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Mission banquet and auction set

Sep 25

Area football teams hope big wins this week

Sep 21
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Carroll Martin Hicks

Sep 21
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Jimmy Roy Petersen

Sep 19
Photo by Toni GibbonsRebecca Scott, an eighth grader at Snowflake Junior High School and 4-H’er, took a snack break with Samuel, her Suffolk-Hampshire cross sheep, at the Navajo County Fair last week. Scott won the Grand Championship Junior Showman award with Samuel this year. She has been doing 4H most of her life and hopes someday to be a veterinarian.

Navajo County Fair Rebecca Scott

Sep 19
Photo courtesy of Joseph City School DistrictRobert Crosswhite (second from left) was inducted into the Arizona Interscholastic Association Hall of Fame on Sept. 10.

Robert Crosswhite inducted into the AIA Hall of Fame

Sep 19
Photo by Toni GibbonsSnowflake High School cross country Head Coach Lynn Johnson requested the Snowflake School District Governing Board reinstate the cross country team as a funded sport due to the increase of students participating.

Cross country added to Snowflake athletics

Sep 19
Photo by L. ParsonsMichael Jones (pictured) spoke to the Winslow City Council on the new 9-1-1 system at the Winslow Police Department.

Next Gen 9-1-1 system brings new technology to emergency services

Sep 19
Photos courtesy of The Cherry BombsThe Cherry Bombs school supply drive included helping with hygiene items, extra underwear and cleaning supplies. Bonnie Brennan Elementary School Health Technician Mica Vasquez (right) was grateful to receive the help from Cherry Bomb President, Lauralee Parsons (left).

Local group has a style for community service

Sep 19
Photo by Kevin DahlIn an effort to better understand the helium operation, Kevin Dahl, Arizona senior program manager with the National Parks Conservation Association, visited this site operated by Ranger Development in Apache County south of Interstate 40 near Exit 325. Ranger has been drilling since 2016 and on Jan. 16, 2018, received their Aquifer Protection Permit from the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, giving them the right to frack.

Helium leases are awarded amid questions of environmental impact

Sep 19