According to the Pinetop-Lakeside Police Department (PTLSPD), sometime after midnight on Monday, the Lotus Garden Chinese Restaurant was robbe… Read more
The Mogollon Rim Interpretretive Trail, more commonly known locally as “The Overlook Rim Trail,” is open. The trail, located along State Highw… Read more
Fernando and Jessica Gonzalez, left, with their two girls, infant Torei and Braelynn, are presented with a check by Cari and Richard Bilbie, r… Read more
HEBER-OVERGAARD — Willie “Blu” Mitchell was once hailed as a benevolent visionary who, as president of an innovative company called Sigma CUTS… Read more
The Pinetop-Lakeside Town Council unanimously approved a landscape maintenance contract on June 16 with In-Bloom Nursery – It’s Magic Landscap… Read more
SHOW LOW—The two candidates for Show Low Justice of the Peace appeared at a forum at the city of Show Low Council chambers on Wednesday. Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: Reporter Barbara Bruce will be the moderator for the Rotary of the White Mountains’ Meet the Candidate forum. Read more
Construction is moving right along on the Marriott Fairfield Inn Townplace Suites, located at White Mountain Boulevard and East Woolford road … Read more
Some pretty successful people hail from New Jersey. Besides the Jersey Boys themselves, there is Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen, John Travol… Read more
Three candidates for Snowflake Justice of the Peace appeared on Monday night in the city of Show Low Council Chambers to respond to questions … Read more
The White Mountains Autism Foundation’s (WMAF) Troy Gillespie Memorial Fishing Jamboree on June 9 was hosted by Lazy Oaks Resort in Lakeside —… Read more
CONCHO — Justin Scott Wiest, 42 of Concho has been in the Apache County Jail on $550,000 in bonds, accused of two counts of attempted murder i… Read more
Natalie Behn and Ally Rumzis, sponsored by the White Mountain Women’s Club, are this year’s scholarship recipients for the Hugh O’Brian Youth … Read more
Ken Flake, left, and Kendall Smith, from Civil Solutions, supervise the preparations for a turn lane at the intersection of White Mountain Blv… Read more
Choosing a judge to rule on cases and issue judgments should be an informed decision. To help with that decision, each election cycle the Nava… Read more
PINETOP–LAKESIDE – In less than 20 minutes at a June 2 meeting, the Pinetop-Lakeside Town Council approved the consent agenda, accepted Planni… Read more
HOLBROOK — Brandon Toney, now 23, shot and killed his mother at a residence in Sun Valley on Oct. 22, 2020, and shot a male family member who … Read more
WHITERIVER — A White Mountain Apache police officer was shot and killed during a traffic stop Thursday evening in Whiteriver, and following a … Read more
SHOW LOW — In a May 24 press release, “Hashtag Blessed the Movie,” an independent film produced by a local mother and daughter team, Martina B… Read more
LAKESIDE — A man and a woman both from Lakeside were found guilty of multiple charges related to sexual conduct with a minor on May 27 in an i… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – The third annual Summit for Arizona Trails was held in Cottonwood on May 6-7 for the purpose of bringing Arizona’s trail co… Read more
SHOW LOW — Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District Public Information Officer Randy Chevalier published a Facebook post past press time on Thurs… Read more
The White Mountain Audubon Society is awarding the 2022 $1,000 Bob and Loretta Pena Memorial Scholarship to Aiden Mark Camisa of Snowflake. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Unity of the White Mountains is hosting a free event, Sacred Earth/Common Ground, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Read more
he Northland Pioneer College 2022 Student Art Show came to a close on May 6 with a reception at NPC’s Talon Gallery on the White Mountain Show… Read more
NUTRIOSO—A controversy is growing over a planned domestic water improvement district, called a DWID, which is in the early stages of developme… Read more
VERNON — The last official count of World War II veterans still alive is from May 2021. The Department of Veteran Affairs in Washington said t… Read more
Two people died after a small airplane crashed Wednesday afternoon in a meadow near Show Low Creek. Read more
The Pinetop-Lakeside Town Council held a public hearing on Thursday at the monthly council meeting for a proposed amendment from Planning and … Read more
CONCHO — William Jason White, 44 of Concho has been charged with first degree murder, a Class 1 felony, for the alleged stabbing death of Crai… Read more
HOLBROOK--Navajo County Sheriff's Office sent out a press release on May 17 regarding the arrest of a suspected car-jacker, which follows. Any… Read more
HOLBROOK--On May 12, 2022, the Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) as part of “Operation Clean Communities – Show Low," arrested four person… Read more
May is National Mental Health Awareness Month and the theme for 2022 is Back to Basics. Read more
HOLBROOK — Angelica Estrada was named the 2022 Victim Advocate of the Year by the Arizona Prosecuting Attorneys’ Advisory Council. This award … Read more
SNOWFLAKE — Since October 2020, a total of four grand jury indictments have been filed against Snowflake chiropractor Wesley Bowman, 74, but t… Read more
SHOW LOW – Validating that the White Mountains loves a social event, 60 guests, the majority dressed in Victorian attire, were seated for an a… Read more
SHOW LOW – The White Mountain Symphony Orchestra (WMSO) will present its Season Finale concert on Saturday, June 4 featuring The Flying Theme … Read more
WEST ALLIS, Wis. — A 19-year-old Eagar man was shot to death in the early-morning hours Sunday in West Allis, Wisconsin, according to news out… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — After five months of work on the 2022-27 Strategic Plan for the town of Pinetop-Lakeside, the Town Council voted to adopt t… Read more
NAVAJO, APACHE COUNTIES — The Independent has been following a number of criminal cases and provides an update on three of them. Anyone accuse… Read more
The family of Marilyn Morris Hill are pleased to announce that the memorial scholarship will be awarded again in 2022. Marilyn Hill was a resi… Read more
Navajo County this week chipped in $200,000 in federal grant money to help Show Low complete its $2 million playground and splash pad, which w… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – This week the Mountain Nature Center (WMNC) will be getting a new resident, Simon, a baby Eurasian eagle owl. Read more
WHITERIVER — The White Mountain Apache Tribe offices were closed Wednesday and administrative leave was granted to tribal employees so they co… Read more
TUCSON — At long last, killers Blane and Susan Barksdale, ages 58 and 61 respectively, are going to prison for the death of a friend of Susan … Read more
In cooperation with the White Mountain Fire Coordinating Group, Pinetop-Lakeside Chief of Police Dan Barnes issued a press release on Wednesda… Read more
SHOW LOW – The Show Low Elks Lodge announced the Roy and Charlotte Glover Scholarship opportunity on March 24 for current White Mountain-regio… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Appearing before the Pinetop-Lakeside Town Council on April 21, James Fawcett, an eighth-grade student at Blue Ridge Junior… Read more
HOLBROOK—The Independent has been following a number of child sex crime cases and below is an update on two of them. Read more
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