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Navajo County Government offices will be closed on Fridays beginning in August as the result of a shift to a four-day workweek designed to save on utility costs. County offices will be open to serve the public from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through...Read more...

The rose garden in the courtyard of the Navajo County Complex in Holbrook is in full bloom now that the area’s usual hot, sunny weather has arrived. The courtyard offers customers and county employees alike a peaceful place to relax, but will likely get less use in the upcoming months. County supervisors have made the decision to close the county complex on Fridays beginning in August. The cost-saving measure will mean longer hours the rest of the week however, with county offices open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with the exception of the courts and the sheriff’s office, which will remain on their existing schedules.

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Friends Of Winslow Library Plan Annual Meeting July 23 The Friends of Winslow Public Library will host their annual meeting on Thursday, July 23, at the newly renovated Hubbell Building. Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed... Read more...	Winslow School Board OKs Budget The Winslow School District Governing Board approved the 2009-10 maintenance and operations budget of $12,529,919 during a special meeting held July 8. The measure was approved after a presentation... Read more...
Holbrook City Council Approves Tentative Budget, Hiring Freeze After a lengthy deliberation process that took place over the past month, the Holbrook City Council unanimously approved the city’s tentative budget Tuesday evening. The budget amount of $13,946,294... Read more...	County Board Rescinds Increases In Health Department License Fees An increase in certain health licensing fees approved by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors in June has been temporarily rescinded. The board approved reducing the fees back to previous levels... Read more...
County Budget Shrinks To Just $103+ Million A tentative budget of just under $104 million for fiscal year 2009-10 was approved by the Navajo County Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The county’s budget for the previous fiscal year was just over... Read more...	Council Approves Negotiations For New Holbrook Well Site After many years of planning to expand on the number of wells available for city usage, the Holbrook city staff utilized the services of HydroSystems Inc. to make a recommendation regarding the... Read more...
Preparations Under Way For Pioneer Days Colton Solomon hangs the buntings on the streetlights in Snowflake in preparation for Pioneer Days, scheduled on Friday and Saturday, July 17 and 18. When the monument naming the town was dedicated... Read more...	Firing Of The Anvil Carol Palmer, a member of the Jennings Band for 30 years, fires the anvil that signals the celebration of Independence Day in Taylor. Read more...

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Bulldogs Go 12-9 In Summer Basketball The Winslow High School boys’ basketball team completed its summer activity with a 2-4 showing in a... Read more...	Baseball Tourney Set This Weekend The Holbrook High School summer baseball program will host a baseball tournament from 9 a.m. to... Read more...
Men’s Golf Club Results Are Noted Weekly results for the Snowflake Men’s Golf Club for play on July 2 follow. Gross scores: first,... Read more...

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