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John Kerry wins Graham County
Presidential hopeful John Kerry received more than 42 percent of the votes cast on Tuesday in the Presidential Preference Election and won Graham County.
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Teen girls arrested for burglary and criminal damage
Safford Police solved several burglary and criminal damage cases recently while questioning two people caught siphoning gas out of a Caldwell's Funeral Home van.
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Renzi pleased with $9 million for rural Arizona improvements
Congressman Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) is applauding a bill approved by President George W. Bush bringing $9 million to rural Arizona, including $1.6 million that will directly benefit Safford and the Gila Valley.
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After 40 years of selling cars in the Gila Valley, Jess Catlet is retiring.
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By John Kamin, assistant editor
The price of utilities has become an issue in the Safford mayoral election.
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Safford hosts one-on-one paintball tournament
The Safford Paintball Range, near Discovery Park, will host a one-on-one tournament on Saturday, Feb. 21, for local paintball players.
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Two sentenced as result of drug stop
Eddie Sanchez was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison and Armando Ramos was sentenced to four months in jail after they pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a May 17, 2003, drug arrest in which more than 12 grams of methamphetamines were found.
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College opens mobile computer lab
Eastern Arizona College's Computer Department has recently added a new Mobile Computing Lab.
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Partnership helps effort to save landfill road
The Gila Watershed Partnership received $115,000 in recently acquired funding from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to prevent a storm from eliminating the only road to the Safford and Graham County Landfill.
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Yavapai aides in bringing advocacy center
Employees from the Yavapai Family Advocacy Center visited Safford to aide in the efforts to start a similar center that would serve Graham and Greenlee counties. An advocacy center would draw employees from different agencies such as the police department, County Attorny's office and Child Protective Services to create a place where victims of abuse can get all the aide they need at one place.
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Martinez pleads guilty to aggravated assault
Michael W. Martinez of Pima pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, criminal damage and attempted use of a dangerous drug on Jan. 5 and was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison on Jan. 20.
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Ruedas, Esquivel named to All-Arizona School Board
It is more than an individual honor to Hector Ruedas and David Esquivel. To them, the award means service to and love of family and community.
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