Recreational marijuana ordinance to come before Safford City Council
SAFFORD — The Safford City Council will be asked to approve an emergency ordinance dealing with adult recreational use of marijuana. City staff updated the…
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Judge denies Oak Flat land swap injunction
SAN CARLOS — A U.S. District Court Judge Friday denied a requested injunction that would have stopped the land transfer for Resolution Copper. The injunction…
Essential workers next up for vaccine
SAFFORD — The Graham County Health Department announced Monday that COVID-19 vaccinations will soon be available for essential workers. According to the Arizona Department of…
Support GC Substance Abuse Coalition with AZ Tax Credit
The Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition is a primary prevention coalition that was established in 2003 as a cross system substance abuse coalition. We are now…
Eastern Arizona College Nursing Program ranked No. 1 in Arizona
By Kris McBride THATCHER, Ariz. — Eastern Arizona College’s Nursing Program is ranked No. 1 in Arizona, according to RegisteredNursing.org, a nursing advocacy organization dedicated…
Third day in a row with new cases in single digits
SAFFORD — For the third day in a row, and the seventh time so far this month, new cases of COVID-19 in the Gila Valley…
February cases down 91 percent from January
SAFFORD — The trend of few new daily cases continues in February as Graham County Health Department reported just nine new cases Thursday. That brings…
Residential fire in Thatcher
THATCHER — Thatcher and Safford Fire departments were called to a residential fire in Thatcher at about 1 p.m. Thursday. The fire involves a residence…
Safford employees make $9k donation to United Way
SAFFORD — City of Safford employees stepped up to help the organization that helps myriad of causes throughout the region. Safford employees presented United Way…
Drive-through Ash Wednesday returns next week
SAFFORD — Long before the pandemic made its way to Graham County, the Gila Valley Ministerial Association offered ashes on Ash Wednesday via drive-through service….
