Excessive Heat Warning issued for Graham and Greenlee Counties

Posted by: Staff July 6, 2023 The National Weather Service has extended the duration of extreme heat warnings for seven Arizona counties: Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Coconino (areas below 4,000 feet elevation). This warning is valid until Friday, July 7, 2023. Daytime temperatures are expected to reach 116 degrees Celsius in […]

Jobless claims continue to rise in Greenlee, Graham

– David Bell Graff/Gila Valley Central Posted By: David Bell July 20, 2023 PHOENIX — Greenlee County unemployment claims rose for the fourth month in a row. According to data released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Commerce. Greenlee County’s unemployment rate rose eight-tenths of a percentage point to 3.3% in June. But despite this […]

Unemployment increases slightly in Greenlee, drops in Graham

PHOENIX — Greenlee County’s unemployment claims rose slightly in April, but Greenlee County’s status as the county with the lowest unemployment rate in the state remains unchanged. According to data released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Commerce. Greenlee County unemployment claims rose a tenth of a percentage point in April, up to 2.2%. This […]

EAC’s SBDC graduates those from Graham and Greenlee counties at DreamBuilder ceremony

Photo by: Graham Dreambuilder graduates, back row left to right: Tory Cranford, Mary Duggan, Karin Artman, Yesenia Gonzalez, Kelly Reid, Alexandria Rose, Emmalea Davis, Jennifer Roberts, Chelsea Contains candela. Front row, left to right: Kelly-Marie McNair, Debbie Nelson, Vianna Young, Lore Beers, Aunalisa Haynes. Not pictured are Greenlee alumni Joanne Hernandez, Emma Horrocks, Crystal Soto […]

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 […]

Jobless claims fall in Greenlee, Graham

PHOENIX — For the 16th straight month, Greenlee County has the lowest unemployment rate in the state. That’s according to data released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Commerce. Greenlee County unemployment claims fell 0.2 percentage points in March to 2.1%. This is the same unemployment rate as in March 2022. Meanwhile, Graham County’s unemployment […]

Flu cases on the rise in Graham County, dropped slightly in Greenlee

– Contributed graphics/AZDHS Posted By: David Bell December 22, 2022 PHOENIX — Graham County confirmed 109 flu cases last week, while Greenlee County confirmed 40 new cases. That’s according to data released Thursday by the Arizona Department of Health. Graham’s 109 cases in the week of Dec. 11 were up 38% from the previous week, […]

Jobless claims fall in Graham, flat in Greenlee

– David Bell Graff/Gila Valley Central Posted By: David Bell March 28, 2023 PHOENIX — Graham County unemployment numbers fell slightly in February. That’s according to data released last Thursday by the Arizona Department of Commerce. Graham County’s unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 3.1% in February, joining Yavapai County for the third-lowest unemployment […]

Flu starting to slow down in Graham, Greenlee

– David Bell Graff/Gila Valley Central Posted By: David Bell March 17, 2023 PHOENIX — Graham County is finally starting to decline as the end of the flu season approaches. According to the Arizona Department of Health, no new cases were reported in the week of March 5 and only one in the week before […]