PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) is proud to announce it has relaunched its lifesaving mobile COVID-19 vaccination program. This program is designed to ensure all Arizonans, anywhere in the state, still have equitable access to free COVID-19 vaccinations by bringing a vaccine clinic to any community …
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Nurses on the Front Line
Tired of Covid-19? Imagine being a nurse on the front lines of a two-year infectious pandemic. “We have had sicker people in this hospital than this hospital has ever seen before,” says Rhonda Mason, Chief Nursing Officer at Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center (CVRMC) in Globe.“We have stretched people further …
Read More »San Carlos Apache Tribe Mandates Covid-19 Vaccines
SAN CARLOS – Today, the San Carlos Council, the governing body of the San Carlos Apache Tribe, passed Resolution No. AU-21-121, mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees of the tribe’s government and subsidiary enterprises. Employees have until September 25, 2021 to be fully vaccinated as a condition of employment and …
Read More »Globe City Council discusses vacancy on Council, new Business Licensing guidelines and personnel issues at April 13 meeting.
Members of the Globe City Council: Mayor Al Gameros, Vice Mayor Mike Stapleton, and council members Freddy Rios, Mike Pastor, Jesse Leetham, and Fernando Shipley. All members were in attendance. Small Business Licensing/Registry Council discussed new business license code provisions for home-based businesses. Linda Oddonetto, Economic Development Director, said …
Read More »Mayor Gameros responds to governor’s no-mask executive order.
To The Citizens of Globe, Today Governor Ducey signed an Executive Oder 2021-06 that outlined the “New Phase of COVID-19 Mitigation-Business Guidelines Transition from Requirements To Recommendations”. The Executive Order is effective immediately, and addresses the following bullet points; Events of more than 50 people will no longer need the …
Read More »O’Driscoll acknowledges community partners in success of vaccination program
By: Michael O’Driscoll COVID-19 has placed a tremendous amount of stress on all the residents and businesses of Gila County since January of 2020. When Gila County and our community partners began vaccinating residents I was convinced that we would be successful if we all worked together to get as …
Read More »County announces vaccine appointments for Adults 65 and older beginning Feb 8
Due to all the hard work on behalf of Gila County, we have received increased vaccination doses each week. At this time, we are excited to announce that we can officially move into the top of Group 1C (Adults 65 and Older), beginning Monday, February 8th. This was possible through …
Read More »In Memory of…
JANUARY 2021- This list is compiled from the records of both Lamont Mortuary and Bulman Miles Funeral Home for deaths in Globe and Miami. Obituaries have been edited. Complete details can be found at: (LM: Lamont Mortuary, BF: Bulman Miles Funeral Home) DOREEN THURLO, July 8, 1924 – January 1, 2021, …
Read More »County Health Department sets up call center to handle calls regarding vaccination program
Globe, AZ —The Gila County Health Department is continuing to work with our community partners: Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, Ponderosa Family Care, Hope Family Care, Genoa Healthcare, Banner Payson, volunteers, Arizona National Guard, Health Department Staff, and all of our other community partners to administer the vaccine to the …
Read More »Health Department announces vaccine distribution
Globe, AZ — Beginning this week, Gila County may receive its first allotment of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine. These shipments will be sent directly to facilities that have been approved through an on boarding application process to receive and dispense the vaccine. These include regional hospitals as well as some …
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