Congress expected to leave town with no action on guns, Zika
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is expected to exit Washington for a months-long recess with no action on gun control, despite mass shootings in recent weeks…
July 2016
Pokemon Go’s digital popularity is also warping real life
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Pokemon Go craze has sent legions of players hiking around cities and battling with “pocket monsters” on their smartphones. It…
Richard Sanchez
Richard “Pops” Sanchez was born June 11, 1951, in Morenci. He passed away June 30, 2016, with his family by his side. He was 65….
Safford approves joint management of golf course with Thatcher
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – City leaders have long dreamt of sharing the responsibility of running the Mt. Graham Golf Course with another entity. With a unanimous…
Healthy Culture Cooking with the Library’s Lisa Bresnahan
SAFFORD – Cooking and chemistry came together at the Safford City-Graham County Library on Monday as Lisa Bresnahan gave a presentation on healthy cooking of…
Life of Pets Scene to Enter Contest
On Friday, July 8th the creative crew at the Sapphire Cineplex put up another scene on their walls. This giant work of art featured…
New Jail Construction on Schedule
For those who don’t already know, the new jail is being built across the Gila River on 8th Avenue and to the south of Airport…
Alma Woolsey Nuttall
Alma Woolsey Nuttall, 101, of Safford, passed away July 8, 2016. Alma was born in Lebanon, Arizona on May 28, 1915, the 9th of 11…
Bessie Allred Layton
Bessie Allred Layton passed away July 7th 2016 in her home in Thatcher. She was the second child of Clifford Lorenzo Allred and Lola Myrl…
Christopher Robert Morales II
Christopher Robert Morales II, age 18, passed away on July 4, 2016. Christopher was born on September 17, 1997 in Safford, AZ, to Christopher Morales…
