Back to Africa: Local mom taking her children on medical trip
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – One local mom wants to make the world a little better, and she’s bringing her children along to help…
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Big Splash Bash a hit
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – The Pima Volunteer Fire Department’s inaugural Big Splash Bash was a hit Saturday, turning out hundreds of people to…
Annual Rural Policy Forum hits the Gila Valley
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Movers and shakers from multiple counties attended this year’s 11th annual Rural Policy Forum to learn from the speakers,…
Pima Sewer requires emergency action to stay afloat
Frye Fire flooding affecting sewage system By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – Sometimes, people take advantage of certain things until those things are gone; like…
New Jersey couple busted for check fraud involving deceased woman
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – A New Jersey couple has been apprehended regarding the multiple cases of check fraud in the Gila Valley and…
Beloved librarian deceased at 48
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net TUCSON – Beloved Safford City-Graham County Library Director Leanne McElroy succumbed to injuries from a heart attack and was listed as…
Locals voice aggravation over wildfire management in legislative hearing
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Wildfires seem to be unavoidable and locals are demanding change. Residents from Graham and Cochise counties gathered at the…
Morenci man caught with child porn sentenced to 10 years
Man said regular pornography addiction led him to child porn By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net CLIFTON – A Morenci man who said depression, self-medication, and a…
Man booked for assault after beating wife and dropping her off at the river
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Jimmy Joe Grover, 50, of Safford, was booked into the Graham County Jail on Monday after allegedly assaulting his…
Secret Window shop opens
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Where do art, oil, and bath bombs combine? That’s the secret of the Secret Window. Colorful artwork and…
