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Photo by Talaina Kor Last week crews used a helicopter to add electrical transmission lines to the existing power grid at Cholla Power Plant along I-40 between Joseph City and Holbrook. Solar and wind projects require new transmission infrastructure or upgrades to existing lines so electricity can be delivered to the grid.
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Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand

Between 2005 and 2020, Navajo County saw four wind and solar project proposals. Since 2021 it has seen 16, several of them many times the size of anything that came before. The high desert of Navajo County has…

By Shawn White · Oct 20, 2026 · 3:13 pm
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Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen

Two federal judges ruled in September that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) acted unlawfully when it canceled a…

Tuesday, 3:12 pm
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Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza

During the Oct. 14 Holbrook City Council meeting and convening as the Board of Adjustment, the council voted…

Tuesday, 3:11 pm
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Navajo County continues to discuss renewable development

During the Navajo County Board of Supervisors regular meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the board received a follow-up…

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City of Holbrook looks to rein in motels being used as apartments

By Shawn White · Apr 28
Holbrook has added a new tourist attraction in celebration of the Route 66 centennial. The artwork detailing Holbrook’s Route 66 highlights was created by renowned Native American artist Richard Gorman. City workers installed this drive-thru Route 66 shield at Heward Park, located at the west end of Hopi Drive. Also soon to be added are mini shields to be placed in the city’s dog parks located at Heward Park and the other dog park at the north end of Navajo Blvd.

Holbrook Route 66 shield

By Tribune Staff · Apr 28
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WUSD holds brief meeting

By Shawn White · Apr 28

Traffic stop leads to $50,000 drug seizure in Winslow

By Shawn White · Apr 21
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Winslow council sends APS agreement to voters this fall

By Shawn White · Apr 21
Economic Development Director Jack Fitchett points to a map during a presentation Tuesday, explaining city boundaries and where Winslow has authority to regulate development.

Winslow clarifies development authority as projects take shape

By Shawn White · Apr 21
A portion of Sahara Inn was engulfed in flames last week. Despite the inn being no electricity and the inn condemned, the property owner has allowed people to live in the building.

Third fire occurs at condemned Sahara Inn

By Tribune Staff · Apr 21
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The Salvage Studio brings new value to discarded items

By Linda Kor · Apr 21

AVID program provides tools for student success

By Talaina Kor · Apr 21
Andrea Romo (left) stands with her sister Becki Colon and Aaron Colon in front of the original Arizona Tavern mural inside the nearly finished Gandy Dancer Gallery in downtown Holbrook, a space the family has spent more than a year renovating ahead of its planned opening in May.

Gandy Dancer Gallery to open in century-old historic Holbrook building

By Shawn White · Apr 21
Tegan Chacon (left) with McCauley Construction, welds components in preparation for installing one of the Santa Fe boxcars that will be converted into public restrooms in downtown Winslow, as Marco Villa Gomez (center) and Niver Garcia (right) stand nearby assisting with the work.

Winslow renovates old train cars into downtown public restrooms

By Shawn White · Apr 21
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Appointment of recorder may be in violation of Arizona constitution

By Talaina Kor · Apr 21