Student struck by car at EAC
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – An Eastern Arizona College student was flown to a Tucson hospital Tuesday night after being struck by a car…
November 2016
Cowboy poetry and music gathering draws a standing room-only crowd
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A cowboy on the range or at the store, the cowboy is a figure of hard work, an endless sky…
‘Good Samaritan’ who shot deputy’s attacker gets new gun
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — A bystander who shot and killed a man who was attacking a deputy near a southwest Florida highway has been…
Feds: Barrier to gorilla exhibit entered by boy ineffective
CINCINNATI (AP) — A barrier separating Cincinnati Zoo visitors from a gorilla exhibit wasn’t in compliance with standards when a 3-year-old boy managed to slip…
Moooving on: Cows stranded by New Zealand quake are rescued
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Three New Zealand cows whose predicament captured the interest of many people around the world after they became stranded on…
Reede Upshaw
Reede Upshaw, 71, of Bylas, passed away November 7, 2016 in Tucson, AZ. He was born December 21, 1944 in Bylas to Talbot & Irene…
Kenneth Wade
Kenneth Wade of Safford, passed away November 8, 2016 with his loving family at his side. Graveside services will be held in Melrose, New Mexico…
Carnation Moses
Carnation Moses, 81, of Bylas, passed away November 10, 2016 at her home. She was born September 24, 1935 to Thomas & Elsie Dustin in…
Juvenile bicyclist caught with drugs
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A 17-year old male was booked into the Eastern Arizona Regional Juvenile Detention Facility on Nov. 9 after officers…
It’s turkey trotting time
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – An event that mixes serious racers with pregnant moms pushing strollers is the Gila Valley’s signature family race of…
