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The First Public Teacher in Arizona Only Lasted 6 months!
The school year is beginning in Arizona. As you pick up the annual list of school supplies, consider for a moment what school might have been like when Arizona wasn't even part of the United States. Funding issues and other challenges impact our education system to this day, and it...
Sprague adds new district manager following latest promotion
Sprague Pest Solutions promoted Kolbin Bertilson, ACE to district manager. In his new role, Bertilson will guide the advancement of the Colorado and Arizona markets. With this promotion, he becomes the fourth district manager at Sprague. The move also reflects the company’s goal of developing leaders internally. (Earlier this year the company promoted Lindsey Marker to district manager).
Jefferson Starship singer recalls the Grand Canyon State
Jefferson Starship singer Cathy Richardson has an affinity for Arizona. Richardson spent time in Phoenix and Tucson performing the lead role in “Love, Janis.”. “I love it,” she said about the state. “I love the desert. It’s so beautiful. I have a lot of friends there. I always have a good time.”
Member of an Arizona tribe is accused of starting Watch Fire that destroyed 21 homes on reservation
SAN CARLOS APACHE INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. (AP) — A member of the San Carlos Apache tribe is accused of starting a recent wildfire that destroyed 21 homes and burned 3.3 square miles on the southeastern Arizona reservation, authorities said Wednesday. Keanu Dude, 22, was arrested Tuesday by tribal police...
Arizona father, daughter celebrated reaching summit of Yosemite's Half Dome minutes before the daughter fell to her death
PHOENIX — An Arizona State University student and Valley Lutheran High School graduate died after slipping and falling while hiking up Yosemite's Half Dome with her father earlier this month, according to family members. Grace Rohloff, 20, was an experienced hiker and was ecstatic to secure a permit to...
Wildfire smoke chokes parts of Canada and western US, with some areas under air quality alerts
Dozens of wildfires are blazing across several western states, with some areas under air quality alerts or advisories. The Durkee Fire in Oregon, the largest active blaze in the U.S. and one of 31
State responds to sober living home scandal, providers not being paid
PHOENIX (AZFamily)—A top official with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, also known as AHCCCS, said they continue to implement changes to the American Indian Health Program to ensure fraud like the sober living scandal doesn’t happen again. The scandal at AHCCCS, the state’s Medicaid system, cost...
Holbrook’s new manager starting from the ground up in planning city’s future
Holbrook’s new city manager is taking a fresh approach to city operations in order to set the city on the right path for improvements and development. Sharon Jakubowski Wolz began the job on June 24, and has had the opportunity to see some of the concerns that need to be addressed and realize some of the promise that Holbrook may hold.
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