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The sounds of fiddles and acoustic instruments fill the air at Green Valley Park this weekend. The Fiddle and Acoustic Celebration, hosted by … Read more
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Kathy E. Walker’s painting, “The Lookout,” won Best in Show at the 2022 Northern Gila County Fair. Read more
Gila Community College has recovered most of the enrollment it lost in the depths of the pandemic — but remains far below its 2018 tally, the … Read more
Hummingbirds of iridescent green, fuchsia, and copper zip around a feeder dangling from the Diamond Point Lookout tower railing, 30 feet above… Read more
Arizona has once again bombed when it comes to support for public education. Read more
This month we focus on libraries as we celebrate Library Card Month. We often take libraries for granted. They show up in every city and town.… Read more
Rim Wildfire Awareness Team, Inc. (RIMWAT) and the Payson Senior Center have joined forces to sponsor a volunteer Firewise clean-up day on cur… Read more
Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey seeks two more years in office to finish what he started. Read more
Chris Higgins has served on the Payson Town Council for eight years — now he’s asking voters to choose him as mayor to lead the council as the… Read more
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The Gila County Board of Supervisors moved two major road projects forward at its Sept. 20 meeting. One gets the Control Road in Whispering Pi… Read more
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The sounds of fiddles and acoustic instruments fill the air at Green Valley Park this weekend. The Fiddle and Acoustic Celebration, hosted by … Read more
Stepping into the vacancy created by Homero Vela’s retirement, Michael O’Driscoll, director of the county’s Health and Emergency Management De… Read more
State Sen. Wendy Rogers recently spoke at a Payson Tea Party and the core of her speech revolved around her close relationships with the Repub… Read more
James Goughnour has lived in Arizona for more than 40 years and is a driving force for wildlife conservation and outdoor recreation in the Pay… Read more
Members of the Julia Randall Elementary School Honor Choir sang the national anthem with other choirs from across the state at a Diamondbacks … Read more
A special program, Youth Mental Health First Aid Training, is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 23 at Southwest Behavioral & Health Ser… Read more
There’s a stillness and serenity that comes with September. Read more
Congressman Tom O’Halleran called for tough choices and a bipartisan approach as he fielded questions about inflation, water and border securi… Read more
The Gila Community College board last week approved a $100,000 contract to thin 32 thickly overgrown acres surrounded by vulnerable neighborhoods. Read more
For nearly 100 students who receive lunches while at school, the weekend often means going hungry. Read more
The air had just enough crispness to it to take the edge off as we danced. Read more
Payson received high praise from the Washington, D.C. organizers of the Wall that Heals, a replica of the Vietnam War memorial. Read more
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Hummingbirds of iridescent green, fuchsia, and copper zip around a feeder dangling from the Diamond Point Lookout tower railing, 30 feet above… Read more
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Members of the Julia Randall Elementary School Honor Choir sang the national anthem with other choirs from across the state at a Diamondbacks … Read more
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The Tonto Apache Tribe of Payson is celebrating a major milestone at the end of the month. It will mark the 50th anniversary of the federal go… Read more
