The Town of Payson decided to take a page of out Winston Churchill’s book and “never let a good crisis go to waste” w… Read more
October will see three county offices moving to make way for the demolition necessary for the new county complex in Payson. Read more
The 2020 general election is just five weeks and a few days away. Gila County residents who have not yet registered t… Read more
One advantage of living in Payson is that from October through May residents can catch trout within a few minutes dri… Read more
Fiddlers, more gather at Green Valley Park Read more
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey will not order businesses to re-close or impose new restrictions even when the infection th… Read more
Gila County just received a boost in spending to help the health department continue services during the pandemic. Read more
The increasingly bitter tone of the national election and conflicts at polling places during the August primary has p… Read more
Town of Payson plans for its splash pad took a step forward with the demolition of an old building in Green Valley Pa… Read more
After eight years, Sanja Long has stepped down as CEO of the MHA Foundation due to family health concerns. Read more
Voters can question candidates at both virtual and upcoming live events. Read more
The Arizona Department of Transportation opened an additional comment period for the revised 2021-2025 Tentative Five… Read more
The state’s best fiddlers gather in Green Valley Park this weekend. The talented musicians make their way to Rim Coun… Read more
The families and friends of loved ones lost during COVID-19 are just beginning to heal. Read more
Reports say that nursing homes were the hardest hit by COVID-19. We know this, only too well. Read more
A retired Associated Press photographer is celebrating two wins at the Northern Gila County Fair photo contest. Read more
The money’s in the bank to remodel the Rumsey Park restrooms, but drainage issues have stopped the project. Read more
Deborah Rose and Jolynn Schinstock are in a runoff for the third open seat on the Payson Town Council. Each was invit… Read more
The National Association of Counties (NACo) Live Healthy Prescription, Health & Dental Discount Program is a no-c… Read more
Gila County students have had to forego academic clubs, friends, movies, and dinner out. Consider the additional stre… Read more
Roadwork is planned in Colcord Estates and Ponderosa Springs starting Friday, Sept. 18 and continuing through Thursda… Read more
While warmer temperatures hang around, there are signs that fall is just around the corner. One of my favorite ways o… Read more
Rim Country area contractors are invited to meet Gila County’s Chief Building Official Randy Pluimer at 11 a.m., Wedn… Read more
Richard and Virginia Brubaker met in Glenrock, Wyoming over 70 years ago when Virginia Grandy, a new University of Wy… Read more
Dan and Rose Gerard were married Sept. 7, 1947 in Long Island, N.Y. and celebrated their 73rd anniversary on Labor Da… Read more
PHOENIX — The state’s jobless rate shrank by close to 45% last month. Read more
There’s a new broadband player in town and its name is Sparklight. Read more
A Globe man drowned east of Roosevelt Lake Monday while reportedly cliff jumping, according to the sheriff's office. Read more
Arizona High School and Junior High Rodeo Association season opener Read more
After years of lobbying and countless deaths, a bridge over Tonto Creek will finally be built. Read more
The Gila County Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to revoke Daniel and Lacey Rawlings’ release conditions after hav… Read more
Payson could see several new housing developments around town soon, ranging from park models to workforce housing and… Read more
Ray Pugel is the trailblazer for a new trend in Payson housing — tiny homes for retirement or vacation living. Read more
The Gila County Public Works Department recently presented its plans for capital expenditures to the board of supervisors. Read more
Gila County residents have approached Bernadette Kniffin, candidate for Gila County District 3 supervisor, to tell he… Read more
An unexpected grant from the Arizona Attorney General paid for much-needed handheld radios for the Payson Police Department. Read more
On Saturday, Trump supporters took to Roosevelt Lake to take part in a boat parade. Read more
Rim Country suffered another broadband outage on Labor Day reportedly caused by a vehicle accident in Pine. Read more
A Payson home was destroyed Monday evening and two neighboring homes damaged after a fire started in a shed and quick… Read more
There were two accidents within a half-mile of each other the evening of Sept. 4 on State Route 260, one involving a … Read more
A woman drove a truck through her living room Sunday afternoon, nearly taking out her husband. Read more
Paul Brocker has taken over as Aspire Arizona Foundation’s president with lots of plans on how to increase scholarshi… Read more
The Gila County Board of Supervisors will discuss funding the county’s debt to the Public Safety Personnel Retirement… Read more
CASA of Gila County is urging community members to volunteer to become an advocate for a child who has experienced ab… Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club returns to in-person meetings with Zoom availability at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 in th… Read more
CASA of Gila County is urging community members to volunteer to become an advocate for a child who has experienced abuse and/or neglect. Read more
The Rim Country Camera Club returns to in-person meetings with Zoom availability at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 16 in the Lamona Lodge of Mount C… Read more
CHANDLER — Gov. Doug Ducey has no plans to use state resources to make up for the fact that more than 430,000 Arizonans will see their jobless… Read more
Some hunting units within the Tonto National Forest may be closed after an unusually active wildfire season in central Arizona. Read more
PHOENIX — The spike in COVID-19 cases blew a big hole in how Arizonans think Gov. Doug Ducey is handling the pandemic according to a new survey. Read more
The long-running Northern Gila County Fair opens Thursday, Sept. 10 and continues through Saturday, Sept. 12, with a couple of special events … Read more
Additional information has emerged in the fatal helicopter crash that occurred during the Polles Fire in July. Read more
Good memory and patience have helped the Gila County Department of Health and Emergency Management win a $140,000 grant. Read more
The Northern Gila County Fair includes a photography contest. Entries will be accepted from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9 at the Tonto … Read more
Kent Humm would like to save Payson. Read more
The Payson Aero Club added another pilot to the local aviation roster when Parker Stultz flew his first solo flight in the club’s Piper Cherok… Read more
Dr. Judith Hunt, M.D., is one of the prominent faces of medical care in Rim Country. Along with her private practice, she is the co-founder of… Read more
The story is told that in December 1914 after a huge explosion, Thomas Edison’s plant was engulfed in flames. The fire departments rushed to p… Read more
Dr. Alan Michels, Ponderosa Family Care, and Luke Wohlford, a third-year medical student at the University of Arizona College of Medicine — Ph… Read more
Aspire Arizona Foundation board member Patti Beauchamp and Payson High School Principal Jeff Simon recently sat down with KRIM DJ Randy Robers… Read more
Facing one of the most important decisions in the district’s direction, the Hellsgate Fire Department board last week made a surprising decision. Read more
No mystery surrounds the $57,000 check Payson paid to the law firm of Snell & Wilmer, insisted contract town attorney Justin Pierce in an … Read more
Recent lightning-sparked wildfires across Gila County postponed the quarterly meeting of Gila County’s Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEP… Read more
The Aug. 25, 2020 article in the Roundup about solar panel users getting a property tax refund was incorrect. Government entities that install… Read more
PHOENIX — With a month to go, Arizonans are responding to the U.S. Census at a rate near the bottom of the national pack. Read more
The “Beast” landed at the Blattner Brush Pit last week. Read more
Many times when I go fishing, I just stop and watch the surrounding wildlife. While fishing along Tonto Creek and the East Verde River, I’ve e… Read more
Author Daniel Herman works a day job as a history professor. Read more
Members of local nonprofit agencies and future board members are invited to a virtual training session. Read more
Summer is winding down and many outdoorsmen are picking up their bows and shotguns for some early hunts throughout the state. Read more
If you have family or friends headed up to Rim Country for the Labor Day holiday weekend remind them to budget extra time and consider alterna… Read more
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Under the old saying “no good deed goes unpunished,” the company hired by Payson to resurface streets tried to speed up the schedule on Aug. 2… Read more
The Payson Town Council unanimously voted on Aug. 27 to hire Troy Smith, the deputy city manager from the City of Commerce, Colo., as Payson’s… Read more
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about shots fired in the Christopher Creek area, east of Payson, the evening of Thursday,… Read more
Gila County has updated its fire ordinance ban so it more closely mirrors the Forest Service’s varying fire stages. Read more
The Gila County Board of Supervisors talked about ongoing and planned Capital Investment Plan projects at its special meeting Tuesday, Aug. 25. Read more
If you have a sneaking suspicion that you may already have had, and recovered from, COVID-19 a few months back. Sign up for the next Vitalant … Read more
The Mazatzal Hotel & Casino in conjunction with the Tonto Apache Tribal Health Services recently completed its mandatory team member COVID… Read more
Horticulturist Kim Stone, a horticulturist and author, offers a free webinar, Growing a Winter Vegetable Garden, at 11 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 10. Read more
Want to avoid a visit to the polls and vote early, during October, before the Nov. 3 General Election? Read more
Over the past year, John Castaneda and his compassionate staff at Gila County Animal Care & Control returned 306 lost animals to anxious o… Read more
AmeriCorps participants have valuable, rewarding jobs in Gila County communities. Read more
Once-a-week gardening and horticulture webinars this summer have explored a wide range of topics from container gardening and FireWise landsca… Read more
The staff of Gila County Animal Care & Control reminds Rim Country pet owners to keep dogs and cats up-to-date on rabies vaccinations and … Read more
PHOENIX — As of right now, bars in nine of the state's 15 counties can reopen. Read more
Gila County health officials reported two more deaths due to COVID-19. Both were Payson residents. One was reported Aug. 25 and the other on Aug. 26. Read more
Gila County has spent a total of $3,556,089 to cover the cost of its COVID-19 response as of Aug. 21. It received $2,960,977 from the Arizona … Read more
Almost two dozen donors matched the MHA Foundation’s matching funds challenge to bring $9,000 into Payson’s Homeless and Homeless Veterans Ini… Read more
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Arizona has lurched into a frightening and unusual second fire season, with blazes raging across the southeast corner of the Tonto National Forest. Read more
All the paths Gwen Zorn has trod, from the tragic to triumphant, prepared her to fill the role of CEO at the Time Out Shelter in Payson. Read more
