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Shanks found in jail shakedown
Multiple shanks were found during a shakedown at the Graham County Jail on Sunday evening, but an inmate still managed to create a weapon and attempt suicide the following day.
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Boys and Girls Club bursting at the seams
The Safford Boys and Girls Club is experiencing a problem it views as a positive one – enrollment is so great it no longer fits in its facilities.
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New Safford City Council sworn in
The three outgoing Safford City Councilors were recognized by the city and Mayor Ron Green at the council’s May 12 meeting as the mayor and three new councilors were sworn in.
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Volunteers build new church sanctuary in Bylas
English playwright and poet John Heywood once wrote, “Many hands make light work,” and those words proved to be true recently at the Bylas Assembly of God Church.
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Recruiting station sees increase in interest, enlistments
Whether it be because of family tradition, educational benefits, discipline or patriotic duties, joining the United States Army through the Army Recruit Station in Safford has resulted in a higher enlistment number than in the past.
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Deadline approaching for Graham's election candidates
All candidates who plan to run in the Sept. 2 primary election must submit their nomination petitions to the Graham County Elections office by 5 p.m. on June 4.
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Phone card drive for troops begins June 1
A drive to collect phone cards for members of the U.S. Armed Forces serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will begin in Graham County on June 1.
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River restoration includes removing levees in Greenlee
Members of the Gila Watershed Partnership learned about the importance of river flows, floodplains and vegetation — especially as they pertain to the Gila River restoration project at Apache Grove in Greenlee County.
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County budget will be tight next fiscal year
As Arizona legislators grapple with balancing the state budget, Graham County leaders began working on the county budget – knowing there will be less money for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1.
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Local athletes place at State Special Olympics
Seven local teens from Dan Hinton School met with their peers from all over Arizona to compete in the State Special Olympics at Arizona State University on May 2 and 3.
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Fort Thomas to lose funding due to student absences
Fort Thomas could see a 5-percent reduction in federal funding due to student absences, according to Junior High/High School Principal Shane Hawkins.
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Gila River restoration includes removing levees in Greenlee County
Members of the Gila Watershed Partnership learned about the importance of river flows, floodplains and vegetation — especially as they pertain to the Gila River restoration project at Apache Grove in Greenlee County.
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Supervisors approve home-office work sites
The Graham County Board of Supervisors approved home-office work sites that will allow some county employees to work from their homes.
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Jail Academy graduates eight correctional officers
The eight members of the Arizona Detention Associa-tion Basic Academy Class #67 were all smiles as they relived their arduous training and received their diplomas.
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Man sent to prison for sexual abuse of child
After hearing the victim’s mother plead for justice Tuesday, Judge R. Douglas Holt ordered a man accused of two counts of molesting a young girl to prison for five years.
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Safford voters approve expenditure override
Unofficial results released from the Graham County Elections state that an overwhelming majority of a significantly low voter turnout approved adjustments to Safford’s and Pima’s expenditure limits.
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Rotary recognizes outstanding teachers
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Heavy winds caused Pima’s graduation ceremonies to be held in the school’s gymnasium rather than on its football field, but it couldn’t blow away the pride emanating from the class of 2008.
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Safford School District raises meal, ticket prices
The Safford School District hasn’t changed the price of its meals for 15 years, but with food, equipment and production costs climbing, a nickel here and a quarter there will help. The same concept applies to athletic and game ticket fees.
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District to go to bond election
The Safford School District voted to approach the electorate for Maintenance and Operations budget override in November so it could pay competitive wages to its staff even after cuts in state funding and rising maintenance costs.
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Pima schools say goodbye to cafeteria worker after 30 years
Thirty years ago, Norma Miller took a job at Pima schools as a dishwasher. The money didn’t make her rich, but the hours fit her four sons’ school schedules and made it possible for her to be a stay-at-home mom.
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Fossil skull restoration laborious
After lying in wait for roughly 2.5 million years, it appears that a rhynchotherium fossilized skull found near Safford may take a little while longer before it can be fully cleaned and fortified.
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AIMS formula reinstated in time for graduation
Thanks to an 11th-hour reinstatement of the state’s AIMS augmentation formula by the Arizona Legislature, several Graham County high school seniors will participate in graduation ceremonies this week, but they will not immediately receive diplomas.
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New council to make apartment complex decision
To build or not to build an apartment complex near the intersection of 20th Avenue and 26th Street – that is the question that caused a stir at the May 12 City Council meeting.
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Don’t miss the live bluegrass gospel music performance by the Link Family from Lebanon, Texas, at the Gila Valley Family Festival/SAVE Rally this weekend. The Link Family performs Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m. on the Safford City Hall lawn.
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