Nation’s Wild Horses, the Little Colorado River Settlement and the Grand Canyon Escalade Project, died Wednesday morning after a long illness. he was 75 years old. Shelley was elected Vice President of the Navajo Nation from 2007 to 2011 after serving on the […]

Treasures await teachers at this nonprofit | Sports

What looks like trash to the rest of the world is treasure to teachers – both literally and figuratively. At Treasures4Teachers, bins filled with waste and stench are piled on shelves. One trash can contains a bunch of used but unbroken crayons. Another has a flock of pull tabs. A hard plastic floppy disk is […]

Arizona would be subject to new elections when voters say they were disenfranchised

Howard FisherCapitol Media Services PHOENIX — Arizona senators voted Tuesday calling for new elections whenever a certain number of voters claimed they were “disenfranchised.” SB 1695 defines the inclusion of time to sign an affidavit that must wait no less than 90 minutes outside the polling place to obtain provisional approval for voice voting. However, […]

Hundreds of Flagstaff residents stranded behind floodwaters

As rain and sleet continued to accelerate the thaw across Flagstaff Wednesday morning, a bloated Rio de Flag crossed Herold Ranch Road, effectively cutting off hundreds of rural communities from the rest of the city. Water levels rose about three feet from the road, and the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deployed officers to deter crossers […]

Carniceria Sonora coming to Maricopa

West of the overpass, this location will be the site of the new Carniceria Sonora, a butcher and general store. [Bryan Mordt] One of the Valley’s most famous butchers is coming to Maricopa. With four Valley shops, two in Phoenix, one in Peoria and one in Tempe, Carniceria Sonora acquired a […]

24/7 unit ready to roll if a train derails here | News

Following the February 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, concerns over the safety of freight transport on trains have become a top public concern. More recently, a freight train carrying corn syrup, initially reported as a hazardous substance, derailed last Wednesday in Mojave County near the California border. East Valley officials say a task force […]