All stories
- Fine dining by the campfire
- July 15, 2008
- Imagine waking to the sound of birds singing just outside the tent.
- COPD is a leading cause of death
- July 15, 2008
- ADOT continues construction on State Route 87
- Includes short term closure on southbound 87, good news for the new interchange
- July 15, 2008
- As the Arizona Department of Transportation continues repair work on the slope that caused a landslide in March, crews will need to close one lane on State Route (SR) 87 in the construction zone.
- Bringing bridge back
- Manager hopes to restore Natural Bridge lodge
- July 15, 2008
- From the safety of a fenced viewpoint atop Tonto Natural Bridge, the revelers down below looked tiny. The travertine bridge dwarfed them.
- A stroll among the pioneer graves - Chapter 17
- July 15, 2008
- We conclude our look at the stories of pioneers who are buried in Rim Country graves by returning to our place of beginning, the Payson Pioneer Cemetery.
- Roundabout bound
- July 15, 2008
- When, after years of work, an 800-pound, life-size bronze elk graces the roundabout that marks Payson’s northern entrance, Jim (J.R.) Keller will be one happy man.
- Thoughts on an ant hill
- July 15, 2008
- I frequently walk my dog in a wooded area near my home.
- Fasten your seatbelts
- July 15, 2008
- Good morning. This is your column captain speaking.
- Barrel racing canceled tonight
- July 15, 2008
- The Payson Parks and Recreation Department’s barrel racing event scheduled for tonight, July 16, has been canceled due to muddy conditions at the Payson Event Center.
- Another cat killing
- July 15, 2008
- Bike path on residential street is a really bad idea
- July 15, 2008
- Are our children learning of simply acquiring knowledge?
- July 15, 2008
- State Representative was wrong
- July 15, 2008
- Now is the time to get involved
- July 15, 2008
- Government should stay out of water market
- July 15, 2008
- Police get new tools to deal with problem dogs
- Town rework ordinance with options for ‘vicious dogs’
- July 15, 2008
- Payson police now have a lot more options when it comes to dealing with scary dogs.
- Accidents back up Beeline Highway for three hours
- July 15, 2008
- Four accidents within miles of each other caused multiple backups and headaches for weekend travelers along Highway 87 Sunday afternoon.
- Weekend storm causes Star Valley creek to flood, roads closed
- July 15, 2008
- A Star Valley creek flooded Sunday night causing multiple roads to be closed.
- Remembering when porches were platforms for forging friendship and a community
- July 15, 2008
- What ever happened to front - or for that matter, back porches?
- Gallery has six artists paint chairs to benefit Pine library
- July 15, 2008
- Six artists from Myra’s Art Gallery in Pine have painted chairs for the Chair-ish Auction, which Take Pride is hosting to benefit the Pine library.
- County superintendent proud of record
- July 15, 2008
- This year’s race for county school superintendent pits incumbent Linda O’Dell against Debra Tapia-Blair, once-principal of Globe Education Center and once an employee of O’Dell’s.
- Design review board updates guidelines for Payson
- July 15, 2008
- “I’m frustrated. It’s been a year, and we’ve got 10 pages” worth of guidelines on how Payson ought to look, said Jeanie Langham, member of Design Review Board (DRB), at the July 8 meeting.
- School starts July 30
- July 15, 2008
- School starts on July 30. New students will need their birth certificate, immunization record, and proof of residence to register. A utility bill or rental agreement will suffice for proof of residence.
- Improved court procedures earns Superior Court honors
- July 15, 2008
- Going to trial is never a fun process for anyone, let alone a child.
- Rare Rim Country snake spurs lawsuits
- July 15, 2008
- Threatened lawsuits, bad publicity and new policies have prompted the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to reconsider whether it should list as endangered a rare Rim Country snake that hunts fish in Tonto Creek and the Verde River
- Marriage professor offers information for living
- July 15, 2008
- For Bob Mayer, PhD., marriage includes “the joy, the dance and the silence.”
- Learning to clean the water of the world can lead to a good job
- July 15, 2008
- The quality of water concerns everyone around the globe.
- No residents come forward as planners ponder fence limits
- Proposal limits fence heights to four feet when facing streets and restricts colors
- July 15, 2008
- If a fence ordinance falls over in a public hearing and no one hears it — did it make a sound?
- Is it football season yet?
- Cardinals open camp July 25
- July 15, 2008
- Hoping to score a much-needed fix following a summer of withdrawal, football junkies annually make the pilgrimage to Flagstaff where their gridiron addictions can be soothed on the sidelines of an Arizona Cardinals’ practice.
- Home sales off by a third
- May sales bring seasonal bump, Payson better than rest of region
- July 15, 2008
- Home sales in Rim Country declined by one-third from last year’s figures during the first five months of 2008, according to information compiled by the Central Arizona Board of Realtors.
- Softball all-stars finish 2-2
- July 15, 2008
- The Payson Softball All-Stars looked like they were going to tear up the field against Blue Ridge when they closed the first inning with a 7-0 score.
- Medallion tourney plan starts at Payson course
- July 15, 2008
- Action in one of the Payson Women’s Golf Association’s most prestigious tournaments teed off July 8 at Payson Golf Course.
- Team of Greenshield, Shedd, Kelley, Bowman win PMGA Tourney
- July 15, 2008
- Those unversed in the finer points of links play might not know what a “six-six-six” formatted tournament is.
- Payson motocross on Fox July 16
- July 15, 2008
- For those who missed the first two television broadcasts of the Summer Gold Motocross races held June 28 and July 5 at Payson Event Center, they will air again on Fox Sports Net on July 16 (12:30 p.m.) and July 19 (noon).
- Gila County Sheriff Armer promotes two detention lieutenants
- July 15, 2008
- Two detention sergeants have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant in the Gila County Detention Centers.
- Sophia Grace Gilbert
- July 15, 2008
- Rheyna Aleeya Rose Meadows
- July 15, 2008
- William Charles Scott
- July 15, 2008
- Kmanii Marley Jasmin Hinton
- July 15, 2008
- Pre- and post-possession concerns
- July 15, 2008
- The closing date of a property does not always fall on the most convenient date for the buyer or seller.
- Opening celebration
- July 15, 2008
- Huffin’ and Puffin’
- July 15, 2008
- A mother’s worst nightmare …
- July 15, 2008
- … is realizing your child is hooked on drugs, or in this case, meth.
- Parks officials struggle with budget cuts
- Recreation board and town council meet on a sunny afternoon to
- July 15, 2008
- Four members of the town council met with Payson’s Parks and Recreation Board on a perfect summer Wednesday in a Rumsey Park ramada to talk about bad communication and worse budgets.
- Rain soothes firefighters’ worries
- July 15, 2008
- Despite weekend storms bearing lighting, forest firefighters reported not a single blaze in the Payson Ranger District over the weekend — thanks to the onset of one of the best, early monsoon seasons in years.
- Commission approves downtown animal shelter
- Despite concerns about barking dogs, crushing cans, Humane Society’s 61-kennel facility on McLane wins use permit
- July 15, 2008
- A jubilant band of Humane Society dog lovers won planning commission approval for a new 17,487-square-foot, 61-kennel facility on McLane Road, just off the Main Street commercial and tourist district.
- School board adopts $19 million budget
- July 15, 2008
- The $19 million school budget the Payson Unified School District Board passed Monday night featured cutbacks and some expansions, many of which, canceled each other out.
- Lots of puffin’
- July 15, 2008
- Around Rim Country/Community Almanac
- Wine tastings to help raise funds
- July 15, 2008
- School budget’s priorities distorted
- July 15, 2008
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