Discovery Station: Desert Insects – Animals – Events
Join Ranger Nikki for a drop-in session to learn about some of our desert’s amazing flying and crawling six- and eight-legged creatures. Click program title for more details. Stop by the Nature Center to see a display of insect specimens presented by Ranger Nikki. You can see and learn about cool arthropods such as […]
Cacti and Critters Hike – Animals – Events
Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate hike to identify different cacti and watch for desert animals starting their morning. Click program title for more details. Join Ranger Nikki on an easy to moderate hike to look for critters such as birds perched in cacti and lizards and small mammals darting among the […]
Morning Cactus Hike (Registration Required, Limit 20 Participants) – Plants – Events
Hike the Tortuga Loop with Ranger Derik and learn about cacti along the way. Click program title for more details. On this hike you will get to see a variety of cactus species and learn about their many adaptations to survive in the harsh Sonoran Desert climate. We will hike the 3.3-mile Tortuga Trail […]
Grand Canyon hiker, 57, dies in 100-degree heat
news To David Propper 3 July 2023 | 10:44 PM Officials said Monday that a 57-year-old woman died while hiking in a remote area of the Grand Canyon in triple-digit heat. An unidentified hiker was found dead around 1 a.m. Monday in the Tweep section of the sprawling national park. The National Park Service said […]
One woman dead from gunshot wound, YCSO investigates
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – A 31-year-old Yuma woman died of gunshot wounds shortly after midnight Sunday. According to the Yuma County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO), around 12:16 a.m., sheriffs responded to a call that a gunshot had been fired in the West First Avenue neighborhood. Arriving police found the woman with gunshot wounds, but did […]
A tradition since 1914, the annual Bisbee Fourth of July Coaster Races are back
Coaster speeds reach 40-42 mph and everyone’s safety is always a priority, with mandatory safety inspections, weighing and brake checks. (Photo credit: City of Bisbee) BISBEE – Planning for Independence Day often includes barbecues, fireworks and a baseball game. But a small town near the southern tip of Arizona hosts an event unfamiliar to many […]
Gila Community College ends agreement with Eastern
Thatcher — Following a unanimous decision last month by the Gila County Interim Community College District Board of Trustees to terminate the educational services and program contract with Eastern Arizona College, Eastern University will open its Grove and Payson campuses next academic year. chose not to enroll the student in At a special meeting on […]
July 4th Schedule of Activities
Posted by: Staff July 3, 2023 Safford, Thatcher and Pima are planning activities to celebrate Independence Day in 2023. Mr Thatcher’s schedule of events: 6:30 am – The Thatcher Fire Department patrols the city with sirens. 7:00 am – Thatcher’s Parade begins at Thatcher High School and continues to Splash Pad and Herb Windsor Park. […]
Eastern Arizona College student appointed to West Point
Photo courtesy of Sofia Saldana/Courtesy of EAC: From left, EAC Presidential Special Assistant Keith Alexander, EAC Student Dean Gary Sorensen, EAC Student Dean Hiram Gray, EAC Academic Affairs Director, STEM and Coalition Health Director Aaron Burke. gather outside the EAC’s Go Monsters! A mural commemorating Gray’s appointment to West Point. Chris McBride/EAC THATHER — Students […]
Arizona gets $1 billion for broadband, Navajo Nation to work with Hobbs for tribal allocation | Navajo-Hopi Observer
Sidney Carruth, Cronkite News Premiered: July 3, 2023 4:57 pm WASHINGTON – Arizona will receive just under $1 billion in federal funding to improve high-speed internet access as part of the $42.45 billion-plus announced by the Department of Commerce on June 26. A $993.1 million share of Arizona’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Adoption (BEAD) program […]