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Friday, May 9, 2008 
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State probes possible illegal town meeting
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
The Arizona Attorney General's office has launched an investigation into whether the Payson Town Council broke the state's open meeting law during a lunch meeting last year where the councilors discussed how to get rid of the town manager.

Budget crisis derails fire station revamp  (May.  6)
Payson's spreading, slow motion budget crisis hit home last week, when the Town Council rejected a plan to spend $90,000 upgrading the crew quarters on the Main Street fire station.

Traffic group studies speed limit increases  (May.  6)
Everyone has their secret routes.

Foundations at RCMS coming soon  (May.  6)
Parents, students and residents will soon see foundation pads poured for two of the new buildings at Rim Country Middle School, said Tim Brand with PinnacleOne Consulting at a special school board meeting.

Calendars should include moon phases  (May.  6)
Why is it that calendar makers no longer put the dates of the moon phases on the months? Used to be, first and last quarter, new and full moon were noted. We have four calendars in our house, and not one of them shows those important dates.

Police briefs  (May.  6)
Rim Sight and Sound was burglarized sometime during the night of April 25 or in the early morning hours of April 26. The Payson Police Department responded to the business at 214 W. Main St. at approximately 6:30 a.m., Saturday, April 26.

Blessing of the Bikes  (May.  6)
Pastor David Rennick (left) blesses "Pappa Jim" Vance and his Honda Valkerie before the motorcycle brigade's police escort to the edge of Star Valley. The participants took a scenic ride on Highway 260 to a look out across the Mogollon Rim.

Man injured  (May.  6)
There were no life-threatening injuries sustained in a Thursday morning accident, May 1.

Trike-a-thon  (May.  6)
Karina Zabe puts on her helmet before joining the rest of the children from Payson Kidcare in a trike-a-thon May 2 in the parking lot at Payson Assembly of God Church.

Payson Weather Report  (May.  6)
Weather courtesy of Bruce Rasch, Astro Computer Services

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