Grandma caught driving while allegedly high on meth with child in tow
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – A grandmother was booked into the Graham County Jail on Saturday night after allegedly admitted to driving her 6-year-old…
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GO STEM Day; an educational experience just for the girls
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – These girls had fun and then some at the Girls Only Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Day at…
Shopping for a good cause at the craft show
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – If you’ve still got shopping to do for those special people on your list, Gila Valley Central encourages those to…
Cop catches speeder on speed; confiscates 170 grams of meth
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net SAFFORD – Speeding on speed will get a person busted. Lisa Marie Maennche, 22, was arrested and booked into the Graham…
Safford native Lopez wins first fight in UFC
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net TORONTO – He may have had to travel all the way to Canada to get it, but Safford native Matthew Lopez…
Santa in the park was a night of shopping and fun
By Brooke Curley brooke@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Santa is a busy old elf, but he took time out to spread joy to those who visited him…
Clifton man held without bond in shooting
By Walter Mares and Jon Johnson CLIFTON – Eugene F. Morales, 35, faces several felony charges stemming from a Dec. 8 shooting in the Copper…
EAC offers Video Color Correction course
By Erin Larson THATCHER — Beginning this spring, Eastern Arizona College’s Media Communications Department will offer a new course in film coloration. The course is…
Thatcher auto shop owner indicted for tax evasion in stolen auto parts case
By Jon Johnson jon@gilavalleycentral.net THATCHER – Al Capone he’s not, but the same charge of tax evasion is being used to upset alleged criminal activity…
EAC holiday schedule announced
By Erin Larson THATCHER — All administrative offices at Eastern Arizona College will be closed for the holidays from Dec. 19 through Jan. 2, 2017,…
