Man pulls gun during altercation in bar parking lot
By Jon Jonson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The “friendliest place in town” didn’t end up that way for a trio of men who met up in…
April 2017
Thatcher’s Rowan signs to play volleyball at New Mexico
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Danica Rowan, a 5-foot-9 outside hitter for the Thatcher volleyball team, will continue her passion for the sport by playing…
Pima Heritage Days’ essay contest winners announced
By Edres Barney The Pima Heritage Days’ essay winners have been determined. This year’s theme “Our Todays & Tomorrows Because of Yesterdays: was reflected in…
James R. “Bob” Payne
James R. “Bob” Payne was born Nov. 6, 1929, to James R. Payne and Nettie Maria Kimsey in Bonanza, Colorado. Bob’s dad was a mining…
Woman attempts to extort $1.5 million from Thriftee Food & Drug owners
Extorter known to police as woman with mental deficiencies By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A woman attempted to extort $1.5 million from the owners…
Romeo and Juliet brave the elements in amphitheater performance
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Despite a torrent of wind Wednesday night, the show must go on and so it did. Eastern Arizona College’s…
IS group claims Champs-Elysees attack on police officers
PARIS (AP) — An attacker with an automatic weapon opened fire on police on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees Thursday night, killing one officer and seriously wounding…
Thatcher Fire Department holds training
THATCHER – The bright fire engines’ lights illuminated the darkness of the night as the Thatcher Fire Department conducted a training mission to better prepare…
Edna Ann Smith
Edna Ann Smith, 84, of San Jose, peacefully passed away at her home on April 15, 2017. She was born December 3, 1932 in Topeka,…
Morenci Lions Club hosts 39th annual baseball tourney beginning today
By Raymundo Frasquillo MORENCI – “Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!” No, we are not in Kansas, this is not the Land of Oz, and…
