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Pinaleno Mountain Festival a success
The first Pinaleno Mountain Festival was held Sept. 26-27 and was a big hit with the sixth-graders who attended, according to Steve Marlatt of the Pinaleno Partnership, which hosted the event.
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Third-grader T-bones car in crosswalk
A third-grade student collided with a grey 2003 Dodge Neon while in the crosswalk of the school zone at Dorothy Stinson Elementary School on Friday morning.
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SpringHill Suites opens for business
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Level 2 sex offender alert issued
The Graham Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office has released information as required by ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification of Sex Offenders Law. The offender, James Darrell Vanover, has indicated he will be living within Graham County.
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Man dies in crash east of Safford
A New Mexico man lost his life early Thursday morning after being involved in a head-on collision in a construction zone two miles east of Safford on Highway 70 at milepost 341.8.
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After years of legal wrangling, the city of Safford demolished the infamous tent house of Colonial Village on Thursday.
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Councilors denyknowledge of call to press removal
While it was obvious Councilors Jason Foutz, Danny Smith and Richard Ortega were not aware the call to the press had been removed from the council’s Sept. 22 agenda, that was not the case with the rest of the council. While it appeared that Councilors Ken Malloque, Jerry Hancock and Vice Mayor Jason Kouts were aware of the action, they told the Courier after the story was printed that they did not have any prior knowledge.
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Recycling scholarships available
Arizona high school seniors are invited to compete for scholarships that will be awarded for proposed waste-reduction or recycling projects.
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The Johnson Motors balloon towers above the buildings on Main Street and contributes to the opening night festivities for SalsaFest 2008.
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The SalsaFest 2008 was a fun-filled weekend with plenty of music, food, games, hot-air balloons and, of course, salsa.
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Ortega’s Shoes celebrates 85 years
In 1923, Juan Ortega opened a shoe shop. Little did he know that 85 years late,r the business would expand into six stores, all managed by his descendants.
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Children’s author presents at library
A love for the Spanish language, culture and people that came from growing up on the border of Mexico is what bilingual author Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford writes about in her children’s books.
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New GIFT superintendent talks about programs
Troy Thygerson likes his new job as superintendent of the Gila Institute for Technology because he can help point high school students toward career paths.
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Money Center opens in Wal-Mart Supercenter
A convenient place to cash checks, pay bills with money orders and moneygrams and purchase Wal-Mart cash cards opened Sept. 16 in Wal-Mart.
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Council tables decision on a transportation impact fee
Safford Special Projects Manager Robert Porter was prepared to deliver a presentation on a streets capital improvement plan and a proposed transportation impact fee and give his recommendations to the council, but they did not wish to hear Porter’s report. Instead, Mayor Ron Green chose to give the floor to developer Heavy Owens while some members of the council, such as Vice Mayor Jason Kouts, openly stated they would not be voting in favor of the impact fee. Kouts’ construction company is a subcontractor to build homes for Owens. He said he spoke with interim City Attorney William J. Sims and asked if that relationship would constitute a conflict of interest before voicing his opinion on the issue. Kouts said Sims assured him he did not have a conflict.
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Balloons inflate but don’t fly
The glow of a hot-air balloon being filled lit up Main Street in Downtown Safford on Friday night and added a new attraction to the SalsaFest.
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Community holds vigil for murder victims
The silent, life-sized silhouettes representing murder victims sent a loud message to survivors, family and friends gathered to observe the National day of Remembrance for Murder Victims.
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Educational Travelers visit Florence and Pisa, Italy
The following story is the fifth of nine stories about the adventures of the Safford Educational Travelers. This is the third year Safford teacher Linda Hedges has taken a group of local students on an educational experience. The students traveled with EF Educational Tours, the world’s largest private educational organization, to Rome, Paris and London. All of the stories
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A team of dancers, made up of the Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors, show off their moves at the Seventh Annual Turkey Trot on Aug. 4. County Superintendent Donna McGaughey dances and smiles as she watches Catholic Deacon Carl Vessels’ fancy footwork. See story and more photos in lifestyles section.
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Police search for Thatcher home invaders
The Thatcher Police Department is continuing to look into a Sept. 12 home invasion that left an Eastern Arizona College student shaken but unharmed.
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New interim city manager ready for challenges
Safford’s new interim city manager says he feels comfortable and at home in Safford and that his experience in government and private development is a good fit for the city.
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State hosts Safford town hall on elections
The Election Services Division of the State of Arizona held a town hall in Safford under the direction of Secretary of State Jan Brewer at the General Services building in Safford on Oct. 1.
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Club collects more than $3,000 from Salsa Walk
The SalsaFest added something hot to its menu this year, but not in the category of peppers. The Salsa Walk, a sponsored walkathon to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Safford, rallied community members and raised $3,493.
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Supervisors approve agreement for immunizing children
The Graham County Health Department will enter into an agreement with the Safford Community Health Center that will allow the county agency to continue immunizing underinsured children.
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County to serve as applicant for right of way
The Graham County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to serve as the applicant to acquire a road right of way from the state and the federal Bureau of Land Management at no cost to the county.
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