ARIZONA — Adam Ray Garrard, 42, of Lakeside, brings honor to Arizona and the White Mountains with his December 2020 induction into the Arizona Veterans Hall of Fame’s class of 2020. Read more
Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccination program is finally ramping up, but so has criticism of the state’s slow start. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — It was April 2020 when the Town Council unanimously approved the acceptance of the Donation Agreement between the town and … Read more
PINETOP — Icy roadways contributed to a four-vehicle accident in the 1300 East block of White Mountain Boulevard/SR 260 before 9 a.m. Thursday. Read more
ARIZONA – Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention (NCDP) has been busy the last two months, working as part of a larger coalition formed from 22 o… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — The town’s plan for the Feb. 8 temporary closure of Woodland Lake Park for bark beetle remediation and other construction p… Read more
INDIAN WELLS — A Navajo Nation Division 3 police sergeant is recovering after being hit over the head with a blunt object by a suspect in a ho… Read more
The Arizona senate has passed a potentially massive expansion of private school vouchers on a straight, 16-14 party-line vote, just two years … Read more
SHOW LOW — Illegal and sometimes deadly use of fentanyl that can kill in small doses is nothing new to the White Mountains. Read more
Delineating a great story of brotherhood, a former Marine — Lawrence “Larry” Hust — was presented with a beautiful shadowbox (service medals) … Read more
SHOW LOW — Civil Air Patrol’s Show Low Composite Squadron 210, held its fifth blood drive on Feb. 1-2, resulting in 39 units of blood donated. Read more
“I prefer to live life in color.” Read more
SHOW LOW — Marijuana seed seller Michael Moss didn’t close his business because of pressure from U.S. postal inspectors but rather allegedly b… Read more
New guidelines support in-person classes for most schools, even when the COVID-19 virus remains widespread in the community. Read more
SHOW LOW — An electric car charging station is coming to Show Low through a program called Take Charge AZ. It is a collaborative project betwe… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – It was a June 1, 2019, letter from the Community Development Department to residents living within 300 feet of Vallery Lane… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS—The Independent has been covering a number of high interest criminal cases and below provides an update on some of them. Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS — Every year firefighters and law enforcement have too many fires to deal with that could have been prevented with just a litt… Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County government paused as a procession taking the body of former Navajo President Albert Hale passed slowly through Holbro… Read more
SHOW LOW — The Show Low Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron was one of four squadrons in Arizona that qualified and won the Quality Cadet Unit Award. Read more
Let the games begin. Read more
FLAGSTAFF — The Health Insurance Marketplace, or healthcare.gov, is open through May 15. North Country HealthCare has application counselors a… Read more
ARIPINE — A man and a woman in their mid-50s were arrested Feb. 4 at their home in the 2600 block of Maplewood Lane after Navajo County Sherif… Read more
It’s time for the Art Contest 2021, sponsored by Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention (NCDP). Read more
Pavement maintenance on U.S. 60 from Show Low to Springerville is scheduled to take place in March. Read more
SHOW LOW — One of our most important functions at the Small Business Development Center hosted at Northland Pioneer College is to assist our s… Read more
SHOW LOW — Good oral health in young children plays a critical role in a child’s overall wellbeing and education. Read more
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission is proposing regulation on the use of trail cameras used for the take of wildlife. Read more
WHITERIVER — The daily post on the White Mountain Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Facebook page for Sunday, Feb. 14 regarding C… Read more
WHITE MOUNTAINS—The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases that have generated much interest and below is an update about t… Read more
Editor’s note: This is the second of three articles regarding Pension Obligation Bonds (POB) being considered by the PTLS town council for the… Read more
HOLBROOK — This year will mark the 63rd ride of the Sheriff’s Posse — Hashknife Pony Express. The 200-mile route typically takes place every F… Read more
SHOW LOW — Unanimous approval was given by the Show Low Planning and Zoning Commission on a preliminary development plan for Bison Pass. It is… Read more
District 6 State Rep. Brenda Barton wants to make it harder for voters to approve initiatives that tie the hands of the legislature. Read more
On Feb. 15, 1909, a highly effective law enforcement agency was disbanded. It was in existence for only eight years, but it was directly respo… Read more
NPC Friends and Family, the non-profit foundation that supports Northland Pioneer College (NPC), has an unprecedented total of over $33,000 av… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — It wasn’t love at first sight, nor was it like “When Harry Met Sally” for Clifford and Bonnie Drury who met at a single’s g… Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The prospect of a cannabis cultivation and infusion operation near the Springerville airport has come to the attention of the … Read more
SHOW LOW — Show Low’s 2020 Year in Review statement along with multiple presentations by Show Low Administrative Services Director Justin John… Read more
GREER — Fifty years ago Sunrise Park Resort became a reality. Read more
New COVID-19 cases in Navajo County have fallen sharply in the past week or two and the initially halting effort to vaccinate high-risk groups… Read more
The Apache County Board of Supervisors last week appointed Jasmine Blackwater-Nygren, a Navajo Nation member, to replace state Rep. Arlando Te… Read more
The Census Bureau this week offered an upbeat assessment of how the big count went in Navajo County, sidestepping most of the controversies th… Read more
Salt River Project (SRP) Wednesday released an updated timeline for reducing workforce at the coal-fired Coronado Generating Station (CGS) in … Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — To boost school spirit, Blue Ridge High School Student Council sponsored a spirit rock painting contest. Read more
SHOW LOW — A Show Low man was arrested Monday for allegedly smoking fentanyl in front of a 1-year-old child he was supposed to be watching. Read more
SHOW LOW — All those little things that we use every day but don’t think about can be real luxuries for people who don’t have the same means o… Read more
When it comes to public opinion, as we shall see today, quite often being the underdog, and particularly a persecuted underdog gets everyone’s… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — Sadly, Rainbow Lake suffered greatly last summer from lack of runoff and rainfall and still has not completely recovered. T… Read more
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