Tip leads to removal of children from unsafe home
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – An anonymous tip led to the removal of children from a home that was deemed “unfit and unsafe” by employees of the…
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Gila Valley gets scant rain so far during parched monsoon
jon@gilavalleycentral.com GRAHAM COUNTY – The Gila Valley received a light dusting of rain overnight, but, with the forecast calling for only a slight chance of storms…
Pioneer Days celebration this weekend
jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – Locals, visitors, family members, neighbors and more will come together this weekend for the annual Gila Valley Pioneer Days festival. The…
Low-level meth dealer nabbed in traffic stop
jon@gilavalleycentral.net GRAHAM COUNTY – An admitted meth dealer was sent to jail July 14 after being stopped for failing to initiate her turn signal in…
Officer accidentally demolishes stolen custom bicycle
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Elation turned to disappointment in a matter of seconds for a victim of theft when he learned his custom bicycle had been…
Police chase down man in stolen SUV
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – Philosopher George Santayana A Safford man was returned to jail…
Booking Report July 11-17, 2016
Following is a listing of bookings from the Graham County Jail from July 11, 2016, through July 17, 2016. All information is from the jail’s…
Man picked up for warrant after falling asleep at the wheel
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The idiom “asleep at the wheel” describes someone in authority who has neglected some aspect of his or her role. For a…
Drage sentenced to nine years of probation; will likely lose medical license
jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – After prescribing opiates without the supervision of a doctor, former physician’s assistant Mick Gene Drage, 46, will be getting a different form…
Truck bursts into flames on Mount Graham
jon@gilavalleycentral.net MOUNT GRAHAM – A Morenci couple avoided an even worse consequence after fortuitously coming upon a Graham County Sheriff’s deputy on Mount Graham just…
