Pride Band earns fourth straight superior rating at EAC Band Day
By Raymundo Frasquillo THATCHER – Sixteen marching bands took the field for competition on a warm Fall day in Thatcher with Morenci leading off the…
October 2017
Fort Thomas ousted at home from playoffs
Seven turnovers too much for the Apaches to overcome By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net Fort Thomas – When a team loses the turnover battle by five,…
Playwright visits EAC campus
By Sarah Griffin THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s faculty and students in Division of Fine Arts are in the midst of rehearsals for a performance…
Wildcats host Vandals for homecoming Friday
By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – Ninth-ranked Morenci (5-3 overall, 1-3 region, 5-3 seeding, 4.5858 rating) hosts 27th ranked Miami (3-6, 1-3, 3-6, minus 6.2532) for…
Frye Fire decimates Mount Graham red squirrel population
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net MOUNT GRAHAM – The lightning-caused Frye Fire burned 48,443 acres on Mount Graham this past summer and with it a significant…
Cop’s quick action possibly saves life of overdose victim
By Jon Johnson SAFFORD – An officer’s quick action and the concern from a son possibly saved the life of an overdose victim Oct. 10….
Flatout Monster Pizza review and recipe
By Jami Heap Did you know that October is National Pizza Month? For this reason, and in honor of All Hallow’s Eve, I have…
Girl Scouts from Graham and Greenlee counties take historic trip to Angel Charity Place for Girls
Their visit fulfills the new building’s mission of making a girl-centric safe space, and the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, available to every Southern Arizona girl…
Landfill catches fire . . . again
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – This isn’t Springfield, and I suppose we’re lucky it’s not tires that are on fire. The Safford Regional Landfill…
Rockets to launch from Discovery Park
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Do you like model rockets? I mean, do you like really awesome big model rockets that go thousands of…
