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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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Jackie Dwyer (second from right) has been promoted to the position of city clerk and was congratulated at the last Holbrook Council meeting by (left to right) Councilmember Roxanne Pergesen, Vice Mayor Mike Nilsson and Mayor Kathleen Smith.

Holbrook passes tentative budget

By Shawn White · Jun 16
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History plays a role in board’s decision regarding liquor license application

By Talaina Kor · Jun 16
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Winslow woman arrested after truck strikes pedestrian

By Shawn White · Jun 9
Lindsay Cox stands with her first-place artwork and $9,000 Northern Arizona University scholarship award after being named the winner of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition for Arizona’s Second Congressional District during an awards ceremony at the Phippen Museum in Prescott Valley.

Lindsay Cox turns love of history and literature into nationally recognized artwork

By Shawn White · Jun 9

WPD internal investigation into man’s death in PD custody last summer expected soon

By Tribune Staff · Jun 9
Elena Philpott prepares to walk across the stage to receive her diploma.

Holbrook High School Class of 2026

By Linda Kor · Jun 2

Council gives OK to update the city’s purchasing policy

By Linda Kor · Jun 2
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Winslow approves tentative budget and hears results of last year’s audit

By Shawn White · Jun 2

A Thirst for Growth Part 1: the aquifer already under strain

By Shawn White · Jun 2
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Joseph City residents speak out against proposed liquor license

By Talaina Kor · Jun 2
Classmates (left to right) Tatum Dixon, Jaimen Tsosie, Eli James, Cort Miller, Luke Miller, Leon Howerton and Wyatt Bowler stand together one last time as classmates before graduation.

Class of 2026 bids farewell

By Tribune Staff · May 26

Tragic deaths reported in Taylor

By Tribune Staff · May 26