GILA COUNTY – Guests from the Pinetop-Lakside Sanitary District brought specialized equipment to Globe last week, spending Monday and Tuesday at Russell Gulch Landfill and sharing their recipe for converting shredded paper  and cardboard into compost — once mixed with treated wastewater sludge, shredded wood pulp, and just enough water …

Griffin, Meddler, Alder, Rock House , Juniper Fires – August 29, 2020 Morning Update   Griffin Fire:      61, 995 acres     44% contained                  Cause: Lightning                               Grass and Brush The Griffin Fire (started 8/17) has merged with the Gin Fire (started 8/16) and Champion Fire (started 8/23). Location: 5 miles northeast of Globe, AZ in the Apache mountains west of Hwy 60  Meddler Fire: 4,452 acres         84% contained                  Cause: Under Investigation          Grass …

  Griffin Fire Continues to Progress into the Sevenmile Drainage  Ko’ Ba Nagoni i’    Salt Fire  Location: 11 miles north of Globe, AZ near the junction of Hwy. 188 and SR 288  Cause: Lightning  Size: 20,809 acres  Percent containment: 57%  Vegetation: Sonoran Desert Grass and Brush  Fire Strategy: Full Suppression      Griffin Fire  Location: 5 …

by Jeff Payne, Director of Horticulture at Boyce Thompson Arboretum Monsoon season is here! What does that mean? We usually think about flooding rains, but that’s not really accurate. Let’s take a look at how the National Weather Service defines what a monsoon actually is and what causes the monsoon …

Miami Unified is pleased to announce that the State Board of Education awarded us AOI status for Miami Virtual Program (MVP), which will start enrolling students this month. Along with San Carlos’s Shilgozhoo Academy, this will be the only approved online school in southern Gila County. Miami Virtual Program will …

By Natalie H. On the evening of February 26th, everything seemed perfect. My grades were good and my mom and I were at a meeting preparing for our school trip to Europe. We were going to Italy and France in March. I’d worked for a year to save for this …

If you are looking for a job in the area, our latest issue posted a range of job openings.  Follow the links below for more detail including filling out online applications.   If you are an employer who would like to advertise a job opening on our website or FB page, …

Pin Drop Travel Trailers, LLC, a locally owned travel trailer manufacturing company, offers adventure travelers an opportunity to isolate in remote destinations and sample the fully self-contained tear drop experience through online rental.   Cottonwood, Arizona and Miami, Arizona – Pin Drop Travel Trailers, LLC has expanded its offerings to meet the …