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- Police nab pot tender
- September 30, 2008
- A Mexican national faces 10 years in prison and a $250,000 to $4 million fine for his part in an illegal marijuana garden found south of Young.
- Chilson Ranch rarin’ to go: Condo project will tame flooding
- Project along American Gulch will take land out of flood plain
- September 30, 2008
- After enough setbacks to plot a soap opera, a sometimes-controversial developer is ready to send in the bulldozers to start work on a luxury condominium project that could play a key role in the revival of Main Street.
- Main Street snags awards
- September 30, 2008
- The First Friday Art and Antiques Walk on Main Street in Payson is the best special event in the state.
- Animal shelter shift dropped
- Mayor gives up on convincing Humane Society to move location
- September 30, 2008
- Payson Mayor Kenny Evans has abandoned his effort to convince the Humane Society to move its proposed animal shelter from just off Main Street to town-owned land next to the rodeo grounds.
- Support the PUSD override
- September 30, 2008
- We are being asked by the Payson Unified School District for approval to continue the 10 percent budget override to fund needed programs within the District.
- Quality customer service refreshing
- September 30, 2008
- Every day we are forced to deal with somebody personally or professionally who is rude, demeaning, wrong, unprofessional, etc. At least once a month I find myself saying, “Oh, that gripes me. That deserves a letter to the editor. I’ll teach them.” Then every time I choose instead to let it go and just learn from my experience.
- The ‘Road to Nowhere’
- September 30, 2008
- Despite all the rhetoric we Americans have heard from Alaska’s Gov. Sarah Palin, Alaska now has a “Road to Nowhere” going to what would have been the “Bridge to Nowhere.” Alaska’s transportation department has completed a $25 million gravel road leading to the site of a bridge that Sarah Palin now boasts she stopped, so as to save taxpayers money.
- Experience matters
- September 30, 2008
- Let this be a lesson to all those who will recklessly vote for someone as inexperienced as Sarah Palin. We have no choice now but to rely on our experienced senators and representatives in Congress to save us from the impending financial collapse caused by their liberal mortgage schemes and lax oversight.
- Support for Haapala
- September 30, 2008
- I support Dan Haapala for Gila County Supervisor in District 1.
- Proving Pogo right
- September 30, 2008
- On Tuesday, Roundup reporter Alexis Bechman’s analysis of drunk driving arrests in Rim Country hit the front page.
- Not a who-done-it, more a what-you-can-do
- September 30, 2008
- Sherlock Holmes once deduced the identity of the villain, by noticing that a dog living at the scene of the crime did not bark.
- feature teacher
- September 30, 2008
- I teach because I love watching students make connections with what they are learning.
- Council enjoys successful homecoming week
- September 30, 2008
- Payson High School student government’s recent reflections on the success of Homecoming Week yielded congratulatory disbelief that they organized a dance on budget and earned an overall profit.
- Star Valley will consider disaster plan over the ‘cracker barrel’ on Tuesday
- September 30, 2008
- Star Valley’s mayor is looking for public input on a disaster mitigation plan in the works at the first-ever cracker barrel forum Tuesday night.
- Walking program
- September 30, 2008
- Join AARP and Payson Parks and Recreation in stepping up to better health.
- County schedules flu vaccinations
- September 30, 2008
- The Gila County Division of Health and Community Services will be having adult flu clinics this year starting Oct. 1.
- Bruising battle comes to town
- Candidates for open congressional seat come to Payson event
- September 30, 2008
- The bruising battle for the open congressional seat that includes Rim Country touched down briefly in Payson, with the Republican candidate defending her career as a mining company lobbyist as a struggle to provide jobs for rural areas.
- Community invited to train for disaster
- September 30, 2008
- In the event of a disaster, citizens often respond before firefighters, police and ambulances can. Well arranged and trained community members can respond effectively to reduce injuries, loss of life and property damage.
- Fiddle fans enjoy new festival site
- September 30, 2008
- Seventeen-year-old Andrew Donald defended his 2007 Arizona State Old-time Fiddlers Championship this weekend, despite a smaller crowd than last year.
- Horns lead Power Points
- September 30, 2008
- A convincing 55-21 win over the Bradshaw Mountain Bears catapulted the Payson Longhorns to the top of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Power Point Rankings.
- Longhorn soccer players upend St. Michaels
- September 30, 2008
- Phil Leibundgut’s hat trick in the first 17 minutes of the second half lifted the Longhorn soccer team to 7-1 win over St. Michaels.
- Little League leadership organizing
- September 30, 2008
- Although the Little League season wrapped up only three months ago, officials are already laying the foundation for the 2009 campaign.
- Still time to participate in Rim Country Challenge
- September 30, 2008
- Although the Sept. 26 deadline for pre-registration into the Rim Country Challenge has passed, those interested can still sign up between 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. on race day, Oct. 4. All races start and finish at Payson’s scenic Green Valley Park. The half marathon and relay begin at 8 a.m., the 5K begins at 8:15 a.m. and the young athletes’ fun run begins at 9 a.m.
- Stampede course proves its daunting reputation
- September 30, 2008
- Wayne Gorry has built a reputation as the Rim Country’s finest and most accomplished mountain biker.
- Payson man takes second in Arizona Mid-Amateur Championships
- Scottsdale man takes title at prestigious tournament
- September 30, 2008
- After forging out a two-shot lead during the first round of the Arizona Mid-Amateur Championships, Payson’s David Bosley, 58, withdrew five holes into the final round with tendonitis of his elbow.
- Small game season opens this weekend
- September 30, 2008
- This is the year — set your calendar a week earlier than in past years. Small game season for quail, squirrel, ducks and more opens Friday, Oct. 3.
- Roundup adds two reporters to staff
- September 30, 2008
- Two new faces have joined the Roundup staff, Suzanne Jacobson and Alexis Bechman.
- Protect your home with a yes vote
- September 30, 2008
- I have tried to be objective in my writings and present facts, so you can make informed judgments on your real estate decisions.
- GCC offers PowerPoint classes
- September 30, 2008
- Make any lecture or business meeting more interesting with PowerPoint.
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