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- Horns tied at top of East Region
- April 14, 2009
- Every so often in a prep athlete’s career, a game rolls around in which every effort turns spectacular, all performances border on dazzling and a teen proudly marches off the field feeling as if the sports world has been conquered.
- Little League opening day is this weekend
- April 14, 2009
- Payson Little League opening day games will be played from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 18 on Rumsey II and III ball fields.
- Rim Country visitors increase by 15 percent
- April 14, 2009
- Falling gas prices and rising temperatures have created the perfect recipe for a weekend getaway to the Rim Country.
- JRE’s pancake breakfast and school tour was a huge success
- April 14, 2009
- I want to thank everyone that attend our pancake breakfast and school tour for your continued support of our school!
- Pine Strawberry students learn about recycling
- April 14, 2009
- The pseudo-pillow fight that preceded a joyfully discordant orchestra of sustainability offered Stacy Flanagan’s sixth-graders at the Pine Strawberry School the chance to learn a little science while shucking and jiving.
- Walking for a warrior — footprints across America
- April 14, 2009
- Rory Fanning is convinced fallen Army Ranger Pat Tillman’s contributions should never be forgotten.
- Horns garner 8 first place medals, 12 silvers
- April 14, 2009
- The unusual opportunity to compete in a coed format presented itself to Payson High track and field team members April 8 in Longhorn stadium.
- Payson golfers prepping for clash with Show Low
- April 14, 2009
- After finishing first, second and third in a series of mid-season matches, the Longhorn varsity golf team returns to action at 3 p.m. today in a nine-hole East Region clash at Silver Creek, north of Show Low.
- Gary Vaplon wins point-par golf format tourney
- April 14, 2009
- Normally, tournament golfers strive for the lowest scores possible.
- Chamber seeks nominations for local biz awards
- April 14, 2009
- The Northern Gila County Economic Development Corporation (NGCEDC) is seeking nominations for the 2009 Rim Country Business Awards.
- 1st quarter real estate statistics
- April 14, 2009
- The first quarter statistics for the Rim Country real estate picture did not produce the uptick we were hoping for, although there is continued optimism that we will see a steady increase in the number of homes being sold.
- New program will ID students in need of help
- April 14, 2009
- Billed as an exciting embarking into a new era of Payson education reform, the Payson Unified School District Board Monday night took the first steps in starting a new system that officials say will help more students leave elementary school on grade level.
- Child imposter gets 70-plus years
- April 14, 2009
- A 31-year-old man, who started a skateboarding club at Rumsey Park and attended a Tonto Village school and other Arizona schools as a 12-year-old boy, was sentenced on Tuesday to 70-1/2 years in prison for crimes committed in Yavapai County.
- School construction worker files suit to get paid
- April 14, 2009
- One of the five workers who said a subcontractor that worked on Payson Unified School District’s construction projects owes him money has filed a lawsuit with the Payson Regional Justice Court.
- Around Rim Country
- Soroptimists to host boutique sale April 18
- April 14, 2009
- A unique boutique sale featuring easy travel clothes, designer-look handbags, jewelry and accessories at affordable prices will be held at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church.
- Help students, not bureaucrats
- April 14, 2009
- We’re delighted that Payson Unified School District has snagged federal stimulus money to pay more attention to why about 20 percent of elementary school students fall so far behind that they face a worrisome risk of failure in middle and high school.
- The difference between lightning and a lightning bug
- April 14, 2009
- The president recently hailed a “new era of fiscal responsibility” and said that “the best way to bring our deficit down in the long run is … with a budget that leads to broad economic growth by moving from an era of borrow and spend to one where we save and invest.”
- Abolish sport hunting for turkeys
- April 14, 2009
- Proving once again that it seeks to promote hunting at the expense of our children’s safety, the Arizona Game and Fish Department allows children as young as 10 years old to hunt turkeys in an effort to introduce youngsters to violence of hunting.
- Business are a breath of fresh air
- April 14, 2009
- I would agree with Mr. Wakelin’s assessment of the two local businesses he mentioned in his letter.
- Student wants information about Arizona
- April 14, 2009
- Hello! My name is Tifani S. and I am a fifth-grade student at West Ridge Elementary School in Harlan, Iowa.
- Students get driving instructions from racecar drivers
- Teens are three times more likely to crash than drivers over 21, two times more likely to die in a crash
- April 14, 2009
- Fifteen Payson High School students recently received hands-on driving lessons from professional racecar drivers at a Chandler event.
- Don’t be a fool when it comes to economic recovery payment
- April 14, 2009
- No one likes being the target of an April fool’s prank.
- Senior Center menu, events for April
- April 14, 2009
- The Payson Senior Center serves a hot meal at noon weekdays in the dining room at 514 W. Main St. No membership is required.
- Group says Arizonans worked fewer days this year to meet tax burden
- April 14, 2009
- There aren’t many positives to this deep recession, but here’s one: It took eight fewer days this year for Arizonans to work off their tax burden, an interest group says.
- Georgatos trial date is May 19
- April 14, 2009
- After more than two years, a trial date has finally been set for Thomas Georgatos who faces charges of first-degree murder in a case where a man was allegedly murdered and stashed in the trunk of a car, before the car was set on fire.
- Veterans shelter wins bank reprieve
- April 14, 2009
Days after a judge ordered some two dozen homeless, often disabled veterans evicted from a Payson home, the bank that owns the house suspended the eviction and agreed to renegotiate the dispute. - Pine takes back layoff notice after finding cuts less than expected
- April 14, 2009
- The Pine Strawberry School District board rescinded a layoff notice to one employee and reinstated pre-kindergarten Friday after new information emerged from the state about budget cuts and emergency certification.
- Police seek suggestions, tips on problem areas
- April 14, 2009
- The Payson Police Department is looking for problem areas in town and is encouraging complaints, suggestions and tips from residents.
- Firewood permits available
- April 14, 2009
- Firewood permits go on sale for the Coconino National Forest beginning Friday, April 17. The first day for cutting firewood is Saturday, April 18. The cost of a permit is $5 per cord with a minimum purchase of $20 for four cords and a maximum purchase of 10 cords per individual or household.
- Ingram earns Forest Service engineering technician award
- April 14, 2009
- Robert Ingram, of the Tonto National Forest, has been selected as the Forest Service Engineering Technician of the Year for fiscal year 2008. Ingram, works as the forest’s Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) forest highway liaison.
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