WHITERIVER — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced its Fiscal Year 2020 Competitive Indian Housing Block Grant (CIHBG) Awards on April 12 in a national press release. The White Mountain Apache Housing Authority (WMAHA), the only Tribe in Arizona to obtain the a… Read more
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WHITERIVER — The White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT), who actively went to war against the coronavirus and is close to entering Phase Three of … Read more
WHITERIVER — The Dedication of the W, honoring the 49 White Mountain Apache Tribal members who lost their lives to COVID-19, will forever be r… Read more
SHOW LOW – Though St. Patrick’s Day has come and gone, the luck of the Irish could still be with you if you happened to be the one who bought … Read more
WHITERIVER — It was March 12, 2020, when the White Mountain Apache Tribe issued an emergency declaration due to the increase in the spread of … Read more
WHITERIVER — Some people do not want to wear masks, while others do. Read more
WHITERIVER — Wednesday, March 4 the White Mountain Apache Tribal Council passed a resolution which will move the Tribe into Phase Two of their… Read more
GREER – It has been said that if you don’t like the weather in the White Mountains, wait five minutes and it will change. With four different … Read more
ARIZONA — The IRS provides free volunteer income tax assistance for those who qualify. Read more
WHITERIVER — Though adept at a number of things, Isaiah Lee’s passion these days is horseshoes. It was basketball, but after a knee injury he … Read more
Sharing the proud moment with his wife on Feb. 17, Sheridan Gushoney observes as White Mountain Apache Chief Judge Georgina Hastings, right, a… Read more
WHITERIVER — The daily post on the White Mountain Apache Tribe Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Facebook page for Sunday, Feb. 14 regarding C… Read more
GREER — Fifty years ago Sunrise Park Resort became a reality. Read more
HOLBROOK — Navajo County and the White Mountain Apache Tribe struck a deal this week to rent the county’s unused juvenile detention facility t… Read more
WHITERIVER – According to a Jan. 21 press release, Arizona’s senior Senator Kyrsten Sinema announced that the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMA… Read more
WHITERIVER — Reading the signs of drought, White Mountain Apache Tribal Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood reached out to the Bureau of Indian A… Read more
WHITERIVER — According to a Saturday, Jan. 16 email to The Independent from White Mountain Apache Tribal Chairwoman Gwendena Lee-Gatewood, “We… Read more
WHITERIVER – Jan. 2 the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) came out of their 72-hour lockdown, which began on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. until Jan. 2, … Read more
WHITERIVER — Following a Dec. 29 post on Facebook by the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) Emergency Operation Center (EOC) at 3:51 p.m., WMA… Read more
WHITERIVER – The WMAT COVID-19 walk-up/drive-thru vaccine clinic took place on Wednesday at the Chief Alchesay Activity Center Parking Lot fro… Read more
Activating a 72-hour Shelter-in-Place from Jan. 7 at 8 p.m. to Jan. 10 at 8 p.m. in an effort to get control of the COVID-19 increases, the Wh… Read more
WHITERIVER — On Jan. 2, the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) came out of their 72-hour lockdown which began on Dec. 30 at 8 p.m. until Jan. … Read more
WHITERIVER – On Sunday, Dec. 27 the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) entered into Phase One of their Revised Phase Reopening Plan and now, j… Read more
WHITERIVER — Coming out of curfew at 5 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 27, the White Mountain Apache Tribe entered into Phase One of their Revised Phase … Read more
Answering phone call number501 in the early afternoon, Ski Instructor Lance almost needs to be a recording as he repeats the same message over… Read more
WHITERIVER — Writer and cartoonist Allen Saunders said, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Read more
WHITERIVER – For years people in the White Mountains have spoken of problems relating to rez dogs — rez dogs being those animals that are unca… Read more
GREER — Sunrise Park Resort, with fresh snow on the ground, celebrates its 50th Anniversary, opening its ski season Friday, Dec. 18. Sunrise P… 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
FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION — According to Whiteriver Indian Health Service Clinical Director and Infection Specialist Dr. James McAuley, 5… Read more
FORT APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION – While in weekend lockdown Dec. 4, 8 p.m. through Dec. 7, 8:00 p.m, due to having exceeded the threshold for C… Read more
In the midst of a pandemic, on the eve of Thanksgiving, the Navajo County Board of Supervisors resolved to celebrate the contributions of Nati… Read more
I recently decided to do some research to learn more about Veterans Day and its origins. Read more
WHITERIVER – Under the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Families First Coronavirus Response Act, food distribution made its wa… Read more
WHITERIVER — The White Mountains Apache Tribe has gained national attention for the success of its community-based, contact tracing approach t… Read more
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CIBECUE — A groundbreaking was held in Cibecue last Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Cibecue. The event took place at the site where a new ambulance stati… Read more
WHITERIVER — In a late night press release on Oct. 18 the White Mountain Apache Tribe announced that due to two employees testing positive for… Read more
WHITERIVER — Over 120 dogs on the White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) reservation have been rescued thanks to Tails of Love Rescue. 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
WHITERIVER (Chinatown, One Step Beyond) - Navopache Electric Cooperative is planning to perform routine and preventative maintenance on Thursd… Read more
PINETOP-LAKESIDE — Though the 95th White Mountain Apache Tribal Fair & Rodeo was cancelled this year due to COVID-19, Chairwoman Gwendena … Read more
WHITERIVER — The Whiteriver Unified School District (WUSD) is working closely with the Tribal Emergency Operations Center (EOC) that was estab… Read more
WHITERIVER—Details are sketchy about a homicide on August 14 on the White Mountain Apache Tribe land but according to a relative of the deceas… Read more
The pandemic’s bad. Read more
WHITERIVER — The FBI has announced that the remains of missing White Mountain Apache Tribal member Willie Fernandez “Steamboat” Declay, (who w… Read more
SHOW LOW — Authorities are seeking information from the public about a series of missing person cases involving two men and two children in th… Read more
Founder of the White Mountain Apache Tribe’s Cultural Center and Museum at Fort Apache, Edgar Perry, loved, admired and respected by many, was… Read more
WHITERIVER—The White Mountain Apache Tribe is showing signs of progress in their fight against COVID-19, showing only one new case on August 2… Read more
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