Program provides scholarship funding for local students
Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University Partner in Arizona College Excellence Initiative Yuma, Arizona (KYMA, KECY) – Arizona Western College (AWC) students wishing to transfer to Northern Arizona University (NAU) are eligible for scholarships and support to help them along their educational journey through a recent partnership . The Arizona College Excellence (ACE) Initiative […]
Silver Belt | Stinknet: Help prevent invasive weed from taking root in Globe
David Sowders/Arizona Silver Belt Stinknet has bloomed. Updated: 1 hour ago / Posted May 9, 2023 Take Highway 60 and drive through Gold Canyon near Basha’s Store to see bright yellow roadside flowers. They are not gold poppies or marigolds – instead they are also colloquially called globe chamomile, although they are not chamomile. Chris […]
$1.7B mine project would be largest in this Arizona county’s history
The Hermosa mining project in southern Arizona, located in the Patagonian Mountains known for its ecological diversity, is the first mining project to be added to Fast-41, a federal program to streamline the permitting process, according to Monday’s announcement. . The Hermosa mine, a $1.7 billion project operated by Australian company South32, is proposed as […]
Ian Kirkwood named publisher of Graham and Greenlee county newspapers in Arizona
Ian Kirkwood Press Release | Wick Communications Ian Kirkwood has been named publisher of the Eastern Arizona Courier and the Copper Era in Safford, succeeding Belinda Mills. A 20-year veteran of the news industry, Kirkwood lives in St. David and is the general manager of The Courier’s sister paper in Green Valley. He will join […]
Obituary | Renee E. Kirchenwitz
Lenny E. Kirchenwitz February 1, 1949 to May 5, 2023 Lenny Emily Ketcher Kirchenwitz, 74, of Watertown, passed away peacefully at her home on Friday, May 5, 2023. Renee was born on February 1, 1949 at Cottage Hospital in Watertown, Minnesota to ElRoy & Hilda “Hillie” (Barfknecht) Ketcher. She was baptized at Mount Her Olive […]
Meriwest Credit Union Announced as a 2023 Bay Area ‘Best Place to Work’ Award Winner | News
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., May 9, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal have announced Meriwest Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions serving Silicon Valley, as a Nominated for “best place to work” This is the fourth year in a row that Meri West employees voted […]
National Golf Invitational: Men’s field set
Maricopa, Arizona (May 9, 2023) – The men’s field is ready for the inaugural National Golf Invitational, a new men’s and women’s collegiate event at the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club in Maricopa, Arizona. bottom. golf weekThe 2023 Men’s National Golf Invitational will feature 13 college teams competing in a 54-hole stroke-play tournament May 18-21, […]
Tucson, Pima County establish MMIWG task force
The City of Tucson is the first city to launch a Task Force of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the country to work on ways to address crises within the city, Pima County, and neighboring Tribal States . Tucson has the fourth-highest MMIWG rate in the nation, and Arizona has the third-highest […]
Arizona Democrats push back against bipartisan budget bills
Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs and Republican lawmakers are negotiating the budget, and a number of budget bills were introduced on Monday, but Democratic lawmakers and even the Arizona Attorney General are opposed. Democratic Rep. Chris Mays said, “Today we see budgets moving forward that seem politically favorable to some, but wholly unfavorable to the majority […]
In loving memory, Lavern Keith Currey
Lavern Keith Currey passed away Saturday, March 25, 2023 at Cascade Creek Memory Care in Rochester, Minnesota. He was 91 years old. When Keith passed away, he had his family and loved ones by his side. Keith was loved by everyone. Keith Curry was born on February 12, 1932 in Sargent, Nebraska. He was the […]
