Navajo County News

SPRINGERVILLE Campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented at 12:01 a.m. on Thursday, May 23 in Apache and Navajo Counties, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, and within local fire districts located in both counties.

By Julie Wiessner Transwestern Pipeline has initiated proceedings in a lawsuit that could tap school districts and other entities in Navajo County for up to $1.4 million in reimbursements.

By Naomi Hatch After members of the Snowflake Town Council were advised last week that funding will be available in 2015-17 to fund a sign inventory for Snowflake and other towns, they approved a memorandum of understanding to show commitment to the project.

By Naomi Hatch Four men are seeking election to one of two open seats on the Snowflake Town Council, including Councilmen Stuart Hensley and Tom Poscharsky, Jeff Brimhall and Roger Morgan.

By Nick Worth A medical marijuana dispensary is set to open in Holbrook, according to Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Randy Sullivan.

By Julie Wiessner There have been questions raised concerning the Common Core Standards that many schools across Arizona have begun implementing.

By Nick Worth For sale: Complete recycled paper mill previously producing 337,000 tons per day of recycled newsprint and uncoated specialty papers.

Officials from the Arizona Game and Fish Department are warning people in northeastern Ariz.

Bruce Sitko with the Arizona Game and Fish Department said the woman was in a neighborhood when the animal lunged at her.

By Nick Worth In an anticlimactic ending to a hotly contested issue, the Navajo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a special use permit for Overgaard Compassion Care to operate a medical marijuana dispensary at a location 11 miles east of Overgaard on Highway 277.

By Naomi Hatch The Snowflake-Taylor Awards Dinner has been a very special evening for the business community for many years.