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“I guess this is what happens when you run for sheriff.” Ray Van Buskirk Sheriff’s ...
Gila County this week gave the Rim Country Educational Alliance $12,500 to help pay for ...
Don Heizer
The Payson Longhorn football team pulls in more money in ticket sales and donations than ...
Barbara Underwood
The golden alga fish kill in the Salt River earlier this year has spread to ...
Run Boy Run
Jen and Bekah Sandoval of Run Boy Run
Water conservation in the park by Julia Randall Elementary School students.
Students from the Payson Church of the Nazarene day care center recently lined up to ...
Rim Country churches are coming together this week in prayer. Starting Friday evening, people started ...
All day, on Saturday and Sunday at the Payson Event Center, the 42nd Annual Old ...
The Shelby School Cub Scout Pack #7787 made a field trip Sept. 24 to the ...
Bill Armbruster, a 10-year volunteer at the Tonto Natural Bridge, demonstrates a love and respect ...
Blue
Milo
Stormy
Rex
This bar, handcrafted by students in Richard Alverez's Payson High School woodshop class, will be ...
The Longhorns take on host desert Christian today at 3:30 p.m. in the Old Pueblo ...
The Lady Longhorns travel to Tucson today to compete in the Old Pueblo Invitational Tournament. ...
The Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival in Gilbert is one of the highlights of the ...
In the White Mountains, they're calling it the biggest upset in the past thirteen years. ...
Run Boy Run will perform at the Old Time Opry Friday, Sept. 28 in the ...
The Special Consensus will perform at the Old Time Opry Friday, Sept. 28 in the ...
Guitars on a rack waiting for their rightful owners to find and purchase.
The 42nd Fiddlers Contest will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 and Sunday, Sept. 30 at ...
In the forest on top of the Mogollon Rim this old tree had been bent ...
From below the Rim, along the East Verde River, Baker Butte on the Rim is ...
Two of Stan Brown’s granddaughters explore the edge of the Rim. Views like this from ...
Good Luck Soup
Ham and Cranberry Monte Cristo
Potato-Crusted Ham Quiche
Spiral Sliced Ham with Pecan Praline Glaze
Royal Caribbean’s Grandeur of the Seas at dusk.
Wesley Bramble, left, digs into the food as his dad, Dan Bramble, a Battalion Chief ...
Pat Johnson, left, of Rim Country Health and Retirement, and Sanja Long, of Mogollon Health ...
Eddie Orcutt of Houston Mesa Fire Department enjoys his meal on First Responders Day at ...
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Hard Times in High Country
Biologists last week used a fish-killing chemical to rid a 2.5-mile-long stretch of Fossil Creek ...
Tonto Community Concert season begins Sept. 30
The Special Consensus
Tonto Apache Logo
Leading the celebration of the 40th Annual Tonto Apache Tribal Recognition Days are the members ...
Beekeeper David Jones dressed in daily work clothes when harvesting honeycombs from the bee hives ...
Shanna Elmer gets a good, strong whiff of a natural honeycomb during beekeeper David Jones’ ...
You Pick 'Em Football Contest. Win up to $20 Each Week of the NFL Football ...
The beautiful, tranquil setting of Willow Springs Lake will be the site of the trout ...
Rim Country residents gathered on Saturday morning for a march to raise money and awareness ...
Biologists last week poisoned non-native smallmouth bass that sumounted an unmaintained fish barrier and threatened ...
Hellsgate Fire Department
Longhorn receiver Dean Harpe, #18, cuts inside to avoid a Cougar tackle after receiving a ...
Longhorn Quarterback Miguel Mendoza, #20, attempts to cut up field when he sees all the ...
Lady Longhorn Savannah Grassel, #16, kicks the ball away from a Lady Cougar during a ...
Emma Randall
Taylor Randall
Agnes Wimmer, right, an alzheimer's patient, on her way to a morning session of physical ...
Longhorn wide receiver Dean Harpe, #18, caught a Miguel mendoza pass early in the third ...
Longhorn Quarterback, Miguel Mendoza, #20, was dragged down from behind as he ran around the ...
RJ Cox-Robinson, #12, pushed his way into the end zone and scored the only Longhorn ...
LaRon Garrett
Pat Underwood
Guy Pfister
Gary Bedsworth
Shirley Dye
Greg Friestad
Blue Ridge just in time to avoid shortfal
Support the HOME TEAM! PHS Stadium 7 p.m. TONIGHT
Payson Elementary School scores
First Responder Appreciation Day
Brenda Barton
Chester Crandell
Doug Ballard
Scott Andrus
Tom Chabin
Angela LeFevre
Artist Larry Brown of Handteq Studios stepped up to create a mural for the kids ...
“The kids in detention have painted a mural to make a better detention center,” said ...
Artist Larry Brown created a mural at the Gila County Juvenile Detention Center in Globe ...
Paul H. Shields
Margeret Eriksen
Sixteen members of the Senior Center took a field trip to Tonto Natural Bridge recently. ...
PHS junior Albane Demaj uses her head to direct the ball to a Lady Longhorn ...
Dawson Beeson, left, a Payson Cross Country runner is in the thick of the pack.
Poppy
Oreo
Midge
Joker
Honey
Kaitlynn Wessel sends the ball back over the net for an easy point against the ...
Mckenzie Creighton, #6, a strong varsity player, sets up the ball for a teammate to ...
Lady Longhorn Sydney Samuels spikes the ball over the outstretched arms of a Scottsdale High ...
Moontee, Samson, and Scott Siinquah recently displayed their hoop dancing skills at Shelby School. The ...
Chris Carnes, of Tucson, racing with Team 78, the “Single Speed Steeds of Steel,” came ...
Green Valley and Rumsey parks will be the site of two fund-raising walks Saturday — ...
Payson High School soccer player Noe Vega (left) displays his fancy footwork against a Phoenix ...
Georgia Haught Stratton Lann
Gene Sampson, right, of Payson presented Daniel Rodriguez with a medallion cast from the debris ...
Following the concert, Gene Sampson, right, of Payson presented Daniel Rodriguez with a medallion cast ...
Members of the Aleron Trio are, from left, Teresa Wu, pianist; Anne Suda, cellist; and ...
Oven Roasted Root Vegetables
Southwest Skillet Chicken and Rice
Tomato and Basil Soup
Apple Cinnamon Pecan Monkey Bread
The Malus-Beauregard House is at the Chalmette Battlefield, part of the Jean Lafitte National Historical ...
Fiddlers of all ages will compete in the 42nd Annual Old Time Fiddler’s Contest Sept. ...
Hoop Bramoff works on his latest bear project at The Bear restaurant. It's a painting ...
You Pick 'Em Football Contest ~ Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Savannah Rodriguez
Sierra Jo Keith
Tatum Schafer
Casey Brunson
Wyatt Kent
Rory Billie Jr.
Kenny Nicks
Dawson Burn
Chance Dollarhide
Jesus Perez, Quinten Wells, and Dakota McNeeley
Rio Lee
Austin Cordova
Dakota McNeeley
Payson High School recently added a computer lab, but continues to struggle with infrastructure that’s ...
Chari-Tea
Walk for the Poor
Payson Elementary School will hold its second annual Fall Student Carnival
The need to finance the Blue Ridge pipeline despite the plunge in water impact fees ...
This towering mural of a Kodiak grizzly can be seen at The StrawBEARy Bear Restaurant ...
“Making the fur look realistic is hard,” said artist Hoop Bramoff.
Marilyn J. Mueller
Eleanor (Ele) Jane Edmonson Inscho
Stephanie (Kimmy) Downing
Jessica York concentrates on getting her colors in all the right places during a T-shirt ...
Hmm ... This particular tie-dye T-shirt looked great all bundled up, but once opened, the ...
Nearly 200 cyclists turned out for the second annual Fire on the Rim Mountain Bike ...
Chelsie Stodghill
Stacey Foote
This aerial view shows the deep canyon in which search and rescue crews finally located ...
Artist Hoop Bramoff’s unique creations include paintings on band saw blades and sculptures from scrap ...
More than 200 riders took on the tough trails in the annual Fire on the ...
Several of the winners from the Fire on the Rim mountain bike kids’ race on ...
Ronnie McDaniel is one of the founders of the Gila County Pioneers, which hosts the ...
The entire Longhorn football team saw playing time at the Sept. 14 game in Miami.
Sierra Jo Keith uses a little body language to negotiate the last pole as she ...
There were surprises for some saddlebronc riders, during the High School Rodeo saddle bronc event, ...
A biker struggles up a steep section of trail Saturday during Fire on the Rim.
Mountain bikers from around the state convened on Rim Country Saturday for the annual Fire ...
A semitrailer carrying paving oil rolled near Slate Creek Tuesday, causing the northbound lanes of ...
Monty James practices calf roping as he readies for this weekend’s High School Rodeo. James, ...
Payson students Chelsie Stodghill and Monty James will be competing this weekend in the Arizona ...
Payson firefighters honored the fallen first responders of the terrorist attack on the World Trade ...
Butch Klein spoke at the assembly.
Former State Senator Tom O’Halleran (R-Sedona), center, chats with Democrats Angela LeFevre and Doug Ballard ...
A lawsuit has challenged the $6 parking fee a Forest Service concessionaire charges at the ...
Repeatedly crashing your car or truck into your opponents’ vehicles until they can no longer ...
Payson mechanic Mikey Wicks won the truck derby, while David Schueller and Jason Skelly agreed ...
Local drivers dominated the truck division of this year’s Demolition Derby, with Valley drivers dominating ...
Instead of livestock, it was a herd of children who filled the rodeo arena at ...
This year’s derby featured a locals-only lawn mower drag race.
Kids were eager and animated while participating in the activities designed for children at the ...
Shelby School students earned a grand total of 29 awards at the Northern Gila County ...
Kody Figaniak, of Gisela, took the Best of Show for his striking abstract acrylic painting.
Casey now (2012) at his new home in South Dakota.
Kasey then (2008) at the Payson Humane Society.
Book Fair
Fire on the Rim - Mountain Bike Race
Members of the Rim Country Classic Auto Club presented more than $10,000 in proceeds from ...
Dawn Zurcher won a special edition Colt .45 in a raffle sponsored by the Gila ...
Lady Longhorn, Macy Dailey, #1, scores against a hapless Arizona College Prep Lady Knight.
The Christopher Creek food drive is starting this Friday.
Do you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001?
PHS junior Chelsie Stodghill will be competing tomorrow in the Arizona High School Rodeo Association’s ...
Gerardo Moceri uses his body to block an opponent's kick.
Noe Vega (left) is one of the Longhorn soccer players expected to help put up ...
Junior Varsity Lady Longhorn Cori Barnett attempts to slap the ball back over the net ...
Saturday at the Payson Event Center, Chelsie Stodghill will begin her quest to return to ...
Quilt Angel Thelma Anderson (left) looks on as food bank volunteer Gloria Fohr pulls the ...
Carl Watts and Tishina Smith looked at brochures as Isaac Watts observed the people in ...
Tina Samm of Indian Health Service, fills out a client's form measuring body composition.
Justin Johnson has blood drawn by Lynne Depsis of Indian Health Service. Deosis tested Jhnson's ...
James 'Mac' Feezor
At the Movies
While in London, be sure to ride the Eye — the world’s largest Ferris wheel.
Quick Chili Mac Skillet
Devin Switchback offers a perfect view of Baker Butte.
KHS Winslow mountain bike donated for raffle by Hike, Bike & Run
The Second Annual Fire on the Rim kicks off Sept. 14 and runs through the ...
A walk in the park with his dog is one of the things that keeps ...
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be Sept. 22 at Green Valley Park. Start or ...
Dog Day at the Park Cancelled
You Pick 'Em Football Contest ~ Tuesday, September 11, 2012
The driver of the truck was taken by ambulance to a Scottsdale hospital with non ...
Fire in Pine
The 58th Northern Gila County Fair drew crowds this weekend to bid on hand-reared livestock ...
C.C.Cragin Reservoir (also known as the Blue Ridge Reservoir).
Payson has started construction on a pipeline to connect to this line already built atop ...
The Payson Pro Rodeo Committee is participating in the second annual Chili Cook Off at ...
Wallow Fire night fighting
Chester Crandell Republican candidate for State Senate District 6
Rep. Jeff Flake
Richard Carmona
“... my first thought was that I must have misheard ... There are so many ...
Mason Dick gets an up close and personal look at a box turtle during a ...
Carrie Flood, the Phoenix Zoo’s Zoomobile coordinator, displays the underside of a box turtle to ...
Savannah Helms is wide-eyed with curiosity as she examines a leopard gecko during a Phoenix ...
Republican Senate candidate Jeff Flake blames red tape and environmentalists for the failure to thin ...
Megan Wessel listens to one of the presenters during a morning Career Day expo at ...
Representatives from universities, technical schools, public service and military organizations spoke to students about possibilities ...
Oil tanker that rolled on Highway 87 Sept. 11.
“I guess we took a long time adjusting to the higher elevation.” Coach Arnold Stonebrink ...
The PHS boys cross country team didn’t have as many entries in Wednesday’s event at ...
It was a great struggle for many of the 12 teams at the Payson Invitational ...
Longhorn running back RJ Cox-Robinson takes to the open field as the Longhorns attempted to ...
Longhorn quarterback Gunner Goodman gets a pass off during the second quarter as the Longhorns ...
Lady Longhorn Macy Dailey, #1, blocks and opponents' kick during the debut game of the ...
Gerald and Doreen Brown
“We’ve got some (players) injured that should be back and we’ll be working on (improving) ...
Emma Randall tips the ball to a teammate during a recent game against Coronado.
Payson Longhorn Noe Vega (14) bounces the ball off his head as he directs it ...
The Longhorn boys soccer team played well against a strong opponent during a match conducted ...
Appearing to balance the ball on his left toe, Longhorn Gerardo Moceri (11) gets off ...
Commissioned to paint a mural on the wall across from the Historic Journegan House Restaurant, ...
A weather system over the Rim.
Paco, the gentle steer with the reputation of having the highest pitched voice anyone has ...
Quarterback Gunner Goodman fires off a an incomplete pass late in the second quarter as ...
Before the real estate bust, people who ended up owning the properties often made windfall ...
Patrons of the market were able to choose from a bounty of fresh, organic, locally ...
Local boy Ryan Fanizza and his buddy from the Valley provided great music at the ...
Heather O’Berg and her husband, Daryl, have been adding splashes of color to walls all ...
Daryl and Heather O’Berg, along with a friend, Miles Gaehler, spent a month painting the ...
A wildlife rehabilitation center’s offer to give shelter to a Mexican gray wolf leading a ...
The group has cleaned up everything from household cast offs to ammunition to bottles from ...
Volunteers for the Forest Service gathered over Labor Day weekend to put up gabion baskets, ...
Political candidates (left to right) Bob Thorpe, Brenda Barton, Adam Shepherd and Tom Chabin joke ...
Horse-drawn carriage rides with Mike Varga’s Percheron draft horses were popular at the Beaver Valley ...
After four miles of bushwhacking, with short intervals on fire trails and roads, we begin ...
Construction is starting to show signs of life with revenue from building permits rising to ...
Ruth Dora (Warren) Haught
Gloria Jean Hill
Margaret Sue (Howard) Daffern
Classical pianist Angeline Ng will perform at the Sept. 22 Chari-Tea event to help raise ...
Lady Longhorn McKenzie Creighton sets the ball in the second set, as the Lady Longhorns ...
Lady Longhorn Kaylee Byers (11) plays the ball back to Coronado unexpectedly and catches them ...
Lady Longhorn Erin Huffman finished in third place in the Ascent Division at the Peaks ...
Taylor Randall, a standout on the Lady Longhorn volleyball team, shows her mettle by blocking ...
Tink
Susie
Smooth
Shilo
Mojo
Midgie
Max
Lisa
Lilly
Kermit
Gus
Gracie
Dude
Cheetos
Catsby
Cagney
Brock
Big Teddy
Beauty
Bart
Kim Matchner checks out Hellsgate T-shirts.
Hellsgate firefighters helped serve barbecue at the annual Fireflies’ Labor Day fund-raiser.
The money raised at the pancake breakfast over Labor Day weekend is used to support ...
Katelynn Wilbanks hauls a bale of sawdust to a pen to keeo her animal comfortable ...
Demolition Derby, 1 p.m. (gates open at noon)
“All three (lots) are vacant land and in the same condition as when they were ...
The driver of a semi-truck escape serious injury after taking the Corvair Curve on Hwy. ...
Gila County Jail Facility, Globe, AZ
Sam Schwalm
US Senate Candidate Dr. Richard Carmona greets voters at a Sunday campaign appearance in Payson. ...
US Senate Candidate Dr. Richard Carmona talks with Payson resident Chris Walker on Sunday during ...
Tonto National Forest
Payson Care Center
Despite the low state grade, the AIMS passing rate for JRE students in 2011 remained ...
Ed and Joan Weichel
Renee L. Gange and Chase R. Jamerson
Agnes Wimmer, an alzheimer's patient, listens to relatives as she waits for lunch in her ...
Smoke Alarm
A bus carrying Camp Verde volleyball players to a tournament at Payson High School became ...
This is a critical time in these students’ lives. If we’re going to do this, ...
Trends by Grade
In Stanford 10 math scores between 2010 and 2011, the JRE students’ percentile ranking compared ...
GCC is the latest school in the Rim Country to pursue solar.
Admission to the fair on Friday and Saturday is $1 per person; admission on Sunday, ...
With the Discovery Channel Telescope, researchers hope to uncover what lies beyond the Milky Way, ...
In addition to photographers and painters, Rim Country artists in other media — including fiber ...
“I was looking at this budgetwise to try to be creative to meet the needs ...
The 128th running of the World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo drew a sell-out crowd for the ...
What do you get when you combine enthusiasm for community, along with talented chefs using ...
Mary Lou Myers is a 25-year member of the local chapter.
Members of the local P.E.O. Chapter DF got together recently to celebrate the 25th birthday ...
The Lady Longhorns soccer team hosted a season-opening conference game Aug. 28 against Desert Christian. ...
Founding members of the Mogollon Sporting Association include (from left) Ted Pettet, Jim Spencer, Gary ...
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