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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A routine traffic stop led to not one but two drug busts last week. Read moreThree arrested for drug sales, GCSO says
Technology giant Apple has partnered with the Salt River Project to thin 30,000 acres of forest in the next decade, including most of the wate… Read moreSRP gets a little help with plans to thin 30,000 acres
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
As Gila County puts it "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
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
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
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
William Spalding enters this weekend’s Division 4 state track meet at Mesa Red Mountain High with plenty of confidence. Read morePayson to hold track and field showcase on Apri 30
The Longhorn Theatre Company presents the annual senior-directed one-act plays at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., Friday May 3 and at 7 p.m., Saturday May 4. Read moreSenior-directed one-act plays this weekend