New Habitat breaks ground
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
GLOBE -- Thunder clouds blowing overhead didn't deter the Globe Miami Habitat for Humanity from breaking ground for its seventh house Sunday afternoon.
The site, on upper Pinal Creek Road in Globe, didn't look like much as the small crowd gathered around. There was some ribbon strung along a few stakes and a single front door to symbolize the project. ...more

Gila County horse races canceled this year
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
GILA COUNTY -- Fans of horse racing will be disappointed this year to hear that many of the racing events have been canceled due to the state of Arizona's budget cuts.
The races throughout the state are funded in part by monies that come from unclaimed property. In total, the state's races receive $1,000,000. This year, that funding is ...more

BHP mine encroaches on 27 acres of Tonto Forest land
Pinto Valley plan of operations requested by Forest Service
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
Inadvertent encroachments onto Forest Service land were recently identified using aerial imagery and a boundary survey along the privately owned BHP Billiton Pinto Valley Mine property. At the request of the U.S. Forest Service, a Plan of Operations was prepared  to consolidate the authorization of BHP's ongoing and or planned activities on Tonto National Forest Land and adjacent to the Pinto Valley Mine ...more

Miami administrator takes the reins
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
MIAMI -- Although Miami's new interim town administrator Jerry Barnes was not able to produce a report regarding this month's demands and payroll, he was able to report on what is happening in the town offices.
Barnes told the town council that he was having problems getting into some of the computer programs. "I'd rather give you an accurate report ...more

CEO says its top priority
New production problem at Carlota mine 
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
During a web cast with investors and reporters, Paul Blythe, President and Chief Executive Office of Quadra FNX Mining, Ltd revealed the company is having a production problem at its new $240 million open pit mine west of Miami. This is in addition to the slow down in operations caused in January when Carlota was hit with a once-in- 300-year rain ...more

Prison to add stand by power units
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
The Golden Valley medium security private prison at Kingman, where three violent inmates broke out on July 30, is adding stand by electrical power units.  
Utah-based Management and Training Corporation, owner of the 3,508 bed correctional facility in northwest Arizona has filed an application with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality for an Air Quality Control Permit to operate 14 diesel fired emergency ...more

Apache protests intensify
Copper mining permits under attack
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
During the past several years the San Carlos Apache Tribal leaders have filed written protests to the issuance of Air Quality permits for the $140 million restart of the Pinto Valley Copper Mine, the new $650 million Safford Copper Mine, and a new multi-million dollar acid plant in Graham County to benefit Freeport McMoRan's operations (formerly Phelps Dodge) in Safford as well as Globe-Miami. During ...more

Intent will be published
City moves forward with sales tax increase
Modified: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
GLOBE -- Good news appeared distorted during Globe Council's final debate over posting an intent to raise sales tax .5 percent.
There were no special presentations taking time from the crowd of local business representatives and city employees, all with an intent to be heard.
The issue of whether or not to post intent on the .5 percent increase ...more

One bidder owns Kingman prison where breakout occurred
Globe Prison Bid and others on hold
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
The Arizona Department of Corrections has confirmed that any decisions over bids submitted by four companies to build private prisons here in our state have been delayed because of security issues raised about a privately operated prison in Kingman last month where the breakout of three violent convicts occurred on July 30.
Barrett Marson, Director of Communications for the state agency, told the Arizona Silver Belt, efforts ...more

American Legion revs up for Christmas
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
GLOBE -- Over 100 motorcyclists from all over the county and as far away as Tucson met at Hog Haven Saturday morning to support the Christmas in August Poker Run sponsored by the American Legion Henry Berry Post 4.
Post Commander Rod Kulstad, who is also the director of the Legion Riders, said although the run was billed as the ...more

GUSD explains $20,000 purchase order for Lowe’s
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
GLOBE -- The combination of a tight budget and findings from an independent audit conducted on the 2008-2009 school year are causing administrators to tread lightly when it comes to purchases this year.
Globe Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Ron Nelson told the governing board last week that, although he considers it very important that the district support local businesses, ...more

No improvement until 2011
Arizona jobless rates still high
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
New figures released by the Arizona Department of Commerce show the unemployment rate in Gila County last month increased to 10.7 percent from 10.4 percent while statewide for the third month in a row the jobless rate remained at 9.6 percent during July.
The new data also showed Arizona lost 16,000 farm jobs last month.
Since the start of the recession ...more

Chairman’s Corner
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
This is the time when the political process in our government has many twist and turns. It may appear at times that some of the wrangling by candidates would indicate that the Tribal government is focusing entirely on political maneuverings. However, I would like to remind everyone that the business of the San Carlos Apache Tribe must continue.
The ...more