Tip-A-Cop earns $2,277 for Special Olympics
By Eric Burk eric@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – “Protect and serve” is a standard law enforcement motto, and Friday local law enforcement and corrections officers practiced a…
April 2017
EAC’s Fine Arts Division to perform Romeo and Juliet
THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Repertory Acting Company is proud to announce its original adaption of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. This modern twist of…
Pima Heritage Days are April 21-22
By Edres Barney PIMA — The annual celebration commemorating the April 8 founding of Pima 138 years ago will take place April 21 and 22. “Our…
Wrong-way crash kills 3; university says 2 were students
PHOENIX (AP) — An early morning wrong-way collision on a Phoenix freeway killed two university students and another young adult, the latest such wreck that…
Trump strategy on NKorea: ‘Maximum pressure and engagement’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month review: “Maximum pressure and engagement.” U.S. officials said Friday…
FayEtta Allred
FayEtta Allred, 88, of Central, AZ, entered into eternal rest on April 3, 2017 in Palm Springs, CA. She was born April 17, 1928 in…
Glorene Welker
Glorene Welker, age 89, passed away peacefully on April 12, 2017, surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 7, 1927 in Thatcher, Arizona,…
EAC Skills Day showcases art, science and contests
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Students were bussed to Eastern Arizona College (EAC) from all over the state to participate and compete in the…
New cannabis clinic opens in the Gila Valley
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Seeing a need, one woman created a solution. Green Mountain Wellness is a newly founded company specializing in medical…
ICE deports Mexican national wanted on murder charge
PHOENIX – A Mexican national wanted in his native country for aggravated homicide was deported Wednesday by officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)…
