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Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand ◆ Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen ◆ Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza ◆ Petrified Forest closed for 43 days. Holbrook’s receipts went up. ◆ Katie Hobbs absent from Governor debate ◆ Arizona holds its first lieutenant governor debate ◆ Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand ◆ Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen ◆ Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza ◆ Petrified Forest closed for 43 days. Holbrook’s receipts went up. ◆ Katie Hobbs absent from Governor debate ◆ Arizona holds its first lieutenant governor debate

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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.

Where the 20 wind and solar projects proposed for Navajo County stand

3 days ago

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Courts void cancellation of Hopi solar grant, but $25 million remains frozen

3 days ago

Photo by Shawn White Holbrook Police Chief Nathan Christensen (right) introduced the department’s newest officer, Eddie Corrales (left), who came from the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office after three years at the county jail.

Holbrook council approves signage for new Allsup’s travel plaza

3 days ago

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Petrified Forest closed for 43 days. Holbrook’s receipts went up.

Oct 13

Photo courtesy of the Arizona Media Association Republican gubernatorial nominee Andy Biggs speaks during the Citizens Clean Elections Commission debate on Oct. 6, in Scottsdale. Biggs, a congressman from the East Valley, called for phasing out the state income tax and criticized Gov. Katie Hobbs for declining to participate.

Katie Hobbs absent from Governor debate

Oct 13

Photo by Shawn White Republican Sine Kerr (left) and No Labels candidate Angela Harrolle Mohan (right) debate Oct. 5, in Scottsdale. The two met in the first lieutenant governor debate in Arizona history, which the running mates on the Democratic and Green Party tickets did not attend.

Arizona holds its first lieutenant governor debate

Oct 13

HUSD board reviews 2026 financial report

Oct 13

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Ten WUSD teachers praised for test scores

Oct 13

Map courtesy of Navajo County Navajo County’s 106-mile public fiber network runs from the Cholla Power Plant area near Joseph City through Holbrook, Snowflake, Taylor and Show Low to Pinetop-Lakeside and Heber-Overgaard. Winslow is the only incorporated city or town in the county not on the route.

Every city in Navajo County has fiber infrastructure except Winslow. Why?

Oct 6

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Atlas Global late on first two payments for Winslow tradeport land

Oct 6