Saline at Tea Party
Snowflake attorney Jon Saline brought to Payson recently his anti-abortion crusade for the Republican nomination in s… Read more
It all started when Mayor Tom Morrissey opened the Aug. 15 special town council meeting by declaring, “We will not be… Read more
We all know to call 911 if there is an emergency. There is another emergency number that I’d suggest adding to your p… Read more
APS broadband
Arizona Public Service officials at a meeting of the Navajo County Board of Supervisors recently offered additional d… Read more
There were several vehicles on State Route 87 south of Payson this weekend, including one that caused a major backup … Read more
Two Tonto Basin Kiwanians were recently recognized at the Southwest District Convention held in Chandler. Yvonne Quic… Read more
Do you think you can sing? The Payson Elks Lodge is hosting the third annual Payson Idol later this year and audition… Read more
Never mind the misleading title, “The Art of Racing in the Rain” has a dog as the central figure. This is a dying dog… Read more
Fire restrictions remain in effect on the Tonto National Forest because of the feeble and spotty monsoon. Read more
Shelly Alderman couldn’t believe her eyes — the wind picked up a bright blue Volkswagen Beetle or “Bug” in the Walgre… Read more
A plan to improve the American Gulch could finally come to fruition with the proposed donation of key parcels of land… Read more
Celtic American band Cinnamon Twist, featuring Jen Holly and Anne James, kicked off the Gila Community College Music … Read more
The woman who built the foundation of the “Finest Library in Small Town Arizona” is stepping down. Read more
A man ran down the Beeline Highway Wednesday afternoon, police in tow, chasing a saddled, riderless horse. Read more
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) announced that Payson dentist Kristin Wade has received its Fellowship Award. Read more
I did my fair share of bobber fishing as a kid, but I often found myself really bored in the boat, or ready to wander… Read more
Industry in the forest
Environmentalists, politicians, bureaucrats and foresters alike maintain that a properly reinvented timber industry c… Read more
On Aug. 12, a Payson resident filed paperwork to launch a recall of Payson Mayor Tom Morrissey, Vice Mayor Janell Ste… Read more
This year’s 136th annual World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo promises to be bigger and better than ever with new musical … Read more
A bitterly divided Payson Town Council abruptly fired Town Manager LaRon Garrett during its Aug. 8 regular meeting. Read more
Fire danger
Someone must have screwed up in Paradise. Read more
The U.S. Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, working in close cooperation with the Arizona Department of Transport… Read more
School districts throughout the state once more lurched into the school year with the nation’s worst ratio of counsel… Read more
More than 100 people gathered Saturday, July 13 for the celebration and dedication of the New Beginnings Pregnancy an… Read more
The Hellsgate Fire Department will improve its ability to rescue hikers with the help of the Ak-Chin Indian Community… Read more
An accident this weekend east of Star Valley that sent two people to the hospital closed State Route 260 for several … Read more
Saying the current system is unsustainable, a first-term lawmaker took the initial steps Aug. 5 to what he hopes will… Read more
Thanks to the county’s Summer Youth Employment program, 36 high school and college students from across Gila County n… Read more
Sen. Allen remark reactions
Sen. Sylvia Allen has received strong support from Gov. Doug Ducey and Senate President Karen Fann after making racia… Read more
The Payson Parks and Recreation Commission could see one of its longtime wishes for recreation facilities answered th… Read more
The MHA Foundation with the Payson Fire Department will offer a free CPR and AED class from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Wednesd… Read more
Weeks after the last flames were quenched, the 123,900-acre Woodbury Fire in the Superstition Mountains still worries… Read more
The Rim Country Educational Foundation (RCEF) and Community Center Partners (CCP) will present information on efforts… Read more
Payson residents who needed “to do something” in response to the two mass shootings within 24 hours this weekend, one… Read more
What happens when an engineer becomes a police chief? Read more
Sales tax
A change in the way the state treats online sales could offer a life-jacket for hard-pressed towns and counties. Read more
The staff at a Payson Subway had plenty to celebrate Tuesday. Read more
Walt Noot, with the Rim Country Republican Club, presented a plaque on behalf of the group to retiring Police Chief D… Read more
Out & About
The brook’s a babbling — burbling even. I’m scouting the hole, planning my attack. Read more
To mark National Coloring Book Day Aug. 2, Waste Management provided free coloring books and crayons to the Payson Pu… Read more
The Rim Country Regional Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Showcase is less than a month away and organizers are … Read more
Nursing home
A mounting stack of nursing home bills poses the latest challenges to hard-pressed rural counties. Read more
The Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) honored conservation professionals from several western… Read more
County supervisors association
So if you’re bleeding out from a thousand cuts — what should you do? Read more
Queen Creek Flat Track Racing took over Payson Event Center on Saturday, Aug. 3 and Sunday, Aug. 4. Saturday's rain d… Read more
Kay Posvar couldn’t always be at Arizona State University football practice at Camp Tontozona as the owner of Kay’s L… Read more
On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Rim Country Detachment of the Marine Corps League awarded two scholarships to Payson High Sc… Read more
Kay Posvar couldn’t always be at Arizona State University football practice at Camp Tontozona as the owner of Kay’s Lawnmowers in Mesa. Read more
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On Thursday, Aug. 1, the Rim Country Detachment of the Marine Corps League awarded two scholarships to Payson High School graduates Megan Ryde… Read more
What do higher rates, a refund and a low-income program have in common? The Payson Water Company — a private company that serves East Verde Es… Read more
Gila County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cole LaBonte wasn’t surprised to hear three people were missing one weekend in July. Read more
Wondering where all those tourists wandering around Arizona are coming from? Read more
Wolf update
The range war between wolves and humans continues in Arizona and New Mexico, according to the latest report from Arizona Game and Fish. Read more
Arizona State’s football team doesn’t battle its first opponent until the season opener at home against Kent State on Aug. 29. Read more
I’ve been fishing a long time. One of the continuing joys of fishing for me is remembering events from my childhood of unusual catches or stra… Read more
Improve your writing skills this fall with Gila Community College offering a variety of writing classes. Read more
Local nonprofits seeking funding can apply for grant money through OneAZ Credit Union and the OneAZ Community Foundation, who are awarding $60… Read more
Pine-Strawberry Fire Chief Gary Morris is urging residents in need of immediate medical help to call 911 instead of showing up at a Pine or St… Read more
A woman who reportedly stole a vehicle didn’t make it too far after it ran out of power Sunday. Read more
With director and ex-stuntman David Leitch (“Atomic Blonde,” “Deadpool” and “Deadpool 2”) at the tiller and writer Chris Morgan (seven “Fast &… Read more
More than 800 to a 1,000 people came every hour to party with food and drink, but they ended up dancing in the rain before the town pulled the… Read more
High hopes hit hard reality when the U.S. Forest Service last year sought bidders for a 3,500-acre timber sale on the watershed of the C.C. Cr… Read more
Arizona schools
Despite recent funding increases, Arizona still has one of the weakest school systems in the country, according to ratings by WalletHub, a fin… Read more
With lightning crashing all around them, firefighters stood out in a storm Saturday to stop the spread of flames into a Rim Club home, that wa… Read more
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A man found himself needing rescue Saturday afternoon after climbing into a cave at the Tonto Natural Bridge State Park and being unable to ge… Read more
The Town of Payson’s purchase of land for a new water tower coupled with rumors of a new housing development have alarmed some Alpine Heights … Read more
Joseph Corrigan, 62, was arrested on July 17 for domestic violence, according to court documents. Read more
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There’s been a few changes in the Town of Payson Community Development office with Sheila DeSchaaf and Doni Wilbanks putting up new placards o… Read more
Luna and I stood on the deck surveying the backyard and I glanced at the thermometer hanging in the shade — 100 degrees. Read more
Wet monsoon storms gained strength across Arizona this week, largely bringing to a close a mild fire season. Read more
Frustrated with the lack of qualified employees for technologically challenging jobs? Read more
Senate race
The Arizona Senate race in Rim Country and the White Mountains is already heating up with the eruption of charges of racially tinged rhetoric … Read more
Standing next to the mural he painted on the Humane Society of Central Arizona’s Resale Store, Tom Arndt points out the story he imagined behi… Read more
When school started Monday there were more students walking to class with two in-town bus routes axed due to a shortage of drivers. Read more
What to think of a semi comic film by noted movie extraordinaire Quentin Tarantino that has at its center the Sharon Tate murders? Best not to… Read more
Drug grant
Gila County last year got $318,000 from a state/federal grant program to strengthen its investigations of drugs and gangs. Read more
Bobby Davis, the Town of Payson’s economic director, couldn’t help but channel his alter ego, Buzz Lightyear. Read more
A man was airlifted to the Valley following a bicycle accident on July 26. Read more
A parks maintenance worker was shaken, but uninjured Sunday morning after a town truck rolled into Green Valley Lake. Read more
What do you think about when you read or hear the term “mental illness?” Read more
Starting Friday, Aug. 2, the price of a single copy Payson Roundup newspaper will increase 25 cents to $1. Read more
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Firefighters battled flames and high temperatures during a house fire Saturday afternoon in west Payson that left two firefighters with heat-r… Read more
After years in recycling hospice, Payson pulled the plug on its long-suffering recycling program — at least for now. Read more
Sen. Allen
Sen. Sylvia Allen, head of the senate education committee, said she decided to run again to prevent children from being indoctrinated by liber… Read more
Forest health experts gathered in Payson last week expressed dismay at an Arizona Corporation Commission decision that has dealt a heavy blow … Read more
Extracurricular
Payson schools will continue to hold the line against a rising number of out-of-district, online students. Read more
A driver was treated and released on scene after rolling their vehicle north of Payson Saturday night. Read more
Small creeks are where I learned how to consistently catch trout with a fly as a kid back in Pennsylvania. Read more
“Rosie on the House” has featured the Town of Payson throughout July. Read more
School board meeting
The Payson School Board this week doubled the pay for people who work the gates and concession stands at football games, reasoning that the bi… Read more
Kris arrived in Payson five years ago, broke, beaten down and alone – fleeing a brutal, decade-long marriage. Read more
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When Payson resident Bill Powers saw gallons of water gushing down Woodland Drive recently, he wondered if a water line had broken. Read more
A man was arrested for DUI Tuesday night after he reportedly fired a shotgun outside a home. Read more
Gila county unemployment
Gila County’s unemployment rate rose slightly in June to 6 percent, but remained right where it was last June. Read more
A man who gunned down his neighbor in 2013 while he tried to retrieve his dog has died in prison. Read more
