SPRINGERVILLE — A press release issued by the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests Supervisor’s Office states that “a deceased newborn palomino filly near the junction of Forest Road 50 and Forest Road 86” on Monday, April 12. Read more
The prospects for safe, in-person classes continues to brighten — with new research on the limited spread of the virus within schools as well … Read more
PAGE – On Friday, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) introduced the National Energy Workforce and Providing Recovery Opportunities to Manage t… Read more
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A Concerned Women of America morning coffee talk will take place on April 17 in Show Low. Read more
ST. JOHNS — Justina Goldtooth, 32, of Apache County pleaded guilty on March 29 to one reduced count of domestic violence attempted aggravated … Read more
CONCHO — Scott O’Brian Smith, 54, of Concho awaits sentencing in the Apache County Jail for the Class 3 felony charge of aggravated assault wi… Read more
Applications are now open for the Sparklight® Charitable Giving Fund, which will annually award $200,000 in grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit orga… Read more
PHOENIX—Alpine property owner Kevin Scott Wynn 59, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Susan M. Brnov… Read more
Restrictions on voting continue to make their way through the Arizona legislature, as similar bills adopted by other states have caused a nati… Read more
Spring is in the air. Read more
The DEA National RX Takeback will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 24. Clean out your medicine cabinet, gathering any expired, u… Read more
On March 27, at or about 9:27 a.m., Apache County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to investigate a report of a “squatter” at a property in … Read more
PHOENIX — Senate President Karen Fann said Friday that Maricopa County officials may be balking at cooperating with an audit of the 2020 elect… Read more
PHOENIX — A Senate panel voted 9-4 Wednesday to bar companies from refusing to serve customers who are not vaccinated. Read more
PHOENIX — State senators finally have the companies they want to audit the 2020 election returns. Read more
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ALPINE— The Alpine Ranger District on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests plans to begin small portions of the Wallow West Unit 4 West pres… Read more
The Sitgreaves County project, known as SB1653, the study committee for the Sitgreaves County Project was killed last week. Read more
APACHE COUNTY — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Apache County Sheriff’s Office and other local and federal agenci… Read more
SANDERS — Details have emerged about the March 15 slaying of Latisha Bizer in the Arizona Park Estates neighborhood in Sanders. Read more
APACHE COUNTY — An as yet unidentified woman was killed after the truck she was driving collided with a tractor-tailer on the Concho-Snowflake… Read more
APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FORESTS — A 68-year-old local man was killed after a tree fell on him that he and another person were cutting down … Read more
SHOW LOW — COVID-19 case numbers in Arizona continue to slide down. That goes for numbers of new cases in Apache and Navajo counties and posit… Read more
ST. JOHNS — Jocelyn Crystal Baca of Springerville once demanded $10.5 million from Apache County stemming from the premature birth of a child … Read more
ST. JOHNS—The Apache County Superior Court welcomed its new full-time pro tem judge after the Board of Supervisors voted to “re-appoint” caree… Read more
SHOW LOW — The annual Apache and Navajo County Republican Lincoln Day dinner will be held at 5 p.m., Saturday, March 20 at Hungry Buffalo rest… Read more
SANDERS — A local man sits in the Apache County Jail in St. Johns on a $10 million bond charged with the first-degree murder of his domestic p… Read more
CONCHO — Details have emerged about the stabbing death of Craig James Huffman 51, at a residence on Apache County Road 5051 in the late night … Read more
SPRINGERVILLE/EAGAR — Round Valley Middle School students in fifth and sixth grades recently read “Hatchet,” a novel that tells the story of 1… Read more
PHOENIX — Gov. Doug Ducey last week ordered schools to resume in-person instruction no later than March 15 after Spring Break. Read more
PHOENIX — State senators won’t pursue any action against first-term lawmaker Wendy Rogers about her interactions with a now-fired staffer. Read more
The White Mountains may have a surprising secret weapon in its effort to develop a sustainable economy. Read more
The federal Environmental Protection agency has awarded $220 million in contracts to clean up 50 of the estimated 500 abandoned uranium mine s… 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
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
FLAGSTAFF — The Health Insurance Marketplace, or healthcare.gov, is open through May 15. North Country HealthCare has application counselors a… 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
It’s time for the Art Contest 2021, sponsored by Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention (NCDP). 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
SPRINGERVILLE — The prospect of a cannabis cultivation and infusion operation near the Springerville airport has come to the attention of the … 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
PHOENIX — Good news for hunters and other outdoor recreationists — The Tonto National Forest lifted the Bush Post-Fire Flooding Public Safety … Read more
A Representative in the state legislature, from the Navajo Nation, has resigned to become Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tribal Affairs in the… Read more
CONCHO — Details have emerged about the Nov. 20, 2020 arrest of Dean S. Terrell, 51, of Concho who has been charged with two counts of aggrava… Read more
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