Posted: Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2012
Globe -- About 50 people attended a neighborhood watch meeting on Thursday at Apostolic Lighthouse in Globe. The area around the church, near Nob Hill, has experienced a series of burglaries in the last five weeks.
Steve Rowe and Ginny Sonne called for and organized the meeting by going door-to-door to invite residents to the meeting. Their vehicle as well ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2012
Miami -- The next Boomtown Spree is being planned for April 20, 21, and 22. Once again there will be parades and dancing in the streets -- at least in front of Bullion Plaza. The haul truck, a significant Miami landmark, will once again be used to shelter the entertainment stage.
Karen Donaldson-Webb, one of the organizers of the ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Feb 1st, 2012
Candidates for the Aug. 28 primary election can now get candidate packets from the Gila County Elections Office at 5515 South Apache Ave. Suite 900. A number of persons have already taken out candidate petitions as interest in this years elections are growing, particularly because of the Presidential contest.
However, here in Gila County, the election for all county offices may be wide because of ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Over the holiday break, I made it a point not to watch the news. You see I have a very serious addiction to politics and even though I must be coming close to hitting rock bottom by admitting that, it seems I am unable to pull away from the gossip...err, I mean investigative discoveries and consequential predictions. Some people are ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Dear Editor:
We the family of Sylvia J. Almeyda would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation for all the acts of kindness following the loss of our beloved sister, Sylvia. Thank you to Father Jay, pastor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church and Deacon Flavio Sanchez for the beautiful service.
To Tim Pawlowski for his beautiful ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Speculation is growing that BHP Billiton is getting ready to put the Pinto Valley Copper Mine back into full production with the announcement Friday of seven new job openings here, mainly for supervisory positions.
When the Melbourne, Australia-based company ceased full production at the Pinto Valley open pit mine west of Miami some two years ago, approximately 550 workers were laid off.
Originally a few ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Globe -- An excited crowd gathered at the Globe council chambers on Monday night for what Mayor Fernando Shipley called a very special occasion. Local hero, 8-year-old Johnaven Gonzales, was honored by area agencies for an act of bravery that saved his family's lives.
On Jan. 5, 2012, Johnaven, his mother Kim Keefee and grandmother along with his one-year-old ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Officials of Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold, Inc. told stockholders the Phoenix-based global mining company had a net income of $4.6 billion last year which was up from $4.3 billion reported the previous year.
However, the net income for the fourth quarter of last year did drop to $640 million from $1.5 billion the previous year because of the strike of ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jan 25th, 2012
Globe -- It's all about making his community a better place for Mickie Nye but his business certainly sweetens his efforts.
Mickie, who owns and operates the Dairy Queen with his wife, Lisa, feels he is in the perfect business.
"We have the best food as far as brazier food and you can't beat the ice cream," he said. He ...more
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