Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting. This Council …
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I’m growing a vegetable garden again this year, but it’s not going well. I have eleven tomato plants, three zucchinis, and eight chile peppers, and they look great. I should be swimming in vegetables by now. But there’s hardly anything on them. Last year, the tomatoes suffered because a tropical …
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Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting except Councilman Shipley. …
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Council adopts results of primary election. Council formally adopted the results of the July 30, 2024, primary election, officially recognizing the results as declared by Gila County. In this election, three Council seats were on the ballot: the positions for Mayor, District 1, and District 2. All candidates for these …
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No completion date yet for Connie’s Bridge Council heard an in-depth update on progress on the Pinal Creek Bridge project, aka Connie’s Bridge, from representatives of Meridian Engineering Company. Meridian representatives said no completion date has been set yet due to difficulties scheduling paving work. The project has suffered multiple …
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Sometimes, life doesn’t feel very lively. In 2022 and 2023, I spent an unusual amount of time watching Vera – the British crime show featuring a brilliant but grumpy female investigator. At the time, I was spending a lot of time working in the yard, putting in a vegetable garden, …
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Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton (District 4), and Council members Freddy Rios (District 1), Mike Pastor (District 2), Jesse Leetham (District 3), Mariano Gonzalez (District 5), and Fernando Shipley (District 6). All members were in attendance at this meeting. Council moves forward …
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2024-2025 Budget and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process kicks off Council heard presentations from Public Works, the Fire Department, and the Police Department regarding their budget requests for FY2024-25. Jepson pointed out that this is a high-level summary of the projects with various funding sources. The council will review the …
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Globe Skate Park slated for rehab with state funds After holding a public hearing, Council voted to select the Globe Skate Park as the recipient of this year’s Community Development Block Grant funding from the Arizona Department of Housing. The funds will go to remove and replace the existing equipment. …
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In 2015, Isa (pronounced EYE-sa) Watson was in her 30s, and was leading what appeared to be an almost perfect life. She had three college degrees under her belt and an impressive background as a research scientist – she’d been the youngest chemist ever to publish a paper. Isa was …
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