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“It’s been long enough. It’s time for someone else to take over the reins,” said Luis Montoya, 75, after announcing his plans to step down as mayor on Thursday.
Arizona received national attention for its divisive, often brutal politics before, during and after the Nov. 8, 2022, U.S. general election.
The only Graham or Greenlee county high school facing a conference change for the 2023-2024 high school football season is appealing that decision, the Arizona Interscholastic Association announced.
It is early January, so is it too soon to be thinking about gardening?
Residents of Duncan lined the side of SE Old West Highway/U.S. Highway 70 on the morning of …
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
The 2022 Safford Spring Festival was held Friday and Saturday on Main Street, the community’…
Would you like to pet an alligator? No!
Change is coming and it is good!
Weather conditions in Clifton were perfect Saturday night as the American Legion Lloyd C. Hill Post 28 played ho…
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
Pruning fruit trees is an essential part of tree health and the production of quality fruit. A healthy tree is better able to resist the damage done by drought, weather, insects and disease. Pruning also helps to develop structure that enable…
Donald Lunt worked more than half his life in the mining business, but it was his hobbies, not his profession, that recently earned him a spot in the Mining and Minerals Education Foundation's American Mining Hall of Fame.
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
There is a copper-colored plaque on the ore car attached to it — a baby gauge locomotive.
Education officials around the state, including in Graham and Greenlee counties, are praising a recent decision by the Arizona Department of Education to waive school lunch fees entirely for students who already qualify for reduced-price lunches.
It is something I think about around this time every year. It is a very strong memory of Christmas 1983.
The Greenlee County Library branch in Duncan hopes to set community members on the path to healthier eating habits through a grant it will use to acquire kitchen equipment for loan in combination with providing related educational activities.
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
PHOENIX — Incoming Gov. Katie Hobbs is going to halt any further work on building a wall of storage containers on the state's southern border.
Four-year-old Madelyn Rapier is the most recent youngster to complete the Greenlee County Library's 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program.
Tradition and caring. They describe much of what the American Legion is all about. Those two words will be implemented next week at the American Legion Hall in Clifton on Christmas Eve.
With a little planning, bare-root plants can be the most bang for the buck and best way to plant new trees and shrubs.
It was in the first or second grade that it happened. We were on the playground at Romeo Elementary School when my pal said he was worried about something that involved Santa Claus.
It is “a date that will live in infamy.” So said U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Is it ever!
Eastern Arizona College is offering both musical and theatrical diversions for local audiences in coming days.
The Eastern Arizona College Marching Band will be representing the state of Arizona in Oaha, Hawaii, on Wednesday at a parade commemorating the 81st anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
The uniform of the day was heavy coats, hooded sweatshirts and umbrellas. It rained throughout the day in Clifton during the 26th annual Festival of Lights. It rained and rained and rained.
Hand-count audits of the November election results in 12 Arizona counties found no problems with electronic ballot tabulators, but three counties didn’t conduct the post-election audits required by law.
On the campaign trail back in March 2020, Joe Biden said he viewed himself as merely “a bridge” to the next generation of Democratic leaders, whom he called “the future of this country.”
BISBEE — Though the Cochise County 2022 election results have been put to bed, many residents of District 1 and District 3 are discussing recalls for their county Board of Supervisors representatives Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd.
Three Morenci High School students got the royal treatment, thanks to a generous scholarship that awarded the trio with crowns, cash and a chance to read their winning essays aloud at Saturday’s Festival of Lights in Clifton.
PHOENIX — A fight between the candidates for attorney general over who won could mean Arizona may not have a declared winner by Jan 3.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently identified Greenlee County as one of eight Arizona counties with high COVID-19 community levels.
PHOENIX — Maricopa County supervisors voted Monday to certify the results of the Nov. 8 election despite a parade of witnesses who accused them of everything from corruption to being traitors.
After a two-year absence, the annual Clifton Festival of Lights. will return Saturday to Clifton’s historic Chase Creek district.
A Thanksgiving nightmare has turned into an outpouring of generosity for a Morenci family who lost their home in a fire over the holiday.
Laura Jean Schneider
Reporter
SAFFORD — The Morenci Wildcats' fine football season came to a disappointing conclusion Saturday with a 50-19 loss to the Pima Roughriders in the Arizona Interscholastic Association Conference 2A final.
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
More than 120 people gathered at the Greenlee County Fairgrounds Friday night to celebrate the hard work and great riding of Greenlee Junior Rodeo series winners.
Laura Jean Schneider
Reporter
There’s a toe guard made of cow’s hide curling up from the sole of a traditional San Carlos Apache moccasin that helps protect against the spines of desert flora. But what many people don’t know is that those same moccasins, usually worn at k…
Laura Jean Schneider
Reporter
Three teams from Graham and Greenlee counties will be playing for two state football championships Nov. 26. At least one of them will succeed.
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
The top high school football programs in the 3A South and 2A Salt regions figured prominently in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s postseason awards.
Tom Bodus
Managing Editor
PHOENIX — Governor-elect Katie Hobbs laid out her priorities for the next four years, promising to work with the Republican-controlled Legislature to solve problems — but with a political warning to those who choose a different path.