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Giant Turbine Blade Finds Home At County Complex
By Linda Kor Anyone driving on Highway 377 toward Heber can't help but notice the 412-foot wind machines doting the horizon.
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County Moves Closer To A Four-Day Workweek
By Tammy Gray-Searles Navajo County is prepared to shift to a four-day schedule that could change office hours to 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, if approved by the Board of Supervisors.
Group Calls Shooting of Dogs 'Massacre'
Authorities shot and killed 55 dogs at an Arizona home and animal rights groups say it should never have happened.
Central County Transportation Meetings Scheduled On July 14
Navajo County, the City of Holbrook and the City of Winslow are working in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Transportation to hold public meetings on the Central Navajo County Transportation Plan from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14, at the Winslow City Council Chambers, located at 115 E. Second St., and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on July ...
Wind Turbine On Display At County Complex
Photo by Linda Kor This 142-foot wind turbine blade donated by Blattner Energy is now on display on the south side of the entrance to the Navajo County Governmental Complex in Holbrook.
Shooting of 50 dogs by county criticized
Animal-rights groups in Arizona and nationally are criticizing the decision by Navajo County animal-control officers to shoot and kill more than 50 dogs owned by a man who was in jail for a month in early May and couldn't take care of them.
Miss Navajo County Contestants Sought
The Miss Navajo County Scholarship Pageant is seeking participants for this year's pageant.
2.5% Pay Decrease Approved As Cost Cutting Measure For County
By Tammy Gray-Searles A 2.5-percent across the board pay decrease for nearly all employees was approved by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday in lieu of mandatory furloughs.
Fifty-Five Dogs in Navajo County "Euthanized by Gunshot;" Official...
Euthanizing 55 dogs with guns on a rural Arizona property was the right decision for the circumstances, says the director of public health services for Navajo County.
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PETA Urges County Attorney to Probe Chevelon Retreat Dog Killings
Did Sheriff's Deputies, Animal Control Agents Gun Down Dozens of Caged and Fenced-In Animals? June 29, 2009 Contact: Kristin DeJournett 757-622-7382 Navajo County, AZ -- This morning, PETA sent an urgent letter to Navajo County Attorney Brad Carlyon calling on him to initiate a criminal investigation into the reported May 7 massacre of more than 40 ...
Bill Would Repeal Unfair Tax Breaks, Help Cataylst
By Tammy Gray-Searles Responding to requests from local lawmakers and constituents, U.S. Representatives Ann Kirkpatrick and Jeff Flake have co-sponsored a bill that would put an early end to Black Liquor Tax Credits.
Fourth body from plane crash identified
The fourth person who was killed Wednesday in a plane crash outside of Holbrook, Ariz., has been identified as 34-year-old Aaron James Gordon of Cedar Park, Cmdr.
Plane that crashed in Ariz., killing 4, had drugs
Authorities say a private plane that crashed in Arizona this week, killing four people, carried more than 12 pounds of marijuana and a large amount of cash in a suitcase.
Pilot reportedly sick before crash in NE Arizona
Authorities say the pilot of a small plane that crashed in northeastern Arizona, killing all four people aboard, reportedly was feeling sick before the aircraft took off.
Three People Die In SR 77 Crash
A head-on collision about five miles north of Show Low on Highway 77 killed three people last Saturday morning.
Stimulus Money May Be Headed For Area Schools, Navajo County
By Tammy Gray-Searles With bad budget news around every corner, Arizona schools and Navajo County government both received a little bit of good news last week about the possible receipt of federal recovery act funding.
State Budget Has Been Passed, But Is Not Likely To Be Signed
By Tammy Gray-Searles Although a state budget was passed through both the House and Senate June 4, lawmakers and analysts seem to agree that it is not likely to be adopted as is.
Snowflake Town Council Approves Tentative Budget
By Naomi Hatch The Snowflake Town Council unanimously approved an $8,967,593 tentative budget for fiscal year 2009-2010 on June 9, a decrease of $2,624,396 from this year's budget.
Area Leaders Work To Aid Mill In Its Fight Against Tax Credit
By Naomi Hatch and Tammy Gray-Searles Concern is being expressed throughout the community regarding the Black Liquor Tax Credit and the impact it will have on Catalyst Paper's Snowflake Mill.
Lower Tax Revenues Result In County Budget Shortfall
By Tammy Gray-Searles According to Navajo County officials, budget cuts at the state level are not the reason the county is facing a potential shortfall.