News

At a special meeting on July 22, the Gila County Board of Supervisors adopted a proposed tentative budget that includes a pay raise for most county employees.
High turnover within Gila County’s daily operations has led to burnout, low morale and mounting overtime at county landfills.
A new analysis shows that violent crime has continued to decline this year.
Paul Christianson won the Payson Men’s Golf Association Putting Championship once again to highlight the July 23 round at Payson Golf Club.
As members of Payson Men’s Golf Association (PMGA), we can certainly say we as a group have not “accepted” the development of Payson Golf Course (PGC) into any type of high density housing ...
The Gila County Board of Supervisors approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the Town of Payson for the centralized management of 911 grant funds for fiscal year 2026.
Celebrating a century with family and friends.Kay Keplinger, who turned 100 years old on Sunday, July 13, surrounded by family with her dog, Kiki, on her lap.
The Gila County Board of Supervisors approved new traffic signage at key intersections in Tonto Basin, Strawberry and Pine during a special session on July 22, aimed at improving safety ...
Betelgeuse, the red supergiant star in Orion’s shoulder, has been an ongoing focus of fascination for millennia, most recently when it darkened significantly, for no immediately obvious reason ...
An award-winning medical program is putting Payson on the map. Earlier this year, Dr. Judith Hunt won Rural Educator of the Year at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix’s ...
Required: Writer’s name, address, town and a phone number where he or she can be reached to verify authorship. (Only the writer’s name and town will be published). Frequency: Writers may be ...
Book readers from across Arizona and families from California enjoyed the 10th annual Payson Book Festival.