Also from July 16
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Polls
Are you happy with ADOT's traffic control during road paving in Pine?
| Response | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| No | 52% | |
| Yes | 41% | |
| Undecided | 6% | |
| Total | 253 | |
Lead stories
6:23 a.m.
County Attorney Brings Felony Charges in Hardy Fire Case.- July 16, 2010
- Coconino County Attorney David Rozema filed a felony complaint today against Randy Nicholson who is suspected of causing the recent Hardy fire in Flagstaff, AZ.
2:20 p.m.
Monsoons spawn rash of wildfires- July 16, 2010
- Fitful, lightning-laden thunderstorms have sparked small fires throughout Rim Country this week, but high humidity and scattered rain have kept the blazes under control. Forest Service crews are mostly boxing the fires in by clearing 30-foot firebreaks along existing roads, then letting the one-to-two-foot flames meander through the heavy brush and debris.
All stories
- International exchange students coming to Arizona this fall
- July 16, 2010
- A nonprofit exchange program is inviting Payson families to host international exchange students for the 2010-2011 school year.
- Charities benefit from car show, Aero Fair
- July 16, 2010
- Several area charities have recently benefitted from the generosity of fellow Rim Country nonprofits.
- Sustainable gardening focus of annual conference
- July 16, 2010
- How to maximize use of our land, water and other resources as well as other aspects of sustainable gardening will be the focus of the 11th Annual Arizona Highlands Garden Conference next month.
- Mud slide cleaned up
- July 16, 2010
- Heavy rain in the area scorched by last summer’s Water Wheel Fire caused debris to slide onto the road and block a culvert Wednesday, leaving water and rocks covering part of Houston Mesa Road. The road remained open.
- Keeping our national forest clean
- July 16, 2010
- The Payson-Pine area and the other small communities of northern Gila County are unique in that they are totally surrounded by the Tonto National Forest.
- Aspiring track members asked to workouts
- July 16, 2010
- PHS cross country coach Jonathan Ball is inviting all prospective runners to participate in off-season workouts at 8 a.m. weekdays.
- Prep football season is just around the corner, so athletes in training
- July 16, 2010
- The smell of pigskin is once again wafting through the air of small town Arizona. The onset of the 2010 high school football season is just over the horizon.
- Family archery shoot at TRSC
- July 16, 2010
- Evidence abounds that Payson is becoming the archery capital of small town Arizona.
- S.O. athletes head to Husker land for Nationals
- July 16, 2010
- Move over Big Red, stand down Cornhuskers — a very special group of Special Olympians is bound for Lincoln.
- How I learned to fly when I was a teenager
- July 16, 2010
- Ever ask yourself where really wild ideas come from? And how come they arrive full blown?
- Penalize those that hire illegals
- July 16, 2010
- There are federal laws that go after employers in the U.S. that hire undocumented workers. Obviously this law has not been enforced.
- Thanks to Gila County Maintenance
- July 16, 2010
- Sometimes people listen. Even less frequently, people act.
- Replace traffic lights with roundabouts
- July 16, 2010
- Hey, all you Payson businessmen, here is a novel idea. Do you realize that if every traffic signal in Payson were replaced with a roundabout, there would be no need for an expensive bypass?
- Endorsement of Michelle Dyer for constable, Northern Gila County
- July 16, 2010
- As a retired Phoenix Police sergeant and a property owner in Strawberry, I have no trouble endorsing Michelle Dyer for the position of constable for the northern area of Gila County.
- Pine residents need to be patient
- July 16, 2010
- As a resident of Pine, I’d like to appeal to my fellow community members and ask them to be patient.
- Open letter about Medicare dictated food programs
- July 16, 2010
- We have learned through sad experience that Medicare is not acting in our best interest. Nursing homes are mandated to buy menus from approved “nutritionists,” who do not seem to know what ill people should eat to regain health.
- Sensible choice for U.S. Senate
- July 16, 2010
- My wife and I hosted a meet and greet at our home last night to introduce Jim Deakin who is running for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by John McCain.
- Trash event is successful
- July 16, 2010
- Bob and Cindy Maack once again sponsored the annual “Let’s Get Trashed Party” on Saturday, July 10.
- Young people need all the education they can get
- July 16, 2010
- Bob Ashford is quoted as saying senior citizens “need this financial assistance to take advantage of the popular programs and classes.”
- The pathway to a clean energy future
- July 16, 2010
- After meeting with his Cabinet recently, President Obama said that “it is time for us to move to a clean energy future.”
- ADOT has Pine by the throat
- July 16, 2010
- Normally, the Arizona Department of Transportation is pretty delicate about the way they grip us all by the throat.
- Community Almanac
- July 16, 2010
- Visit MoJoe’s at 503 W. Main St. at 6 p.m., Friday, July 16 for a dinner theater performance by the Humor Me Theater Troupe.
- Registration set as school resumes July 28
- July 16, 2010
- Summer may have just started according to the calendar, but it is fast coming to a close for students and teachers in the Rim Country.
- Hot weather brings need to ensure animals have proper shelter, water
- July 16, 2010
- Gila County Animal Control delivered one man’s dogs to the Humane Society Wednesday after a bystander discovered them abandoned in a trailer in a Star Valley parking lot with little water and no food, said Gila County Sheriff’s Sgt. George Scott.
- Highway delays have Pine fuming
- $3-million Hwy. 87 repaving starts in downtown and spurs long delays, lost business, traffic confusion
- July 16, 2010
- The Arizona Department of Transportation started repaving Highway 87 through Pine this week, touching off furious protests from business owners and drivers about long delays and chaotic traffic in the midst of the crucial tourist season.
- Motorists need to prepare for more Highway 260 blasting work
- July 16, 2010
- The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will close a two-mile segment of State Route 260 15 miles east of Payson for about an hour beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday (July 20).
- Payson hits jackpot on roundabout funds
- July 16, 2010
- Coming off a long, budgetary losing streak, Payson hit a $390,000 jackpot with word that it won’t have to pay a big chunk of a highway roundabout at Airport Road after all.
- Someone is stealing election signs
- July 16, 2010
- A campaign sign crook has stolen or vandalized signs for at least three constable candidates, leaving candidates and supporters left wondering just who to blame for this “chicken” crime.
- Monsoons spawn rash of wildfires
- Lightning sparks small, quiet fires across Rim Country
- July 16, 2010
- Fitful, lightning-laden thunderstorms have sparked small fires throughout Rim Country this week, but high humidity and scattered rain have kept the blazes under control. Forest Service crews are mostly boxing the fires in by clearing 30-foot firebreaks along existing roads, then letting the one-to-two-foot flames meander through the heavy brush and debris.
- Monsoon season is here; be prepared with flood insurance
- July 16, 2010
- Most Arizonans know the risks and heed the warnings of summer monsoons with heavy storms, lightning and flash flooding.
- What does low inflation mean for bond owners?
- July 16, 2010
- If you’re like many people, you may pay a lot of attention to the day-to-day price movements of your investments.
- iPhone 4 reception problems teach us a lesson
- July 16, 2010
- The new iPhone 4 is creating waves … but not for the reasons Apple had hoped. It turns out that reception is severely hampered (or lost) when the phone is held a certain way.
- Water from the sky and in our wells
- July 16, 2010
- Well it was another great weekend and probably the best news of all for the folks in Pine and Strawberry was the rainfall we received.
- We in Rim Country can honestly say, ‘what a wonderful world’
- July 16, 2010
- Three big cheers and a pat on the back to Payson’s Parks and Rec program — which has once again brought the Rim Country a wonderful blend of music genre and talent to this summer’s outdoor concert series.
- Hiking, horseback riding top neighbors’ hobbies
- July 16, 2010
- It looks like the rain did a number on us up here on Monday. It caused a mudslide nearby where they are doing the highway expansion, which closed the road for quite sometime.
- New restaurant opens in Heber-Overgaard
- July 16, 2010
- The pattern of afternoon clouds and thunder almost daily is almost at peak conditions for our area. With the moisture arrival, we have a subsiding fire danger and an increase of weeds sprouting for our exercise pleasure.
- Nuisance bear in the Mead/Collins area
- July 16, 2010
- The monsoon season is finally here. Tonto Village has not received a whole lot of rain (about 1-1/4 inches for the past few days), but it has been delightful.
- Summer heat presents challenges
- July 16, 2010
- As another summer settles into its “dog days,” we here at HSCAZ have settled into the dog days of summer, too.
- Artisan cheese
- The goats are strong-willed. They trot out of their pastures with their cute, floppy ears and through the open gate, into the milking room and on top of the milking stands. “They know where they’re
- July 16, 2010
- A crowd, mostly children, gathers in the small milking room to see the furry creatures, and John Bittner asks if anyone wants to try.
- Blasting scheduled on State Route 260 east of Payson
- Road closure Tuesday at 10 a.m.
- July 16, 2010
- The Arizona Department of Transportation will close a two-mile segment of State Route 260 15 miles east of Payson for about an hour beginning at 10 a.m. on Tuesday (July 20). Eastbound traffic will be stopped at approximately milepost 265 and westbound traffic will be stopped at approximately milepost 267.
- County Attorney Brings Felony Charges in Hardy Fire Case.
- July 16, 2010
- Coconino County Attorney David Rozema filed a felony complaint today against Randy Nicholson who is suspected of causing the recent Hardy fire in Flagstaff, AZ.
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