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Breaking News: Two Linden men believed to be the notorious “High Country Bandits” were arrested by FBI agents at 9 o’clock this morning in connection with a four-state spree of armed bank and credit union robberies that began with the robbery of the Bank of the West branch in Heber last September 8. ---See the Wednesday, March 17, issue of The Tribune-News for full details.

Holbrook Votes Canvassed, But Recount Sought

The Holbrook City Council approved the canvass of the May 19 municipal election, but also passed a resolution requesting a recount during a special meeting held May 27. The races to be recounted include the contest between Myron Maxwell and Eva...Read more...

Officer Jed Koon of the Holbrook Police Department checks the fit of the straps on Shaylee Van’s car seat during a free child safety seat inspection. According to the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, up to 73 percent of child safety seats are not properly installed or adjusted. Safety seat inspections, including checking for proper installation of the seat, are offered free of charge to the public by the police department. The safety seat checks are just one of several community safety programs offered by the HPD. For more information, call 524-3991.

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Summer Reading Program, Movies And More Await Kids At Holbrook Library “Be Creative” and “Express Yourself” are the themes for the Holbrook Public Library’s 2009 summer youth reading campaign. The “Be Creative” program is geared for children 6 to 11 years old, and... Read more...	Lives Of Denees On Display At Taylor Museum The Taylor Museum, located at Main and Center streets, now features a display reflecting the lives of Don and Twila Denee. Don is a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the Army in 1950 and Army... Read more...
Winslow School Officials Prepare For An Uncertain State Budget The Winslow School District opted to pay off the $670,000 football field that was put in at the stadium last year. The plan had been to finance the debt over a five-year period, but due to the... Read more...	Winslow Commission Votes To Leave Appeal Process Unchanged Members of the Winslow Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 to leave the appeal process for their decisions with the Board of Adjustment. Commissioner Randy Pritchard cast the only dissenting... Read more...
Forest Treatments Key To Wildfire Prevention Following the devastation of the Rodeo-Chediski fire in 2002, which burned 467,000 acres in southern Navajo County, the Sitgreaves Communities Wildfire Protection Plan (SCWPP) was implemented to help... Read more...	Taylor Council Meeting Rescheduled The Taylor Town Council did not meet May 27, but met in executive session the previous evening to discuss the purchase of land and a lawsuit. Town Attorney Sterling Solomon was asked to draw up an... Read more...
Star Party Was A Great Success The recent Star Party sponsored by the Snowflake-Taylor Tourism Committee was a great success despite inclement weather, Treavor Allen, administrative assistant to the Tourism Committee, advised the... Read more...	Council Seeks More Data Before Making Changes To HPD Dispatch No decisions were made about whether to move forward with a proposal to turn city emergency dispatch services over to Navajo County during a Holbrook City Council work session held May 27. Council... Read more...

Sports

SHS Golf Team Honored Members of the Snowflake High School golf team were honored as the 3A state champions at the May 26... Read more...	Lady Bulldogs Hope Busy Summer Translates To Another Run At Title The Winslow Lady Bulldogs enjoyed a highly successful 2008-09 basketball season in which they were... Read more...
Youth Volleyball Camp Scheduled The Holbrook Junior High School volleyball team is sponsoring a youth volleyball camp Monday... Read more...	WHS Softball Players Are Slated For Lots Of Summer Competition The future Winslow Lady Bulldog softball players are slated to play in a number of tournaments and... Read more...
Summer Basketball League Features Many Area Teams The CellularOne Holbrook Summer Basketball League will be playing games at Muñoz Gym beginning... Read more...	HYFL May Accept Junior High Players Officials of the Holbrook Youth Football League are considering expanding the league to include... Read more...
Horsley Tourney Planned June 27 The Dale Horsley Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to Saturday, June 27, at... Read more...	AYSO Signups Planned Friday Holbrook-Joseph City AYSO will be registering players on Friday, June 5, at Safeway. The sign up... Read more...

Obituaries

Emerson Tootsie Rev. Emerson Tootsie, 73, passed away on Tuesday, May 26, 2009, in Scottsdale. Funeral services...	Marie Reynolds Marie Eleanor (Souza) Reynolds, 81, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at her home in...
Clint Greymountain Clint T. Greymountain, 16, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009. Funeral services were held June 1...

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