Gila Valley swim teams open season
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA/THATCHER – The unofficial beginning of summer has arrived as the Gila Valley swim teams opened their season Friday with meets…
June 2017
EAC announces search for a new President
By Lori Dugan THATCHER — The Graham County Community College District Governing Board has an open invitation for applications and nominations for the position of President…
Tucson woman busted for drugs in Safford
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A Tucson woman was booked into the Graham County Jail on drug charges Tuesday morning after an expired registration…
Pima updates code on manufactured homes
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – Residents and those looking to move a manufactured home to Pima no longer must have one made in the…
Safford man jailed in Greenlee County for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
Girlfriend jailed for possession of drug paraphernalia and false reporting By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net CLIFTON – A trip up to Clifton to check on the…
Seizure causes single-vehicle crash on U.S. 191 North
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net GREENLEE COUNTY – A man traveling southbound on U.S. 191 North suffered a seizure Thursday morning and crashed his car into…
Firefighters taking an indirect approach to Frye Fire
By Jon Johnson and Eric Burk MOUNT GRAHAM – A lightning-caused fire on Mount Graham in the Pinaleno Mountain Range is being monitored with an…
Man leaves hospital against doctor’s wishes, ends up in jail
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A man ultimately decided conditions at the jail were preferable to those at the local hospital. Westley Nash Colvin,…
Weather forecasters train local residents to spot severe weather
By Eric Burk eric@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – As Arizona’s summer weather intensifies, the Tucson branch of the National Weather Service is preparing its staff and a network…
Carl Wheeler
Carl Wheeler, 83, of Safford, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2017 in Gilbert AZ. Carl was born on January 29, 1934 in Bowie, Cochise…
