Under pressure from a court order, Gov. Doug Ducey agreed Monday to provide a "roadmap'' to allow not just gyms and f… Read more
Mark your calendar for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 – it is the once-a-month chance to connect with dozens… Read more
As of Friday’s vote count, incumbent Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey had secured a second term with a 67-vote lead over Je… Read more
The threatened repeal of the Affordable Care Act could have a big impact on the health of Arizona’s children in the m… Read more
The first week of August usually means peak monsoon season. Read more
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a warning that childhood vaccinations have dropped by 50% na… Read more
The long, expensive effort to return Mexican gray wolves to the wild continues its stutter step — forward and back, f… Read more
Gila County remains far from ready to open its schools for in-person classes, according to the state pandemic benchma… Read more
Gary Brin recently opened The Hot Pastrami and Corned Beef Guy food stand in Pine. He operates under a canopy next to… Read more
Butterflies fluttered here and there as bees converged on yellow and brown sunflowers, thrusting toward the cloudless… Read more
A driver was killed when their vehicle rolled south of Payson Sunday morning. Read more
It appears Scott Nossek and Barbara Underwood have taken two seats on the Payson Town Council, but it is still too cl… Read more
The Payson Main Street Merchants Guild geared up at their Aug. 3 meeting to plan for the second annual Olde Main Stre… Read more
There were two COVID-19 related deaths in Payson this week along with 50 new cases as of Wednesday, Aug. 12, local pu… Read more
Childhelp-Gila County Children's Advocacy Center hosts a program on Helping Kids Feel Secure from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., T… Read more
The whispers started on social media, hundreds of packages of seeds from China have shown up in U.S. mailboxes. Read more
Gila County emergency personnel will assemble Wednesday, Aug. 26 for the quarterly meeting of Gila County’s Local Eme… Read more
The Elks National Foundation has announced the start of the 2021 Most Valuable Student scholarship contest. Read more
We have been exposed to a stressful period with the recent pandemic with COVID-19. Read more
Skin cancer is by far the most common type of cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. It is recommended tha… Read more
Recently, in a Facebook live simulcast on KRIM’s Community Spotlight program, DJ Randy Roberson met with Dr. Alan Mic… Read more
Recently, in a Facebook live simulcast on KRIM’s Community Spotlight program, DJ Randy Roberson discussed the Aspire … Read more
The breakdown in Congressional negotiations over a second COVID stimulus bill may cause a fresh economic slump, along… Read more
Due to lack of monsoon precipitation, the Coconino and Kaibab national forests will enter Stage 1 campfire and smokin… Read more
Gov. Doug Ducey will not get additional time to fight a judge's order that he have a process in place by Tuesday to a… Read more
State health officials may now have standards of when they think it's safe for kids to go back to school. Read more
Junior riders competed in an Advanced Riding Horse Camp at Patterson Training in Star Valley on July 23. Read more
County leaders for years have discussed the need to develop an affordable broadband plan and have it implemented. Read more
A recent article in the Payson Roundup aimed the spotlight on Gila County Health & Emergency Management’s team of… Read more
Two-term Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd looks well on his way to winning a third term in Gila County after crushing three c… Read more
The last few weeks have been a roller coaster for Neal Worthington, president of the Payson Homeless and Homeless Vet… Read more
Invest in Education’s effort to bolster one of the worst-funded education systems in the country will once again not … Read more
Rep. Paul Gosar easily fended off a Republican primary challenge from Anne-Marie Ward, a Prescott teacher and businesswoman. Read more
Gila County has seen 36 deaths due to COVID-19 — 32 were non-tribal residents and four were tribal members. Read more
The monsoon rains have started and so have the mudslides from the burned slopes of the Bush Fire. Read more
Longtime Gila County District 1 Supervisor Tommie Martin defended her seat in the Republican primary in a rough battl… Read more
When the first results from the Aug. 4 primary came in around 8 p.m. on the Gila County website it showed challengers… Read more
A campaign to get Republican write-in candidate Jim O’Conner on the November general election ballot for the Arizona … Read more
A Valley woman died Saturday after her motorcycle crashed head-on with a pickup truck north of Pine. Read more
The battle for Payson mayor remained too close to call on Wednesday morning, with a 42% voter turnout in the town. Read more
In a costly, bare-knuckle brawl, Wendy Rogers this week unseated longtime state Sen. Sylvia Allen in the District 6 R… Read more
Are you one of the many who saw a person in the store, perhaps a friend wearing the ‘I voted’ sticker, and thought, “… Read more
The Kaitie’s Closet back-to-school clothing distribution provided gently used clothing and new shoes, underwear and s… Read more
During times of crisis, scammers look for opportunities to gain personal information from unsuspecting people. Read more
The Payson Public Library, 328 N. McLane Road, ended its Imagine Your Story Summer Reading Program the last week of July. Read more
A volunteer group from the Friends of the Tonto National Forest and the Arizona Conservation Corps recently completed… Read more
State health officials laid out a three-part test Thursday for when they say it is safe for schools to reopen, in ful… Read more
A new analysis of unemployment by neighborhood has revealed stark differences in the long shadow of the pandemic, wit… Read more
The only contested seat in the primary for the Gila County Board of Supervisors was in District 1. Read more
A new analysis of unemployment by neighborhood has revealed stark differences in the long shadow of the pandemic, with many Rim Country and Wh… Read more
The only contested seat in the primary for the Gila County Board of Supervisors was in District 1. Read more
It looks like Gila County Sheriff Adam Shepherd has won the Republican primary for sheriff. Read more
Just 51 votes separate the candidates in the race for Payson mayor. Read more
COVID-19 cases continue to rise according to Gila County Health & Emergency Management, with 496 confirmed as of Monday, Aug. 3. There hav… Read more
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Ah. The good old days. Read more
Jennifer Murphy is the new principal for Rim Country Middle School. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Northern Arizona Univ… Read more
From brush fires to accidents, it was slow going on the roadways in Rim Country this weekend for area visitors eager to get out after official… Read more
Gila County will complete a years-long backlog of state-required audits in December, instead of later in 2021, according to county officials. Read more
Cindy and Jerry Diehl can frame anything you bring to them at Cornerstone Frames from pictures to memorabilia. Read more
Every time the Payson Police or Payson Fire Department answers a false alarm, it costs time and money. Read more
The mask hid Tomas Martin’s smile, but his eyes lit up for every customer at the Payson Food Truck Festival — pandemic version. Read more
Northern Arizona’s two representatives in Congress took sharply contrasting positions last week when it came time to vote on a $740 billion bi… Read more
I’m sure many in the community are wondering what is happening at the college and what the fall semester will look like. Read more
Now that we have gotten some rain, Tonto National Forest has reopened. This is still a dangerous time of the year for fires, so please remembe… Read more
Caitlin and her husband participated in the very first Active Parenting series in Payson in 2018 — and she returned for more this year. Read more
Attention families suffering from job or income loss due to COVID-19: If you face eviction from overdue rent you’re unable to pay, there may b… Read more
Pandemic-related quarantine, social distancing, job loss and anxiety have all taken a heavy toll. Nationwide surveys of United States adults r… Read more
An African savannah bunchgrass introduced to the United States in the 1930s for livestock forage, Buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris) has become a… Read more
Mark your calendar for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 13 – it is the once-a-month chance to connect with dozens of different agencies an… Read more
Rim Country residents anxiously watched the evacuation of the Roosevelt and Tonto Basin areas during June as the 190,000-acre Bush Fire imperi… Read more
Rim Country vote centers and polling places for today’s Aug. 4 primary are listed below. Gila County has a total of six vote centers, and 11 p… Read more
A recent article in the Payson Roundup aimed the spotlight on Gila County Health & Emergency Management’s team of Disease Detectives, stri… Read more
Apply online today if you’re interested in a local job paying $16.50-per-hour, and with mileage reimbursement paid at 57.5 cents-per-mile. Wor… Read more
Two Valley men were arrested Thursday morning after terrorizing Pine residents when they reportedly went on a shooting spree. Read more
With the monsoon officially here, fire officials have rescinded Stage 3 fire restrictions on the Tonto National Forest and reopened the forest today. Read more
John Wiechmann started his Tub Guy Porcelain & Fiberglass Repair business in Payson 22 years ago this month because he saw an opportunity … Read more
Yvette Harpe first joined the Payson Unified School District in 2004 to serve as Rim Country Middle School assistant principal and athletic director. Read more
Two Payson school board members bravely charged the windmill of the district’s financial reports, but ended mostly sprawled in the mud, studyi… Read more
It’s been decades since anyone lived in Henry Sidles adobe on Main Street, but that’s just about to change ... so long as guests don’t mind go… Read more
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Officials said it would happen and on Monday night, when a monsoon storm rolled through, Tonto Basin saw several mudslides in the Bush Fire bu… Read more
A conversation on biomass elicited a standing ovation for Arizona Corporation Commissioner Lea Márquez Peterson at the July 27 Gila County Rep… Read more
Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey’s attempt to continue town funding of a homeless warming shelter faced a rebuff from fellow council members last week. Read more
If Payson can’t meet the still-unknown state health benchmarks for reopening schools on Aug. 17, Payson schools will stick with distance learn… Read more
The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) recently announced it is seeking public input on proposed amendments to the fishing regulations f… Read more
EAC-Payson is spotlighting cosmetology associate professor Cheryl Ritch. Read more
Christopher Creek Loop is a two-mile-long stretch of paved road connecting to State Route 260 on both ends. It serves as a public right of way… Read more
Pine-Strawberry Elementary School kids will be going back to their actual classrooms for the 2020/21 school year, said Superintendent Kathleen… Read more
The pandemic continues to spawn pain, death and confusion, with the economy again slumping under the impact of high unemployment and production cuts. Read more
Will opening schools with COVID-19 cases still growing put kids in danger? Read more
Caleb Wood started working for his father full time in the plumbing business when he was just a teen. Today, he owns his own plumbing business. Read more
Birds and weather are to blame for several power outages in Payson last week. Read more
After several iterations, the Payson Town Council at its July 23 meeting approved a management agreement that has Payson fire officials overse… Read more
A breakthrough agreement allows free forest thinning projects to proceed without fear of a lawsuit on behalf of the endangered Mexican spotted owl. Read more
The rancorous national political tenor has filtered down into the local Payson Town Council race, with volatile social media posts, slashing c… Read more
Congress last week approved a bill that will provide nearly $1 billion annually to maintain national parks and buy additional land to protect … Read more
If there’s one thing residents of Payson agree on, it is street maintenance. Read more
Gila County courts, along with courts across the state, still struggle to return to full operation as the pandemic rages. Read more
No other facility in Rim Country has been hit as hard by COVID-19 than Rim Country Health and Rehabilitation. Read more
