It was a tense few hours for teachers and students at Payson schools Friday when all the district’s schools were put … Read more
Tony McDaniel, Gila County Constable for Payson, was named the Arizona Constables Association’s Constable of the Year… Read more
Fire specialists plan to burn 210 acres of vegetative debris piles Wednesday through Friday, Jan. 29-31 about nine mi… Read more
A drop in the bucket. Read more
It’s the most common violent crime in Payson. Read more
The Beeline Bus program is expanding routes and service. It will start operating for a few hours on Saturday and offe… Read more
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the Maricopa County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) announce… Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona’s economy continues to improve, with the state’s jobless rate dropping in December to the lowest po… Read more
Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd would like to release the following updated information on a plane crash located southwest o… Read more
The Payson Police Department reported that at approximately 2:00 p.m. the Gila County Sheriff Office dispatch center … Read more
If the Arizona Legislature adopts Gov. Doug Ducey’s budget plan, schools will get more money — but not nearly as much… Read more
To execute its mission to “educate, inform, enrich, entertain and inspire” the Payson Public Library has cultivated a… Read more
Jasper Eidson’s pizza got cold, but talking about the great things that have happened since coming to the Payson Warm… Read more
Readers may remember the article I wrote last August about Bernie, our winter-visiting bald eagle, who almost didn’t … Read more
Rim Country residents with a desire to fly but not the money to buy an airplane were grounded until the Payson Aero C… Read more
Redden Construction is collecting non-perishable foods to donate to the Community Presbyterian Food Bank in Payson. T… Read more
Pine-Strawberry residents who donate to and/or buy from the Pine-Strawberry Thrift Shop on Highway 87 and Randall Pla… Read more
Christopher Creek’s crystal, cold waters must have been quite enticing to one Bob Kiser, local entrepreneur. Having r… Read more
A winning $50,000 Powerball ticket was sold in Payson for the Saturday, Jan. 18 drawing. Read more
a recent surgery, I was unable to fish for six weeks. That was by far the longest that I had gone without fishing sin… Read more
PHOENIX -- Legislative Democrats trotted out their plans Tuesday to reduce the prison population in hopes that there … Read more
PHOENIX -- The way Mitzi Epstein sees it, it's against the law to throw things out the window of your car and pollute… Read more
It was a busy day on the Beeline Highway Saturday with hundreds of demonstrators holding signs and waving to motorist… Read more
A divided Payson Town Council Wednesday removed all three of the town’s previous appointments to the board of the Rim… Read more
The Payson Unified School District Jan. 13 celebrated the launch of a comprehensive new program to help kids prepare … Read more
Just about every night on the national news broadcasts, there are stories about the current flu season and the fact t… Read more
When they couldn’t find a shuttle service to the Valley airports from Rim Country, Howarth and Kelly Rowe started their own. Read more
In pioneer Arizona, among the best places to experience the performing arts, were in the mining towns. Striking it ri… Read more
Members of the Payson school board on Jan. 13 swallowed their doubts and unanimously approved a merit pay plan for th… Read more
The Payson school board last week launched a national search for a new school superintendent in the wake of a surpris… Read more
A man proudly reports he was able to turn down a drink offered to him. Read more
Tonto National Forest staff will continue to host open house public meetings through early February to discuss the dr… Read more
To sprinkle or not to sprinkle, that is the question. Read more
Off-roaders, anglers, ranchers — they all showed up to scratch their heads and mutter as the Tonto National Forest un… Read more
The Arizona Commerce Authority has awarded a $1 million grant to help string a high-speed, fiber optic line into Rim … Read more
Payson residents frustrated with the lack of recycling options in Rim Country now have one. Read more
Sen. Sylvia Allen (R-Snowflake) this week pulled a controversial bill to limit sex education classes — at least for now. Read more
On Saturday, Jan. 18, Payson will continue with the tradition of a Women’s March to harness the collective power of w… Read more
New Beginnings Pregnancy and Parenting Center is organizing a Payson March for Life Saturday, Jan. 18. Read more
The count is in — the Payson Christmas Bird Count, that is. Read more
CASA of Gila County has been selected for a 2020 National CASA/GAL Professional Development Grant award. Read more
After just five months on the job, Payson Unified School District Superintendent Stan Rentz has resigned. Read more
The Pine-Strawberry Fire Department (PSFD) recently recognized the brother and sister team Stacy and Kevin Figueroa f… Read more
Christopher Creek wears a patchwork winter coat; with as much bare ground as there is snow-covered. A good quantity o… Read more
The Time Out shelter opened several gifts during the holiday season, a grant and a chance to raise money with the Pho… Read more
Christopher Creek wears a patchwork winter coat; with as much bare ground as there is snow-covered. A good quantity of snow remains in shaded … Read more
The Time Out shelter opened several gifts during the holiday season, a grant and a chance to raise money with the Phoenix Suns basketball team. Read more
The 2020 Census not only determines federal funding and the number of representatives for each state in the U.S. House of Representatives, but… Read more
The Payson Town Council on Thursday listened to an impassioned plea from members of the Rim Country Educational Alliance (SLE) board to call o… Read more
Still bedeviled by biomass, the Forest Service has made two key changes in the offered contracts to thin nearly a million acres of forest in t… Read more
Tonto Rim Search and Rescue had a challenging and busy 2019 with a record 84 missions. Read more
Education remains on the top of the list of voter concerns, according to a statewide poll of likely voters. Read more
“MHA Foundation has played a huge role in the success of the Aspire program,” says Payson High School physics teacher Drew Fiala. Read more
As loving as our pets might be, on occasion they get frisky and a little snippy, sometimes biting the hand that feeds them or that of a visito… Read more
The New Year has arrived and with it many of us wish to take steps toward better health and more abundant life. An important element of good h… Read more
Highlighting the success and progress of local nursing education, program professor Ty Jones and Jamie Ludtke, who went through the program, g… Read more
Advisory classes at Rim Country Middle School have been engaged in conversation regarding what makes them happy as a person. Read more
On Oct. 16, 35 Payson Center for Success and eight Payson High School students went to Northern Arizona University (NAU) to learn about attend… Read more
Daily, more than 400 Payson High School students prove that Career and Technical Education (CTE) is “Learning That Works for Arizona [and Payson].” Read more
Julia Randall Elementary fourth grade students and teachers teamed up with the Town of Payson Water Department to learn about water resources. Read more
The safety of Payson Schools is often on my mind. Every day when school ends and our students arrive home safely; our busses are neatly lined … Read more
A group of students from the Payson Future Farmers of America chapter traveled to Indiana to attend the National FFA Convention from Oct. 30-Nov. 2. Read more
“There are three ways to ultimate success: The first way is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” Words spok… Read more
PHOENIX — State lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to deal with something they appear to have plenty: Money and who gets it. Read more
Town of Payson’s Chief Financial Officer Deborah Barber has filed two workplace harassment claims against members of the Payson Town Council, … Read more
Will Howell poured in a season-high 26 points and Hunter Lee added 14, but it wasn’t enough for Payson’s boys basketball team in a 70-57 loss … Read more
Payson police arrested a transient Friday afternoon after he reportedly put on a show on State Route 260. Read more
Autumn Cline scored 15 points to lead a trio of Longhorns in double figures as Payson beat host Scottsdale Coronado 59-41 in girls basketball … Read more
A local real estate agent’s plan to bring affordable site-built homes to Payson hit a rough patch Monday. Read more
The committee overseeing the Green Valley Parkway road extension has sped along in high gear, but learned this week one item could hold the pr… Read more
The western “Eminence Hill,” filmed locally with Rim resident Charley Motley in the credited role of “Carson,” along with actors from the Oxbo… Read more
The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce’s first monthly luncheon of 2020 opened with an introduction of the new board of directors on Tuesday. Read more
Call it the chain of command. Read more
Tucked behind the Gingerbread House and across the street from the Senior Thrift Store drop-off in Pine, is a tiny building full of books and … Read more
Christopher Creek closed out 2020 with a white Christmas, the breathtaking beauty of which would make Hallmark greeting cards envious. Followi… Read more
This is the fourth in a series about my fishing mentor, Uncle Bud, and how lessons I learned from him as a child continue to help me catch fis… Read more
Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar has once again made national headlines with his slashing communications style. Read more
Smoke plumes rose from the north end of Payson this week. Read more
Friday is the deadline to become a sponsor for a corn-hole tournament set for 2-5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17 at Mazatzal Hotel & Casino. Read more
Fewer and fewer kids are going to college — but they’re coming out deeper and deeper in debt. The trend’s especially worrisome in Arizona — es… Read more
Just after the New Year holiday, park visitors were treated to a visit from a beloved bird. Read more
While the Gila County Regional Science Fair competition is in early March, the Gila County School Superintendent’s Office is recruiting judges… Read more
In late November, Gabriel Schulteis, 18, led a group of 34 volunteers in a project to help improve the Shoofly Village Ruins. Read more
Family is at the heart of Miss Fitz 260 Cafe. Read more
The Tonto National Forest this week will unveil the latest tweaks in a landmark management plan for 3 million acres of forest and desert — onl… Read more
Spotted owl
The Forest Service last week rushed to comply with a federal court order in the long-running drama centered on the survival of the old-growth … Read more
Something strange happened 800 years ago down in the Verde Valley and the nearby mesa tops. Was it war — or something else? Read more
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A 23-year-old man unfamiliar with Rim Country, wandered to his death last week while out hunting with a friend. Read more
A vehicle fire on Sunday afternoon had Pine-Strawberry Fire Department (PSFD) firefighters scrambling. Read more
Out and About
Dang, I hate holidays in the middle of the week. Read more
Arizona Power Service could help pay holiday credit card bills with a refund – at least for a lucky few. Read more
Recycling paper and plastic might have ended, but one program is still in the works — the Town of Payson’s Christmas Tree Recycle. Read more
