Margaret V. Sanchez was born on Feb. 22, 1931, in Globe, Arizona.

Leland John Daggett was born June 15, 1985, at the Phoenix Indian Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona.

No, this isn’t about those folks who spend their winters in Arizona or Florida. The snowbird behind this warning is an actual bird, the dark-eyed junco, a small creature you probably know if you have a bird feeder and maybe even if you don’t.

A ceremony to light the community Christmas tree was held outside Cobre Valley Center for the Arts in downtown Globe on Dec. 8 during First Friday.

The Boyce Thompson Arboretum at Superior has launched a campaign to get the public to help them celebrate the next 100 years by considering a year-end gift of $100 or more.

On December 8, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service released the revised Tonto National Forest Land Management Plan, final environmental impact statement and record of decision.

The Gila County Board of Supervisors voted last week to adopt a vacation and short-term rental ordinance.

A planned 58-acre development in northeast Globe has cleared one hurdle in its race to realization, as the City of Globe Planning & Zoning Commission approved a request to increase building heights allowed on parts of the property.

Editor’s Note: The names published in the Arrest Reports are public record and include those people who have been cited, arrested and booked. This is not an indication of guilt, as all people are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Globe High School’s varsity soccer team opened their season with a pair of impressive home wins last week, over the Santa Rita (Tucson) Eagles and Morenci Wildcats.

After two delays, Council Member Mike Black’s call for the firing of Town Manager Alexis Rivera was finally appearing before council. The executive session to discuss the issue was cancelled, and discussion moved into the open meeting.

Two local governing bodies met on a late November day, Tuesday the 28th, and each was given an update on a pair of important projects – the new Upper Pinal Creek Bridge (also known as Connie’s Bridge) in Globe and a countywide flood mapping enterprise.

The Globe City Council’s end-of-November meeting touched on city salaries, highway cleanups, annexation, wastewater treatment and a water main replacement.

The Gila County Provisional Community College District (GCC) was recently awarded a pair of grants to help purchase three virtual simulation manikins for the college’s nursing program.

At the Nov. 14 Council meeting, the graduates of the city’s fifth Citizens Academy were presented with their certificates.

The Globe Police Department is investigating a Nov. 27, 2023, incident in which a gun found its way into a Copper Rim Elementary School student’s backpack.

On a cool, breezy morning – Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023 – Gila County supervisors and staff came to Russell Gulch Landfill to dedicate a newly finished lined cell. Dubbed Cell 3A, it was the first stage of an expansion that is expected to grant the landfill another 9.5 years of life.

The parking lot at Icehouse CCC in Tonto National Forest, 5 miles south of Globe, was unusually busy last Sunday morning.

On Thursday, November 30, at 10 a.m. Gila County Public Works staff and county leaders will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Cell 3A at the Russell Gulch Landfill.