By Naomi Hatch – Snowflake High School was well represented in the 2012 All-State Choir, with eight students participating, including Payge Flake, McKenzie Whittle, Sherilyn Clonts, Taylor Cole, Austin Webster, Spencer Davis, Lance Merrell and Todd Peterson. This is the third year juniors Cole, Spencer and Merrell have been selected, giving them an opportunity to Read More…
By Teri Walker – A bill that would force cities to consolidate local and state elections is sitting on Governor Jan Brewer’s desk, and city and county elected officials across the state are urging her not to sign it into law. The contested bill would require Arizona cities to hold primary and general elections on Read More…
By Teri Walker – A repaving project will soon be getting underway on Hopi Drive, a major thoroughfare in Holbrook, and will cause traffic restrictions for the duration of the week-long project. Beginning Monday, May 14, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will repave 1.3 miles of Hopi Drive between the Interstate 40 interchange at Read More…
By Teri Walker – The Navajo Nation is one of four Arizona tribes to be awarded millions in federal aid to improve housing conditions in tribal communities and stimulate local economies. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development last week awarded more than $56 million to 76 communities across the country. Arizona tribes received Read More…
By Naomi Hatch – Snowflake Town Engineer Rob Emmett reviewed the tentative Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) five-year transportation facilities construction program for fiscal years 2013-17 with the town council April 24. “ADOT has really changed their focus on the way they do business,” said Emmett, noting that Highway User Revenue Funds have been cut Read More…
By Naomi Hatch – The Southern Solution project is, “not quite as old as that tree you just saw,” jested Snowflake Town Manager Paul Watson, referring to the 100-year old tree that is one of 11 “State Witness Trees” as he introduced Rob Toy, engineer on the project. Toy and Chris Stevens were present at Read More…
By Sam Conner – Three persons spoke during the call to the public at the May 2 Winslow School District Governing Board meeting, all on the subject of allowing teachers to have a voice in negotiations for salaries and working conditions. Matt Nichols, an organization consultant for the Arizona Education Association stationed in Flagstaff, but Read More…
By Linda Kor – A community expecting closure to a terrifying incident is feeling re-victimized as media coverage from Norway portrays what many view as an angry crime spree that occurred in Winslow last year as a simple misunderstanding that was blown out of proportion, resulting in a miscarriage of justice. The incident surrounds John Read More…
Holbrook High School boys basketball coach Raul Mendoza has been honored as the recipient of the seventh annual Spirit of Cotton Award. Phoenix Suns Charities honored Coach Mendoza during the Suns game against the San Antonio Spurs held April 25 at the US Airways Center. Over the past 33 years, Mendoza has coached high school Read More…
By Teri Walker – Any euphoria members of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission may have felt over the U.S. Justice Department pre-approval last Thursday of the state’s new legislative boundaries was likely gone when lawsuits were filed in state and federal courts just 24 hours later against both the state’s legislative and congressional district maps. Read More…
