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Animal Control warns parents, pet owners to beware of illegal leg-hold traps

Closeup view of a leg-hold trap.
Gila County Animal Care & Control issued a warning to parents and pet-owners Wednesday after investigating the second of two incidents where animals were caught in illegal leg-hold traps. …
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Angel Perez Wings of Hope Show 'N Shine welcomes donors, sponsors, volunteers

Downtown Miami is the location for this year’s Angel Perez Wings of Hope Show 'N Shine on Saturday, April 13, and now’s the time for raffle-basket sponsors, donors, volunteers and vendors …

VFW to hold flag retirement ceremony followed by dinner

Local veterans from VFW Post 1704 will be conducting a flag retirement ceremony on Saturday, March 2, 2024.  The ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. in the rear parking lot of VFW Post 1704, 707 S. …

Djana and Eric Pastor were this year’s Cutest Couple winners. The Pastors won a dozen roses from Anna’s Petals and dinner for two at Copper Bistro. Pictured are Eric Pastor, Djana Pastor, Copper Bistro owner Kari Courtney and Anna’s Petals owner Anna Bejarano. The contest was sponsored by Anna’s Petals and Copper Bistro.
OBITUARIES
Obituaries
Venton Van Winkle
Venton Lee (Rip) Van Winkle, 81, passed away peacefully on Feb. 6, 2024. He was born in McDonald County, Missouri on Jan. 5, 1943 to Walter and Lavonne (Rutter) Van Winkle. Venton grew up in …
Ricardo Tafoya
Ricardo Edwardo Tafoya, age 69, of Globe/Miami, Az., passed away on Feb. 25, 2024 at his sister's home in Queen Creek, Az. with his loved ones at his side. Ricardo (Rick) was born on Jan. 14, …
Joseph Sotelo, Jr.
Joseph Sotelo, Jr., born in Miami, Az. on Jan. 30, 1945, died on Feb. 25, 2024. Survivors include his wife, three children, four grandchildren, and a sister. He was preceded in death by his parents …
Carl Pierson
Carl Leroy Pierson, 66, of Globe, passed away of natural causes at Haven Health Nursing Home on March 6. Carl was born in Phoenix, Arizona to John C. Pierson and Evelyn E. Kleiman.  He …
Isabel Nobles
Isabel A. Nobles, born April 10,1920 in Pasco, Wa., passed away Feb. 13, 2024.
Opinion

You’re not the boss in wilderness

When my friends and I encountered the fresh grizzly bear scat, we were deep in Wyoming’s Teton Wilderness, 20 miles from a trailhead.

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