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- Crews snuff out church brush fire
- Fire chief takes early retirement 1 comment
- Bulls and bling highlight spring rodeo
- Budget features big boost for police, fire
- All-day kindergarten touted as key to boosting scores 1 comment
- ‘Mr. Congeniality’ of Payson parks his last bus
- ‘Starving education to death’
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Opinion
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Event calendar
Births
- Cody Waterman and Elle Waterman, Gilbert, AZ, a boy.
- Jimi and Shaya Straw, Soldotna, Alaska, a girl.
- Jon Myers and Hannah Lusk-Myers, Payson, AZ, a girl.
- Tracy Fitzpatrick, Josh Gonzalaz, .
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Obituaries
Local news
Fire chief takes early retirement
A looming budget crisis has cost Payson its top firefighter and possibly its fire marshal.
Schools
MURDER SELF-DEFENSE?
I set out to get a quick shot of Rim Country Middle School Resource Officer Michael Hansen impressing students with his bullet-proof vest and air of authority — but these days you never know what you’ll find when you actually get inside a classroom.
Business
Budget features big boost for police, fire
Payson’s proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year reflects a struggle to address long-postponed needs and big increases in public safety spending — despite the town’s still-sickly economic recovery.
Our Community
Crews snuff out church brush fire
A quick moving brush fire ate through 1.5 acres of a church’s side yard Thursday afternoon, surprising church officials and neighbors who watched as the low lying flames rushed through the dry brush as blustery winds pushed the smoke all over.
Columns
Spring trout fishing
It is mid May and the Rim lakes have been producing limits of rainbow trout to the anglers who have already made the short trip. Water temperatures have gradually increased after the long winter and that has made the holdover trout more active and willing to bite.
