At a renovated Ragus Stadium Friday night, the Miami High School Vandals brought back the Copper Kettle with a 15-6 win over the Globe High School Tigers in Arizona’s second-longest football rivalry.

On Tuesday, September 12, Arizona Tribal leaders and Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs convened to discuss how to create jobs, build businesses and grow the economy.

The annual Miami Fiesta was held at Bullion Plaza Cultural Center Park on Saturday.

Arthur (Art) McIntyre, Sr. passed away at his home in Globe, Arizona, on Sept. 11, 2023, at the age of 82.

The Sept. 11 meeting of the Miami Town Council began with Town Manager Alexis Rivera thanking Town Clerk Norris, Finance Director Lopez, Community Services Director Duarte, Officer Woodliff and Public Works Director Derhammer for their help during the recent fire along US 60.

Local nonprofits can now apply for City of Globe funding, as the City Council recently approved a competitive process to distribute a total of $15,000 among applicants.

The story is hardly over, but for the Tri-City Sanitary District (TRSD), one long chapter has concluded.

The uppermost switchback on the Bright Angel Trail in Grand Canyon National Park is 8 feet wide. Yet the last time I hiked out, I was stymied by a group of young hikers walking down shoulder to shoulder, tapping on their phones.

In their opening meeting of September 2023, the Gila County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the U.S. Forest Service-Tonto National Forest that will provide an additional $500,000 to help fund a construction contract for paving Control Road (Forest Service Road 64), east of Payson.

About 25 years ago, I landed my first job in the publishing industry, working as a copy editor for mountain bike and motocross magazines in Southern California.

Rally the Globe Marathon drivers will pilot some 50 vintage cars through Globe on Tuesday, Sept. 19, for a planned stop at the 1916 Train Depot on Broad Street.

For the Town of Miami and a pair of Gila County school districts, property tax rates and levies are going down from their initially set amount.

The Bureau of Land Management last week announced $28 million in investments, from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, to support conservation and restoration on public lands.

A recent Miami Town Council work session discussed a “Sister Cities” agreement with Trincheras in Sonora, Mexico. Located about 100 miles south of Nogales, Trincheras is a mining town, but the major industries are farming and ranching. Natalia Mena de la O, political affairs of the Mexico Consulate General, was available via phone to answer questions.

A public arts initiative that has endeavored to beautify Globe, Arizona, lift community spirits amid the COVID-19 pandemic and increase tourism has now drawn statewide attention.

Rural Policy Forum 2023 Recap: The Rural Policy Forum is an annual signature event convening in rural and tribal communities. This event is organized by the state’s federally designated Rural Development Council and Local First of Arizona.

Firefighters, their families and friends participate in the City of Globe Fire Department’s first 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb during First Friday on Sept. 1.

First responders constantly prepare for disasters, and local, county, state and national level threats are on the agenda Thursday, Sept. 7, at the historic 1916 Train Depot in Globe when the Gila County Local Emergency Planning Committee convenes for its annual conference from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

More than 100 community volunteers have dedicated time and energy to restoring the “M” at Miami High School’s Ragus Stadium – a local landmark that dates back to the stadium’s construction in the late 1960s.

It was the Gila County Industrial Development Authority’s (IDA) first formal report to the Gila County Board of Supervisors in around two years, said IDA Board President James “Mac” Feezor, and there was quite a bit to announce. The IDA’s presentation kicked off an Aug. 29 Board of Supervisors work session that included discussions of fire/flood mitigation efforts and a proposal to remove dilapidated vehicles from Forest Service land in northern Gila County.