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Patrick Aranda Jr., 5, of Safford gives a thumbs up with Santa Claus during the city’s seventh annual Merry Main Street celebration Friday night. Santa and his elf posed for pictures and handed out bags of candy to children for several hours.
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Neighbors on the outs over outhouse
Two residents in Ashcreek Acres, a subdivision of acre-sized lots south of Pima, are feuding over one’s assertion that she can legally have an earth-pit outhouse on her property.
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Deceased man’s son sues Morris David’s
Morris-David’s Safford Funeral Home is named the defendant in a civil lawsuit filed in Pima County Superior Court by Matthew Mendoza, whose father’s remains were in the care of the funeral home in 2007.
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Unrelated assaults occur in Safford over weekend
Two unrelated assaults, one case at at a house with a small gathering of friends and the other at an after-hours house party with approximately 40 guests, occurred in Safford over the holiday weekend.
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Due West performing at Center for the Arts
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Sister Autumn and Shannon Derrick visited the Cowboy Christmas boutique held at the fairgrounds November 28 and 29.
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Merry Main sparkles with holiday spirit
Santa Claus wasn’t the only jolly fellow Friday night as hundreds of people descended upon Downtown Safford for the city’s Seventh annual Merry Main Street celebration.
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Supervisors approve tire recycling contract
Graham County will have a new tire disposal and recycling contractor beginning Jan. 1.
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Thatcher’s spirit line qualifies for championships
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Laid-off Freeport workers learn about benefits
Laid-off Freeport-McMoRan employees have several options available to them when seeking new jobs or obtaining the training they might need for future employment.
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College partners with U of A for mining engineering
Representatives from Eastern Arizona College, the University of Arizona, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and Science Foundation Arizona announced a unique collaboration between Arizona’s community colleges, state universities and industry partners in the development of the Institute for Mineral Resources.
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Dream of food kitchen materializes
Five years ago, Garry and Martha Langley began building a mobile food kitchen they dreamed would be used to feed the hungry when it was complete. The work was in response to a challenge given to them by their pastor to invest $100 each into the community to make a difference in someone’s life. Their plan developed as they shared the idea with other people who supported and offered to help with their time and financial resources.
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State prison has corrections officers openings
The pool of candidates for positions at the Arizona State Prison-Safford has become bigger over the last couple of weeks as laid-off copper mine employees search for new jobs.
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Work begins on Hazard Mitigation Plan
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Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand perform at the Safford Center for the Arts on Nov. 22. The five-man band is made up of Ryan Shupe, Craig Miner, Bart Oldson, Roger Archibald and Ryan Tilby. The band formed in Salt Lake City and is well-known for its hit single “Dream Big,” which was used as the theme song for NBC’s prime-time show, “Three Wishes”, hosted by Amy Grant.
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Grant’s stepdaughter testifies for prosecution
The high-profile murder trial against local Pima businessman Doug Grant continued in the Maricopa County Superior Court last week with defense attorney Mel McDonald’s opening remarks and testimony from Grant’s 18-year-old stepdaughter, Jenna Stradling.
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Residential development slows in Graham County
In December 2006, construction was in progress at the Dos Pobres copper mine north of Safford, and the Graham County Planning and Zoning Department was scrambling to keep up with residential subdivision requests.
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State tax revenues ahead in county
Local government officials may not know for a month or two how the economic downturn will impact state tax revenues.
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Body found behind Mt. Graham Supply building
A Bylas man was found dead behind the Mt. Graham Supply Plumbing & Electrical store at 1362 W. Thatcher Boulevard on the morning of Nov. 18.
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Arizona has its own wild turkeys
The pilgrims weren’t the only ones eating turkey in 1621.
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Former tribal secretary faces diversion for fraud
Sandra Rambler, the former secretary of the San Carlos Tribal Council, has been placed on diversion as a consequence of one felony count of fraudulent schemes after writing a bad check in Safford.
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Council offers manager position to Kincaid
After emerging from executive session of its Monday night meeting, the Safford City Council unanimously voted to offer the city manager position to interim City Manager David Kincaid and cancel the League of Arizona Cities and Towns solicitation for the position.
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Science City welcomes Arizona-Sonora Desert Muesum
A kestrel bird, desert tortoise and gopher snake from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum kept kids excited, squirmy and interested at the Science City program Nov. 15 at the Safford City Library. Julie Strom, an education specialist from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson, led a presentation and craft on desert life. Children ages kindergarten through second grade learned why cacti survive better in desert Arizona than trees do, and about the life cycle of a saguaro cactus.
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Students sparkle at Safford Middle School
It was a night to remember at the center courtyard of the Safford Middle School as students sparkled beneath the stars and lights Oct. 30.
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