Safford teen seeks to change the world for local animals
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – One Safford teen has started a personal quest to raise money to help pay for the expenses of spaying and…
December 2016
Morenci boys victorious in season opener
By Raymundo Frasquillo The Morenci boys basketball team got off to a quick start en route to a 64-42 season-opening win over the visiting Saint…
Recharged Wildcats outscore Tigers in second half for win
By Raymundo Frasquillo The Steve Chavez-coached Morenci basketball girls returned for a 30-19 second-half outing to post a 59-47 season-opening win over Saint David on…
Ladies wow at night out
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Shopping, fashion and good food; what else can a woman want in a night out? All of the basic…
New York City woman finds lost wedding ring in trash dump
NEW YORK (AP) — It took two hours of sifting through more than 200 bags of garbage at a New Jersey trash-transfer station before a…
Roughriders survive scare from Braves
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAN CARLOS – The Pima Roughriders (4-0) survived a 3-point barrage from the host San Carlos Braves (3-1) on Wednesday to…
Farmer’s market fills Home Depot parking lot
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – For its first trip to the Gila Valley, the Produce On Wheels With-Out Waste (POWWOW) farmer’s market drew quite the…
Dorine Smith
Dorine Smith, 74, passed away November 26, 2016, at the Northern Cochise Community Hospital from breast cancer. Ms. Smith was born on May 28, 1942,…
Live Nativity returns through Saturday
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net CENTRAL – Christmas is big time in the Gila Valley, and while Nativity scenes may be a thing of the past…
