HOLBROOK — Former Show Low Mayor Daryl Seymore was voted the new head of the Navajo County Board of Supervisors this week, as two new supervisors took their seats. Read more
SPRINGERVILLE – The following is a press release issued by Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests on January 9, 2021. Read more
HEBER/OVERGAARD — A Facebook post began circulating Thursday night, Jan. 7, alleging that a Heber Wild Horse foal and possibly three to four a… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — Coming on the heels of Arizona voters approving recreational marijuana in the Nov. 3 election, the Governor’s Office of Highwa… Read more
Northland Pioneer College Friends and Family is pleased to announce the very first winner of the Doris Reed Nursing and Allied Health Scholars… Read more
ARIZONA — Governor Doug Ducey and the Arizona Department of Health Services announced last Friday that Arizona is opening a 24/7 vaccination s… Read more
New cases of COVID-19 continue to surge across Arizona, throwing into harsh light the unexpectedly slow rollout of a new, high-tech vaccine. Read more
NAVAJO AND COCONINO COUNTIES — Details have emerged about the legal jeopardy that on-leave Navajo County Public Health Director Jeffrey P. Lee… Read more
PHOENIX — Arizona rose to the top of the list (again) for the highest 7-day case average (per capita) in the country at 8,607.43 on Tuesday. T… Read more
SHOW LOW — Long-time Navajo County Public Health employee, Janelle Lynn, has accepted the position of Acting Director. This action follows the… Read more
Wednesday a small group of protestors gathered in front of the Trump Store in Show Low, including Ashley Dodds. Read more
“Retirement? What’s that?” laughs Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) District Governing Board (DGB) member Daniel Peaches, who joined the boa… Read more
Northland Pioneer College’s (NPC’s) Performing Arts Department is conducting online virtual auditions for the college’s spring theatre online … Read more
PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) reported 17,234 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, a record one-day high for the state. The… Read more
The nation’s most ambitious mass vaccination effort’s going slower than expected, but at least the devastating surge of new cases of COVID-19 … Read more
HOLBROOK — Widows, widowers, disabled individuals or senior citizens who are Navajo County property owners on fixed or limited incomes may be … Read more
Summit Healthcare received vaccines to battle COVID-19 and started vaccinating healthcare staff on Dec. 28. Dr. Simran Galhotra, Dr. Becky Tho… Read more
SHOW LOW—The Independent has been reporting on various criminal cases which have generated a lot of public interest. In the three cases below,… Read more
Navajo County Health Director Jeffery Lee has been indicted on multiple felony counts for theft and misuse of public money in connection with … Read more
A $900-billion pandemic bailout bill split the two representatives for Rim Country and the White Mountains in Congress — but also revealed the… Read more
Show Low Ford donated a Brand new 2020 Ford EcoSport SE to Sue’s Crew of Show Low, which was raffled off at the dealership on Dec. 19. The del… Read more
Some elected officials in Rim Country and the White Mountains continue to seek to overturn the presidential election in the state as fraudulen… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — There are some people who probably think that members of the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office all volunteer auxiliary pretty muc… Read more
PHOENIX — On Dec. 14, Sparklight announced it will extend relief measures to help those in need stay connected to the internet while working a… Read more
Healthcare workers in Navajo County began receiving vaccinations against COVID-19 this week as new cases peaked, hospitals filled up and numbe… Read more
There have been 300 COVID-19 deaths in Navajo County since tracking began in April. This number includes cases on the Navajo Nation as well as… Read more
The Show Low Firehouse Subs restaurant is providing guests with the opportunity to help give back to the community this holiday season. Now th… Read more
The unemployment rate in Apache and Navajo counties has risen with a fresh surge in the pandemic — with little immediate sign the federal gove… Read more
The Forest Service has released an ambitious plan to use timber sales to restore 92,000 acres of unhealthy, fire prone forests in the White Mo… Read more
The Drive Now Auto Sales Holiday Ham Feast Program, benefiting the Show Low Salvation Army, is busy feeding needy area families this Christmas… Read more
The abrupt shift to distance learning last year across the nation had only a modest impact on student learning, according to several new natio… Read more
COVID-19 has exploded in Apache and Navajo counties, prompting health officials to urge people to take extra precautions and assume they were … Read more
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SHOW LOW — Apache, Navajo and Yavapai counties are the tip of the spear for infection rates and all register in the “red zone” based on Arizon… Read more
SNOWFLAKE—Recent overdose deaths in Snowflake have raised a number of questions about the consequences that the supplier of the drug should face. Read more
WHITERIVER — The White Mountain Apache Tribe implemented a 72-hour shelter-in-place lockdown on Dec. 4. after 40 new COVID-19 cases were diagn… Read more
LAKESIDE — To many it was just the replacement of a flag, but to Marine veteran Lee Brown it was a mission of national importance. Read more
SHOW LOW — Not one, but two Navajo County Sheriff’s Office deputies got the chance to help bring a new life into the world just weeks before C… Read more
Horne Subaru located on the West Deuce of Clubs in Show Low donated a new 2020 Subaru Crosstrek to Show Low Meals on Wheels to facilitate in t… Read more
At 1100 hours this 7th day of December at the Veteran Park in Lakeside a ceremony was held with 30 people in attendance.IMG-3396 From left to … Read more
COVID-19 cases in Apache and Navajo counties seem to be holding numbers that reflect double that of October and are steadily rising this month. Read more
HOLBROOK — By now just the name Zolton must inspire fear in the hearts of drug smugglers in Navajo County given the huge number of busts the e… Read more
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9907 will be honoring those who defended and those who died that morning when the Imperial Navy of Japan att… Read more
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LAKESIDE — Anyone who has ever read Louisa Mae Alcott’s “Little Women,” knows that the March family had their share of difficulties, truly mos… Read more
HOLBROOK — Brannon Toney of Sun Valley, who turns 23 this month, is accused of killing his mother and gravely injuring his father, [a Navajo C… Read more
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HOLBROOK — As COVID cases inch upward, Navajo County health officials have renewed their call for people to stay home if they feel ill and wea… Read more
Reported cases of COVID-19 in Navajo County have almost doubled that of the total cases reported in October. On Nov. 20, there were 414 cases,… Read more
Two Northern Arizona Republicans are hyping the largely speculative evidence of election fraud, echoing President Donald Trump’s claims the el… Read more
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