Apache County News

Evaluations that have kept a judge from setting a sentencing date for a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who shot and killed his father's roommate have been turned in to the court.

By Linda Kor Northland Pioneer College President Dr. Jeanne Swarthout received good marks from the governing board in her annual review.

" The Arizona Department of Transportation says it has saved $56 million in the bid process for projects funded by stimulus money as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

A prosecutor has withdrawn his request to have a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy who shot and killed his father's friend returned to custody while he awaits sentencing.

The 9-year-old St. Johns boy awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in the shooting death of his father's friend could be headed back to state custody.

St. Johns residents say they're disturbed to find out that the nine-year-old boy charged with double homicide has been out of the juvenile detention center for months.

Prosecutors have asked a judge to return a 9-year-old eastern Arizona boy awaiting sentencing in the death of his father's friend to juvenile detention.

Earlier this month, the state of Arizona announced that it was not going to release the last two payments to school districts statewide until after July 1 - a budget juggling tactic aimed at easing the state's huge deficit.

The state has been awarded nearly $8 million in federal stimulus money for forest fuel cleanup and related biomass energy work.

By Naomi Hatch The 2010 Census is a head count of residents, not citizens, explained Gail Sadler, census partnership specialist, at the April 28 Snowflake Town Council meeting.

By Linda Kor If you know a teen or young adult who is looking for work over the summer, there is a great opportunity made available through the Workforce Investment Act .

After months of debating the issue, defense attorneys for a 9-year-old boy accused in a double homicide now know how their client will receive an education.

HOUSTON, April 16 /CNW/ - Enhanced Oil Resources, Inc. announces that it has received conditional approval for the formation of the St Johns Gas Unit, a 171,000 acre unit, located in Apache County, Arizona.

Halfway through April, northern Arizona is still seeing snowflakes while the Valley is heating up.

On March 25 the district's school board voted 5-0 not to renew Jackson's contract.

Three men may face federal charges for an attempted robbery on the Mustang store at Burnside Junction in Ganado on March 20.

While a 9-year-old Arizona boy awaits sentencing in the killing of his father's roommate, his attorneys are trying to figure out the best way for him to continue his education.

By Tammy Gray-Searles Two projects in Navajo County are among the first 14 transportation projects slated to begin statewide using federal economic recovery funding.

By Tammy Gray-Searles With jobs being lost, education and health care funding being cut, and families losing their homes at an unprecedented rate, saving state parks may not seem like a priority.

By Linda Kor Anyone involved with law enforcement will tell you that there are people who love to be cops and there are people born to be cops.