SHOW LOW — Four businesses housed in one location, The House Yard Bar & Eatery prides itself in being the place where all the locals can feel at home, both indoor and outdoor. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — For the second time since 2020, the Citizens for Quality Development filed a petition for a referendum regarding the Town C… Read more
SHOW LOW—John Russell Thomas, 28, who led police and sheriff’s deputies on a six-hour manhunt in June 2019 has faced six felony counts and one… Read more
SNOWFLAKE — Navajo County Sheriff’s Office detectives are looking into the circumstances that left the dead body of a man lying in a field in … Read more
PHOENIX — The worldwide aluminum shortage that’s constraining production for various industries means there is a temporary interruption in the… Read more
The White Mountain Audubon Society has resumed meetings on the first Wednesdays of each month at the Pinetop-Lakeside Town Hall. Read more
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SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
SHOW LOW — The eighth annual Sue’s Crew 30-mile walk against cancer started bright and early at 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 15. Walkers trekked up… Read more
CONCHO — Nothing speaks to relaxation and calm quite like lavender and the plants are now in bloom in Concho. Read more
A 1939 Chevy is displayed at the Cruz’N the Rim Car Show Saturday at Frontier Park in Show Low. Read more
The vaccine works. Read more
The White Mountain Symphony Orchestra will present their Pops Concert on Saturday June 12 at 3 p.m. at the Show Low High School Auditorium. Th… Read more
This past week on the Apache/Sitgreaves Forest there were 23 illegal campfires, including one that was abandoned and two human caused fire sta… Read more
Rep. Paul Gosar’s outspoken support for the rioters who briefly occupied the US capitol building in a recent congressional hearing has reignit… Read more
The White Mountain Nature Center will host the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary on Saturday, June 5, at 10 a.m. The Wolf Sanctuary is dedicated to r… Read more
SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
Richard and Doris Klun will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows at 2 p.m. on July 31 at Linden Hills Family Fellow… Read more
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Arizona has issued a list of “protected waters” that includes almost every flowing stream in Rim Country and the White Mountains. Read more
SHOW LOW — Tick tock goes the clock. Read more
PHOENIX — Copperstate Farms Management, LLC, a vertically integrated cannabis company based in Arizona, announces the appointment of Kevin Bur… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — A fatal collision on State Route 77 at milepost 367.8 between Snowflake and Holbrook Wednesday, May 26, around 3:32 p.m. took … Read more
SHOW LOW — The 2021 edition of the Cruz’N the Rim Car Show will take place Saturday, June 5, at Frontier Field in Show Low. Read more
PHOENIX — The League of Arizona Cities and Towns (the League) commissioned Rounds Consulting Group, preeminent economists in Arizona, to analy… Read more
SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
A $35-billion water infrastructure bill that passed the US Senate with huge margins remains stuck in the House, caught in a larger debate abou… Read more
The frightening fire danger faced by Navajo and Apache county was underscored this week by a small fire in Heber that consumed an acre of brus… Read more
In response to the recent letter from Dr. Gregory Jarrin: I agree that the riot at the the Capitol on Jan. 6 was a contemptible action by memb… Read more
SHOW LOW — Two new White Mountains wildfires are growing rapidly, with fire crews scrambling to get a box around them to prevent their spread. Read more
WHITERIVER — An announcement from Ft. Apache BIA Fire Management Specialist Candy Lupe announced that effective Wednesday, May 26, at 7 a.m. M… Read more
SHOW LOW — With more than 20,000 votes tallied, the Best of the White Mountains winners are about to be announced. Read more
Some $31 million in federal COVID-19 relief money will smooth this year’s budgeting process for Navajo County and the cities of the White Moun… Read more
LAKESIDE — Armed Forces Veterans, active military and first responders are cordially invited to a FREE hour of thoughtful, compassionate and s… Read more
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Jeff Hayes is the June Artist of the Month at the High Country Art Gallery. A reception to meet the artist is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday… Read more
NAVAJO COUNTY — The Navajo County Sheriff’s Auxiliary Volunteers, a nonprofit, are often the ones called on to help when the NCSO needs a litt… Read more
The BINGO season starts at Pinetop Lakes Golf and Country Club Monday, June 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Buck Springs Bar and Grill restaurant. Read more
SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
Members of the Class of 2021 from Round Valley, Sequoia Village and Blue Ridge High Schools graduated last week Read more
SHOW LOW — Sparklight customers across northern Arizona lost their connection to the internet Sunday afternoon. Read more
The Independent has been covering a number of criminal cases and provides an update below on three of them. Read more
WASHINGTON — The he US House of Representatives earlier this month passed H.R. 2878: a legislative package to support veterans which includes … Read more
SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
LAKESIDE — Shane Michael Badding was sentenced to six years in prison after a hearing in the Navajo County Superior Court on Tuesday. Read more
HOLBROOK — Let’s face it. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — April 15 the Pinetop-Lakeside town council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning of 6.2 acres on Vallery Lane from Rura… Read more
PHOENIX — A self-described nonpartisan watchdog group is demanding immediate access to all the documents and materials related to the Senate’s… Read more
A White Mountain school district will be getting a windfall soon in the form of the distribution of federal “forest fee” money. Read more
SHOW LOW — Weekly country dances take place every Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. at the White Mountain Dance Hall, located at 1105 Old Highway… Read more
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