SHOW LOW — On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Navajo County Public Health Services Department reported the number of positive COVID-19 cases at 6,197. This number includes 1,739 cases off-tribal lands which refers to towns and cities outside the reservations such as Heber-Overgaard, Holbrook, Pineto… Read more
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HOLBROOK—Kareem Jahmal Martin, 37, has been charged with three counts in Navajo County after an investigation about a Sept. 30 report of shots… Read more
Stark differences have emerged among three of the six state legislative candidates when it comes to efforts to control COVID-19. Read more
HOLBROOK — On Monday October 19th, the voting members of the White Mountain Fire Coordinating Group, met to discuss the current conditions of… Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County Health Director Jeff Lee on Tuesday issued a fresh plea for the public to wear masks, avoid big groups and keep their… Read more
HOLBROOK — The Navajo County board of supervisors approved nearly a million dollars worth of new road maintenance equipment — relying on state… Read more
SHOW LOW — Red Ribbon Week is October 23 — 30. Nexus Coalition for Drug Prevention (NCDP) has been dropping off red ribbons at elementary scho… Read more
HOLBROOK — After 500 years of sorrow and strife, the Navajo County Board of Supervisors welcomed the state’s first “Indigenous People’s Day” w… Read more
SHOW LOW — Joe Tank Road murderer Louis Martin Villa, 53, was sentenced to 10 and one half years in prison for killing Tyler Alexandre, 31, at… Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The U.S. Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests (ASNF) staff provided clarification to the Independent regarding S… Read more
HOLBROOK — On Oct. 8, Navajo County Sheriff’s Office received an attempt to locate for a stolen vehicle from Apache County. The vehicle was de… Read more
Todd Walker presents: Medicare update webinar at 11 a.m. Monday Oct. 19, and Monday Oct. 26, (MST) online. The seminar offers free education o… Read more
On October 6, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, working in conjunction with the Navajo Nation Police Department and Navajo Department of Cr… Read more
SPRINGERVILLE –The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests would like to remind weekend visitors that we all have a role to play in preventing huma… Read more
WHITERIVER—A man has been charged with two murders on the White Mountain Apache Tribe reservation, one was of Crystala Manzo whose body was di… Read more
WINSLOW — Members of the Navajo County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Apprehension Team (MCAT) took more than a pound of crystal methamphetamin… Read more
SHOW LOW—John Russell Thomas, 27, the man who led police on a six-hour manhunt in June of last year has faced six felony counts and one misdem… Read more
SHOW LOW — Embattled local chiropractor Kenly Ries was in the Navajo County Superior Court again on Sept. 9 and admitted that he violated his … Read more
On Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11:25 a.m., Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) troopers were made aware of a male suspect brandishing a weap… Read more
The sharp rise in the number of Arizonans without healthcare in the midst of a pandemic has made the faltering healthcare system and the Affor… Read more
The following districts have unfilled school board seats. The elections for these seats have been cancelled by the Board of Supervisors. These… Read more
SHOW LOW — A local group called “NO on Prop 428” is speaking out in opposition to the Timber Mesa Fire and Medical District’s (TMFMD) bond req… Read more
Do you find yourself feeling sad during our cold and dark winter months here on the Mountain? If so, you have a lot of company. You may be sur… Read more
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Ensemble Health Partners, the industry leader in healthcare financial management services, announced Oct. 1 a strategic par… Read more
Without Playing, the Giggles Golf Tournament Continued Donations to Breast Cancer. Read more
State legislative candidate Brenda Barton made an impassioned plea for the second amendment, school choice and teaching Christian moral princi… Read more
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HEBER/OVERGAARD — Former Mogollon High School science teacher Melinda Porter, 37, of Heber/Overgaard was sentenced last Tuesday in the Navajo … Read more
Plagued by a pandemic, Apache and Navajo counties appear headed for a disastrous Census undercount, which will cost residents millions in fede… Read more
SNOWFLAKE—Two prominent Snowflake politicians have taken different sides with regard to Proposition 207, which would legalize the “adult use” … Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – Blue Ridge High School students Dylan Baca, president and founder of the Indigenous Peoples’ Initiative (Initiative), and V… Read more
Arizona’s not on fire. Read more
Navopache Electric Cooperative is planning an outage on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to conduct routine and preventative maintenance to our electrical l… Read more
Apache and Navajo counties have lagged ever further behind the rest of the state when it comes to job recovery from the depths of the pandemic. Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County continues to struggle to cut the cost of locking up teenagers considered a danger to themselves or others. Read more
Petrified Forest National Park is excited to announce that park visitors can, once again, have the unique experience of talking with a park pa… Read more
Arizona’s teacher shortage has grown worse in the long shadow of the pandemic. Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE – The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thurs., Sept. 24 to consider a request by Lions Foundation… Read more
Sales have held mostly steady in Apache and Navajo Counties, defying the projected impacts of the pandemic and the widespread restrictions the… Read more
The resistance to even well-established vaccines in Arizona could prove an enormous barrier to getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Read more
SPRINGERVILLE — The U.S. Forest Service, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, have been responsible for developing the Heber Wild Horse Territo… Read more
Calling all artists in Navajo and Apache counties. You are invited to submit entries by October 1 for Northland Pioneer College’s 11th annual … Read more
Apache and Navajo Counties have weathered the pandemic in surprisingly good shape so far — but buckle up, storm clouds continue to gather than… Read more
Fires that have charred 5 million acres on the west coast and killed at least 27 people have highlighted the long, frustrating, stalled effort… Read more
LINDEN — Census Bureau workers are going door to door trying to contact people who have not yet responded to the 2020 Census. Read more
The Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests are now part of National Forests Explorer application (app). The National Forests Explorer app acts as … Read more
PHOENIX — on August 31 the USDA extended their Summer Food program (SFSP), through Dec. 31. Read more
The pandemic’s bad. Read more
School has resumed and been in session for almost a month. It’s in-class for some districts and online for others. The third model adopted by … Read more
The Navajo County Family Advocacy Center, in partnership with Culver’s restaurant in Show Low and The Village EVENTures event production compa… Read more
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