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Health Raisers event draws crowds
Health Raiser attendees admire a Spitfire airplane at the Safford Regional Airport. The plane was built by Bob Deford of Coolidge in 2003. The Spitfire was one of numerous planes that flew in for the event. See LIfestyles for the story and more photos.
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Woman survives crash in Greenlee
A Green Valley woman survived an experience akin to something from a Stephen King horror novel. She spent two days in the mountains in freezing temperatures with her dead husband, who was killed when their vehicle plunged down a steep embankment on the often-treacherous Coronado Trail in Greenlee County.
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Proceeds from haunted house benefit criminology
Gila Valley residents didn't have to travel far to be frightened this Halloween because Safford residents Ed and Josi Lopez transformed their 101-year-old home into a haunted house.
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Graham Electric Co-op provider receives $32 million grant
An economic stimulus grant for more than $32 million has been awarded to Benson-based South-west Transmission Cooperative, which transmits electricity to Graham County Electric Cooperative and Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative.
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County receives more H1N1 vaccine
The rates of infection from the H1N1 virus continue to climb in Graham County even as vaccine to prevent infection makes its way to the Gila Valley, the Graham County Board of Supervisors learned Monday.
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Local leaders talk about impacts if Ft. Grant closes
Closing down the Fort Grant Unit of the Arizona State Prison-Safford would have negative economic impacts to Safford and Graham County and could result in county jail inmates being sent to other counties.
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Mount Graham's red squirrel population down
The Mount Graham red squirrel is an elusive creature that has had its official population numbers rise and fall numerous times. According to a recent study, there are slightly fewer of them than there were last year.
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The Oct. 28 Courier reported the legal secretary for Safford's former city attorney, Johnny Guthrie, was still in Guthrie's vacant office at 702 Eighth St. The secretary spent seven months in the office after Guthrie's resignation in May 2008 and was reassigned to be an administrative assistant for the Planning and Community director in January. Safford has not filled that position since its last director, Pete Stasiak, resigned Feb. 13. City Manager David Kincaid has been overseeing the department, with Safford City Planner/Downtown Coordinator Dustin Welker assuming a greater workload as well.
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The Gila Valley Arts Council announces the upcoming performance of nationally renowned classical guitarist Brad Richter on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m. at the Eastern Arizona College, Lee Little Theater. Adult tickets cost $15, and students' are $5. Advance tickets are available now at Richards Music/Radio Shack and the Graham County Chamber of Commerce. All remaining tickets will be sold at the door.
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Educational Travelers board U.S.S. New Jersey on Day 3
The following is the third of five stories about the adventures of the Safford Educational Travelers. This is the fourth year Linda Hedges has taken a group of local students on an educational experience. Students who went on the trip write all of the stories.
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Motor home catches fire, explodes south of Safford
A 25-foot motor home caught fire and exploded Wednesday afternoon, sending a fireball into the sky that could be seen for miles.
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Greenlee has first swine flu death
Greenlee County has recorded its first death attributed to the H1N1 flu, better known as the swine flu.
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Mayor served with claim before council meeting
Safford Mayor Ron Green was served with a small claims court complaint Monday at the only place the process server could find him — the Safford City Council meeting.
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Safford seeks golf management
proposalsThe city of Safford is reviewing proposals for the management of the Mt. Graham Golf Course, but golf enthusiasts say the process is more sinister than it appears.
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Town homes available by first of December
At the corner of 10th Street and Eighth Avenue in Safford a change is taking place that will allow low-income families to purchase a home of their own.
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Tin Cup Gypsy will perform a benefit concert at Safford High School's Center For the Arts building Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Brothers Jonathan and Jordan Lawson are originally from Safford. Jonathan's wife, Cassandra, is the third member of the group. Tickets for the show can be purchased at Richards Music Store and Bookworms.
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Cancer Resource Center having open house Nov. 12
Cancer survivors, local health professionals, human services professionals, volunteers, elected officials and the public are invited to an open house for the Cancer Resource Center at the Cancer Clinic at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center.
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Kelley Jones, right, receives a black eye from Eastern Arizona College drama team member Brett Merrill during the annual Harvest Festival. The festival was held on the Safford Town Square and featured booths displaying wares from local organizations and businesses.
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Safford Council deadlocks on motion to advertise for city attorney
It has been nearly 1-1/2 years since Phoenix attorney William J. Sims III was appointed as Safford's interim city attorney, and at least three Safford City Council members want to keep the status quo.
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ADOC cuts would close Fort Grant prison
Budget cut options submitted to Arizona Governor Jan Brewer by Arizona Department of Corrections Director Charles L. Ryan include closure of the Fort Grant Unit of the Arizona State Prison-Safford and an admonition that deep budget cuts at ADOC would require rewriting the state’s criminal code.
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Jail inmate suffers heart attack, dies
An inmate from the Graham County Jail was pronounced dead at the Mount Graham Regional Medical Center on Sunday after apparently suffering a massive heart attack.
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Woman under influence of sleeping pills crashes car
A woman who allegedly admitted to being under the influence of prescription sleeping pills crashed her red 1992 Buick sedan into a parked white 2005 Chevy pickup truck Friday afternoon.
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Courier continues excellence, wins awards
The Eastern Arizona Courier was recently honored with four newspaper awards in the 2009 Better Newspapers Contest.
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MGRMC Foundation to host Health Raisers
The Mount Graham Regional Medical Center Foundation will host the Health Raisers event — a fund-raiser aimed at raising money to purchase equipment for colon cancer screening.
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Ashley Norton of Safford takes a photo of a 1957 Chrysler New Yorker on Saturday in Sahuarita. She was attending the "Cruisin' Against Violence" car and motorcycle show that raised money for a Green Valley/Sahuarita domestic violence shelter.
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