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The number of COVID-19 cases in Graham and Greenlee counties continue to rise along with an incremental rise in vaccination rates.
Chandler’s former chief financial officer Patricia Walker spent well over an hour Friday teaching members of Duncan’s Town Council how to understand financial audits and statements and discussing the town’s FY20 finances.
Tami De Coteau rebuilds brains for a living. Seriously. She also helps others learn how to do it and she was at Eastern Arizona College last week talking to about 100 people about it.
Would you like to pet an alligator? No!
Morenci High School's Class of 2021 graduated Friday, May 28 after two years of challenges d…
Duncan High School held its graduation ceremony Friday night. Roughly 30 kids graduated and …
Here is a collection of photos taken in 2020-2021 of Morenci athletes.
Former Duncan Mayor Billy Waters is collecting signatures to recall Greenlee County Sheriff Tim Sumner.
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Managing Editor
Safford football (5-0)
Terms like “Game of the Year” and “Game of the Century” are often tossed about when fans talk about exciting football games, but for the young men on the field for the Duncan football team, Friday night’s game will more than likely be called,…
Downtown Safford was the place to be this past weekend thanks to the 2021 SalsaFest. The Chihuahua races drew large crowds Saturday morning and people also enjoyed the SalsaFest Challenge, a car show and live music and other performances.
The vice president of a Tucson welding and fabrication has released a statement regarding last week’s death of an employee at Freeport-McMoran’s Morenci mine.
The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized at Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center has dropped for the second consecutive week.
PHOENIX -- A new statewide poll suggests there may be little, if anything that Gov. Doug Ducey and his new $400-an-hour health adviser can do to convince many more Arizonans to get vaccinated against COVID-19 than already have made that decision.
Quick, name all of the parts of a cell! Can’t do it? Well, the seventh graders in Morenci can, thanks to a special partnership.
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Managing Editor
In an effort to be transparent and to earn the trust and respect of the citizens of Duncan, Interim Town Manager Philip Cushman has been posting a weekly update on the town’s Facebook page since his arrival last month.
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Managing Editor
Duncan residents if you were shocked when you opened your latest utility bill and found a larger than normal outstanding balance, don’t worry. Interim Town Manager Philip Cushman wants you to know your bill is erroneous and he’s working to ge…
The number of people hospitalized statewide with COVID-19 has dropped by nearly 200 over the last week, but the number of people in ICU remains over 500 and the number of people who have died while battling the virus rose.
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Managing Editor
A University of Texas San Antonio anthropologist is inviting the community to join her on Zoom Oct. 7 to hear her talk about prehistoric settlement patterns in Southeast Arizona’s Gila River Valley.
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Managing Editor
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission released the first draft of their grid maps which redraw the state’s legislative and congressional districts to equalize the districts’ populations last week.
People came from far and wide to attend the Greenlee County Fair at the county fairgrounds in Duncan and, as always, one of the highlights was the Jr. Livestock Auction Saturday afternoon.
The Mine Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a contractor Wednesday at Freeport-McMoRan’s Morenci mine.
The Morenci Wildcats made quick work of the Madison Highland Prep Heat Friday night, both on the scoreboard and the scoreboard clock.
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is investigating the possibility of fraud within Duncan Town Hall.
For the eighth year in a row, The Friends of the Safford Library and the Gila Valley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will co-host the annual Constitution Week program. Last year, due to the pandemic, the program was virtua…
Late last month the Arizona Department of Education released the state’s standardized test scores. Across the state test scores fell, something state and local education officials expected because of student learning loss during the ongoing C…
The percentage of people being vaccinated in Graham and Greenlee counties has barely moved over the last two weeks, but the number of people getting the virus continues to climb.
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Managing Editor
The Greenlee County Fair may not be as big as it has been in years past, but it’ll be larger than last year’s and it’s “going to turn out nice,” County Administrator Derek Rapier promised those attending last week’s Board of Supervisor’s meeting.
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Managing Editor
Are people in Graham and Greenlee counties taking ivermectin in the belief that it will cure COVID-19? Possibly.
After taking the summer months off, the Duncan Public Library is once again offering kids a place to gather to discuss mental health issues and ways to address them healthily.
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Managing Editor
When his English teacher, T.J. Gomez, suggested he apply for Gov. Doug Ducey’s Youth Advisory Council, Morenci High School senior Cody Torres scoffed.
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Managing Editor
The number of COVID-19 patients in Graham and Greenlee counties grew by 114 and 19 Sept. 10 to Sept. 13, respectively, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Graham County also lost an additional resident to the virus, bringi…
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Managing Editor
Ten months after filing a claim against Greenlee County, former Greenlee County Economic Development Coordinator Akos Kovach has filed a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the county seeking unspecified damages.
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Managing Editor
Representatives from an engineering and energy services company attended a workshop with the Town of Duncan Sept. 7 to catch council members up on their latest work on behalf of the town.
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Managing Editor
President Joe Biden announced a new COVID-19 federal mandate Thursday that is sure to have a huge impact on businesses and healthcare facilities, but as for how that will play out locally remains uncertain.
The Duncan High School Wildkats fell at the hands of the St. David Tigers 60-6 in an 8-man showdown between 1A South divisional foes Friday. The Wildkats fall to to 2-2 and the Tigers improve to 3-0. St. David closing the gap on the all-time …
Gila Valley residents showed up at Eastern Arizona College early Saturday morning to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by climbing 2,071 steps, the number of steps inside each of the Twin Towers.