E-waste event a success
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Long lines at the Safford Landfill lasted from 7:30 a.m. until past noon, Saturday as everyone rallied to unload…
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Holistic Health and Wellness Conference serves as an educational experience
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER- From acupuncture to harvesting desert medicinal plants, this year’s Holistic Health and Wellness Conference covered a plethora of subjects. This…
Former coworker steals weapons from landlord
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – The saying goes “no good deed goes unpunished” and that is certainly fit for how a Safford man who…
Roesberry arrested for exposure yet again
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – After making it through 2016 without any incidents, serial exhibitionist Jerry Roesberry, 61, is apparently back at it again,…
Funding our future auction benefits local non profits
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Bidding for a good cause, the fifth annual Funding our Future auction brought out the community for food, fun…
Sawmill Fire near Green Valley exceeds 4,500 acres
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS – A small brush fire started at about 11 a.m., Sunday, has grown into a wildfire larger than 4,500…
Virtual Reality about to become a reality in Safford
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Imagine being able to go virtually anywhere, experience anything, play sports on the grandest of stages, have fascinating learning…
Multicultural festival celebrates with bright colors, good food and music
By Eric Burk eric@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Gila Valley residents celebrated their diverse origins at the inaugural Multicultural Festival on Saturday. Twelve booths represented countries ranging from…
Pima embraces heritage with a good ol’ time
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net PIMA – People came from far and wide back to Pima over the weekend to celebrate their pioneer heritage and the…
Boys and Girls Club to get new roof thanks to library
By Jon Jonson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – With rusty corrugated metal barely clinging to the roof and ceiling tiles kept removed to allow the rains to…
