Musical act Four Shillings Short is returning to the White Mountains for an equally entertaining, edified and educational performance in Lakeside. Read moreFour Shillings Short return to the White Mountains
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Board of Supervisors this week doled out nearly $500,000 in federal grants to three projects designed to help low… Read moreNavajo County supervisors award federal grant money
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TUCSON — The White Mountain Football Club’s 16U boys’ soccer team emerged as champions after the 32nd Annual Fort Lowell Shootout. Read moreLocal youth soccer team return as champs
HOLBROOK — The White Mountain Independent has been following a number of high interest cases in Navajo County Superior Court. Here is an updat… Read moreTwo Navajo County criminal cases update
WINDOW ROCK — Almost three years after it was instituted to curb the spread of COVID-19, the Navajo Nation has lifted its mask mandate, making… Read moreThe Navajo Nation has lifted its mask mandate, fully reopening to the public
LAVEEN VILLAGE — Sitting on a chair in the middle of a crowded gym, Hopi woman Pershlie Ami talked softly into the microphone to share her exp… Read moreSurvivors, descendants of federal Indian boarding schools share experiences
The city of Show Low is currently taking applications to fill vacancies in four different committees and commissions. Read morePositions available with Show Low committees and commissions
Navajo and Apache counties continue to lag behind the rest of the state when it comes to jobs, but not by much. Read moreNavajo County workforce growing as jobless rate declines
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office released its Media Arrest Summary for the period of time from Jan. 8 through Jan. 14. Arrestees … Read moreNCSO activity
For 65 years, the Hashknife Pony Express has traveled from the White Mountains to the Valley of the Sun to preserve a small piece of the West’… Read moreHashknife Pony Express rides for 65th time Feb. 1 - 4
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A then-17-year-old girl entangled in the violent 2021 beating of her former boyfriend at Show Low Lake pleaded guilty last week to facilitatin… Read moreDetails emerge in 2021 SL Lake beating case
This weekend may start out with pleasant weather, but drivers should be prepared for slick and potentially hazardous conditions on the state’s… Read moreADOT: Road conditions bad this weekend
HOLBROOK—The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office released its weekly log of activity for the time period between Jan. 1 through Jan. 7. Arrestees a… Read moreNCSO activty
The Show Low Public Library has released its calendar of events for January. Read moreStart 2023 on the right track at the Show Low Public Library
Last December marked 24 years of holiday food box giveaways at VFW Auxiliary Post 9907 at 381 N. Central Ave. in Show Low. Read moreShow Low VFW feeds 65 local families
EDITOR’S NOTE: Due to the sensitive nature of this story’s subject, full names were not used for Narcotics Anonymous members. Read moreLocal NA fellowship promotes clean Snow Day
PHOENIX — Dozens of people from tribal nations across Arizona gathered last week at the state Capitol to celebrate Indian Nations and Tribes L… Read moreTribal leaders advocate for the state’s support during tribal nations day
In memory of a slain police officer, the Darrin Reed Foundation helped 15 local families get through the holiday season and into the new year. Read more15 families receive aid in fallen SL officer's memory
FORT DEFIANCE — New Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and Vice President Richelle Montoya were sworn into office Tuesday, along with the coun… Read moreNygren becomes youngest Navajo president
The 9-year-old son of a Concho man arrested on drug charges died last month in a Valley hospital from diabetic complications after living in a… Read moreConcho 9 year old dies in DCS home
SPRINGERVILLE — The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests is currently working to begin multiple prescribed burn operations this week. The follow… Read moreApache-Sitgreaves prescribed burns continue
HOLBROOK—The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office released its log of activity for Dec. 26-31. The suspects are tracked alphabetically by last name. Read moreNCSO activity
HOLBROOK—Jason Allen Snyder, 45 formerly of Snowflake, is awaiting trial in the Navajo County Jail for five counts of possessing a weapon whil… Read moreAlleged kidnap victim dies
PHOENIX — Seeing Arizona Tribes spotlighted during Governor Katie Hobbs’s inauguration ceremony was refreshing for local tribal advocates, and… Read moreHobbs highlights Arizona’s Indigenous people, history during inauguration
The Summit Healthcare Cancer Center received a donation from the White Mountain chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, one that certainly h… Read moreSHCC receives warming winter gifts
“Resolution” is simply defined as a firm decision to do something — or not to do something — but often the difficult part is sticking to those… Read moreDon’t drop the ball on your New Year’s resolutions
Online market and consumer data platform Statista revealed America’s top New Year’s resolutions, which cover many of the staples many people w… Read moreTop New Year's resolutions revealed
Snowstorms and icy roads are a challenge that every resident must overcome to enjoy life in the White Mountains, but there are a few key trick… Read morePrepare for hazardous winter road conditions
The White Mountain Independent has been following a number of high-interest criminal cases in the Superior Courts in Navajo and Apache countie… Read moreCriminal cases update
HOLBROOK — Navajo County is connecting its firefighters, law officers, paramedics and first responders to FirstNet, the only network built wit… Read moreNCSO hails upgrade in communications
According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the collisions reported along State Route 260 on Thursday resulted in one fatality and s… Read more260 wreck fatal, says DPS
A number of law enforcement agencies responded to a crash on State Route 260 and Hog Wash Road near Buffalo Bill’s on Thursday morning that ca… Read moreCrash on SR 260 closes road near Linden
You know what they say. Read moreJobless report for state, counties
The Deuce of Clubs Drop will begin at 11 p.m. on Saturday at Show Low City Hall, 180 N. Ninth St. Read moreRing in the New Year 'Show Low' style!
HOLBROOK — Widows, widowers, disabled individuals or senior citizens who are Navajo County property owners on fixed or limited incomes may be … Read moreNAVAJO COUNTY RESIDENTS MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS AND REDUCTIONS
EDITOR’S NOTE: Citizen Spotlight is an occasional series that highlights people who make life in the White Mountains special. Today we are fea… Read moreCitizen Spotlight: Former firefighter builds birdhouses in Lakeside
Thanks to a few special groups, the Navajo County Fair’s 2022 Classic Christmas Stories event helped needy families and organizations througho… Read moreEvent proceeds help local families, organizations
Lakeside’s VFW Auxiliary Post 2364 held a Wreaths Across America ceremony on Dec. 17 outside Pinetop-Lakeside Town Hall. Read moreWreaths Across America ceremony held at PT/LS Hall
A behavioral health roadshow was held on Dec. 16 at the RE:center in Pinetop. A similar meeting was held the prior day in Flagstaff, both emph… Read moreNABHR connects behavioral health, substance abuse programs
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Office released its activity log for Dec. 5-10. That office tracks its arrestees alphabetically by last name. Read moreNCSO activity
Sometimes jail doesn’t work, and sometimes sending people to jail causes crime. Read moreNC jail
For over 40 years, families in Springerville and Eagar have gathered on Christmas Eve to light an assortment of luminarias between the towns’ … Read moreSpringerville-Eagar luminarias promote festivity, faith, and family
Christmas on Evergreen Drive has been a beloved White Mountain tradition for just shy of a decade, but this year it serves as a tribute to one… Read more"Christmas on Evergreen Drive" serves as tribute
Breakfast with Santa was held at Sandbagger’s Bar & Grill in Show Low by the White Mountain Lake Community Association with a little help … Read moreWML children receives their Christmas presents early
SNOWFLAKE — The “Thin Blue Line” in northeastern Arizona is a little stronger with the December 9, 2022, swearing-in of nine new peace officer… Read moreFall 2022 NALETA graduates complete intensive training academy
Heath Clark is a self-admitted “White Mountain born-and-bred cowboy” who’s hoping to take his northern Arizona musical roots to Nashville, Tennessee. Read moreShow Low native hopes to take his music to Nashville
A local woman afflicted with a variety of mental problems is speaking out about issues she has with the Old Concho Community Assistance Center… Read morePinetop resident claims "abuse" by local assistance program
Sequoia Village School teacher Cynthia Mealer is looking to the community for help in sponsoring the school theater program’s next big performance. Read moreSequioa Village School seeks support to fund future performance
Navajo County is applying for $150,000 to draw up plans to replace the Shumway Bridge in Show Low, which will require about $9,000 in local fu… Read moreNavajo County seeks state funding to draw up plans to replace Shumway Bridge
The local courts in the White Mountains are losing an accumulated 85 years of experience in running the justice system with the retirement of … Read moreRetirements cost courts 85 years' worth of wisdom
