Andy Nordquist stood at the peak of the Diamond Point Lookout Tower, his beaming face and yellow and green Forest Service outfit all smudged w… Read moreReturning fire to the Tonto
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In only an hour, 18 volunteers cleaned up a storm mess in Star Valley. Read moreKeep Payson Clean celebrates Earth Day picking up trash
Digital Payson is scrambling for a share of almost a billion dollars in federal funding to upgrade internet service in poorly served areas of … Read moreDigital Payson scrambles to convince homeowners to do Internet speed tests
On April 24, the Payson council voted to invest $20,000 in a forest thinning project headed up by the Salt River Project and supported by the … Read moreApple and the Salt River Project team up to thin Payson fuels
A third of Payson town staff pay more than 30% of their income on housing. Read moreIdeas on how to help staff afford a place to live
Gila County puts This stuff’s expensive. Read moreSuperviors put final touches on Tonto Basin drainage project
Gila County has landed another $300,000 to provide teens with summer jobs that will both benefit the community and help launch careers. Read moreGila County’s youth jobs program gets a big boost
Andy Nordquist stood at the peak of the Diamond Point Lookout Tower, his beaming face and yellow and green Forest Service outfit all smudged w… Read moreReturning fire to the Tonto
Nancy Hermida Astudillo, now of Payson, attended the Naturalization Ceremony at the Federal Court in Phoenix March 29. Read morePayson resident now a naturalized U.S. citizen
CASA of Gila County welcomed three new Court Appointed Special Advocates in April. They will serve the Gila County youth who are placed in fos… Read moreGila County welcomes three new child advocate volunteers
Gila County last week hastily approved an agreement with the Tonto National Forest to share the $278,000 cost of doing an environmental assess… Read moreGila County strikes deal to maintain Forest Service roads
Rep. Eli Crane and Rep. Paul Gosar were among the handful of Republicans who voted against every element of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s compl… Read moreRep. Eli Crane blasts speaker after voting against foreign aid
PHOENIX – It won't be illegal in Arizona to call food products grown in a laboratory "meat," "poultry" or "fish." Read moreBill requiring faux meat be labeled passes AZ Senate
PHOENIX – The chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood Arizona said Thursday that abortions could soon become unavailable – at least for s… Read moreArizona faces gap where old abortion law could be enforced before it's repealed
PHOENIX – A judge has rebuffed a bid by a group that backs additional restrictions on voting that sought to outlaw the use of "drop boxes" tha… Read moreJudge rejects efforts to make ballot drop boxes illegal
Catch a rainbow trout, try using a bow and arrow, see wildlife up close – all this and more is offered at the annual Payson Wildlife Fair. The… Read morePayson Wildlife Fair offers outdoor fun
Gov. Katie Hobbs’ veto of a requirement that schools limit cell phone use during class time has tapped into an ongoing debate about the effect… Read moreVeto of school social media ban stirs debate
No. 13 Payson beat No. 20 Wickenburg 17-2 in a 3A softball state tournament play-in game on Wednesday. Read morePayson needs just 5 inn. to end softball state play-in game
This year the Strawberry Patchers 26th Annual Quilt Show is presented by the Strawberry Patchers, Uncle Tom’s Qwik Stop, and the Strawberry In… Read moreStrawberry Patchers prepare for 26th Annual Quilt Show