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Almost every student in Arizona can now qualify for taxpayer subsidies to attend private schools — or stay home and get home-schooled. Read more
Gila County Recorder Sadie Jo Bingham reminds Gila County residents that Tuesday, July 5 is the cut-off to register to vote for the primary el… Read more
Recently in a work session on how to spend $10.5 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Gila County Board of Supervisors talk… Read more
Street closures and parking areas for the Fourth of July events at Green Valley Park differ from previous years, according to a release from t… Read more
As the monsoon takes hold, forests throughout northern Arizona are lifting fire restrictions. Read more
The Leadership Board of the Payson United Methodist Church (PUMC) has announced an anonymous gift of $125,000 is paying off the church’s mortg… Read more
Used equipment and even old flooring was torn up and transported from the high school to the middle school. Read more
The Arizona Department of Transportation opened the bids to construct the Tonto Creek Bridge on June 17. The low bid, $21.1 million, was from … Read more
The Town of Payson and the Payson Unified School District are working together to improve security on the four school campuses in the wake of … Read more
A little rain and just one negative comment didn’t damper Pine’s first ever Pride event June 25. Read more
Twenty years ago, The Rodeo-Chediski Fire sounded a terrifying wake-up call. Read more
The monsoon is the best and worst time for gardeners in Rim Country Read more
The monsoon gusted into Rim Country last week - and not a minute too soon. Read more
Payson Councilor Jim Ferris last week couldn’t convince the council to turn down a $250,000 library grant over his bid to censor a library boo… Read more
The Lotus Garden Chinese Restaurant and Mountain Treasures were burglarized and vandalized on June 20, and four days later the Pinetop-Lakesid… Read more
Gila County has received a $1.56 million federal grant to buy several flood-prone properties. The Campaign Creek Post Fire Project grant allow… Read more
County voters have widely accepted and used county drop boxes to turn in their absentee ballots, but that doesn’t mean the Gila County Board o… Read more
At its June 21 meeting, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved a request from the University of Arizona Extension Service for $70,000 t… Read more
After years of frustrating delay, a contractor is now at work thinning another small portion of the fire-menaced watershed that feeds into the… Read more
The Fourth of July weekend in Rim Country features four days of fun. Read more
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A local angler has been recognized by the Wildlife for Tomorrow Foundation. Read more
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Summer officially begins June 21 with the Summer Solstice and unofficially ends Aug. 1, when school resumes. Read more
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Robert Mavis started bringing schools from around the state to Payson for a summer boys basketball tournament before his first season as Payson High’s varsity boys basketball head coach last year. Read more
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Street closures and parking areas for the Fourth of July events at Green Valley Park differ from previous years, according to a release from t… Read more
