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Parks residents appeal water stand decision
WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Residents of Pittman Valley are asking the Coconino County Board of Supervisors to step in and stop the approval of a conditional use permit for a residential water stand operation on Old Route 66.
Ducey orders in-person school to resume by March 15
PHOENIX - Declaring it's safe, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering all schools to return to in-person and teacher-led instruction.
Coconino County now giving COVID-19 vaccines at jail
PHOENIX (AP) — Coconino County sheriff's officials said Feb. 18 that COVID-19 vaccinations now are being administered to jail inmates.
- Firefighters battle blaze north of Williams that destroys home and travel trailer
- Proposed wind farm on Babbitt Ranches seeks approval
- Reopening of Grand Canyon National Park’s east entrance questioned
- 1982 Williams homicide victim "Valentine Sally" identified
- Williams reports 1 case; Coconino County reports 287 total deaths
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Grand Canyon National Park launches virtual cultural demonstrator video series
Starting March 2, Grand Canyon National Park's Cultural Demonstrator Program at Desert View launch the 'History Behind the Arts' video series.
NPS seeks witnesses to domestic violence incident at Lake Mead National Recreation Area
On July 25, while in the Sandy Cove area outside of Callville Bay a park visitor was assaulted by her boyfriend.
Body and motorcycle recovered 465 feet below South Rim
The body of a missing person is believed to have been found 465 feet below the South Rim at Grand Canyon National Park.
- Grand Canyon Governing Board discusses return to hybrid learning
- Grand Canyon School students express their views on the 2020 pandemic through music, song and lyrics
- National Park Service seeks missing man at Grand Canyon
- Text to 9-1-1 now available in Grand Canyon and Tusayan
- 31-year-old woman’s body recovered below the rim in Grand Canyon National Park
- Arizona Lottery partners with Grand Canyon Conservancy for Desert View cultural site
- Tusayan Town Council to create engineering department
- Hiker found dead in Zion National Park
- Grand Canyon reports 174 COVID-19 cases, testing offered by appointment
- Pandemic boredom buster: Building longboards on the rim
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Dynamite blasts continue demolition at NGS power plant
Under a dark, wintry dawn sky, the massive NGS Units 1 and 2 electrostatic precipitators rolled to the ground in another flawless blast Jan. 19.
Arizona governor lifts capacity limits at gyms, restaurants
Ducey's order does not change mask mandates imposed by cities and counties, which remain in effect across most of the state.
Deployed, then unemployed, military veterans fight to find jobs
After leaving the Army two decades ago, Miachelle DePiano faced new challenges on the civilian battlefield: a hyper-competitive job market.
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Vikings basketball teams make State first round
WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Williams Vikings boys and girls basketball teams are headed into the first round of the 1A State championship tournament this weekend.
Masks can come off for high school winter playoffs, spring sports, AIA board votes
High school athletes will not be required to wear masks during spring sports competition and neither will winter sports athletes during playoffs, the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board voted March 2.
Flagstaff, other Arizona schools return to in-person classes
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — With COVID-19 cases dropping and many teachers getting vaccinated, some Arizona school districts have started the return to in-person learning.
- Williams Elementary announces January Students of Month
- AIA reinstates winter high school sports following feedback from coaches, public
- AIA cancels winter athletics; emergency meeting scheduled for Jan. 12
- AIA delays winter athletic season again
- Basketball champs: Maine Consolidated clinches win at middle school tourney
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Grand Canyon history: Death along the Colorado River in 1922
On the north side of the Colorado River, between the Black Bridge and the mouth of Bright Angel Canyon, the gravesite of Rees Griffiths can be found by hikers, and many wonder of his story.
Securing Bright Angel Trail and the construction of the Kaibab Trail, a lesson in patience and politics
The Chimney, Ooo-Ahh Point, Windy Ridge, the Red & Whites, the Tip-Off, the Train Wreck. For those who know and love the Kaibab Trail, the recitation of these names conjures up images that are the stuff of longing, wonder and enchantment.
There is no easy hike into Grand Canyon
Trails leading into the canyon have a way of giving folks a false sense of security.
- Out of the past: Grand Canyon Airport, circa 1948
- Grand Canyon history notes: A new bridge over the mighty Colorado is built
- Out of the past: The summer of 1920 in Williams
- Out of the past: 15th anniversary of a fire in downtown Williams
- Historic Latter-day Saints church stills stands in Chino Valley
- Out of the past: Road cave-in Route 66 between Ash Fork and Williams
- Out of the past: ATSF Grand Canyon Limited wrecks west of Williams in 1964
- Historic presentation: Fred Harvey Farm, the original farm to table restaurant, Feb. 15
- Out of the past: Children at Elephant Rocks in Williams circa 1926
- Out of the past: Train wreck east of Williams 1926
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From the publisher: Try a little kindness
Hatred, violence and vengeance. These emotions seem to permeate our national news today. I am not sure what happened to gratitude, kindness and being humble?
Rowdy: week of March 3
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Reader Poll:
When do you think life as we know it will get back to normal?
- As soon as the stay-at-home orders are lifted.
- What do you mean 'back to normal'? Life will never be the same.
- It already is. This hasn't changed anything for me.
- It will be a gradual process and maybe take a few months to a year.
- I like this new normal.
13 total votes
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Features see more>
WHS senior spotlight: Cody Jensen
Cody is a senior at Williams High School. He has attended Williams schools since first grade.
WHS senior spotlight: Emily Noble
Emily is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended Williams schools since kindergarten.
WHS senior spotlight: Chyanne Echeverria
Chyanne is a senior at Williams High School. She has attended Williams schools since kindergarten.
- Service Dogs 101: What your business needs to know about service dogs
- Sitting on the roof at night for internet: Pandemic learning in the Navajo Nation
- Laying the ground work: Results Fitness Center makes a move
- Movie shines light on abuse of police power against immigrants
- WHS senior spotlight: Michael Sanders
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Rookies: Williams Fire trains new recruits
Williams Volunteer Fire Department began a two-month training program with new recruits Feb. 9.
No Cavity Club: Samantha Blancher wins contest
The next drawing for a No Cavity winner will be announced in June.
High honors: Williams Judge Rob Krombeen recognized for Victim Witness Service work
Williams Justice Court Judge Rob Krombeen was selected as the Victim Witness Service's 2020 Community Award recipient.
Reader Poll:
When do you think life as we know it will get back to normal?
- As soon as the stay-at-home orders are lifted.
- What do you mean 'back to normal'? Life will never be the same.
- It already is. This hasn't changed anything for me.
- It will be a gradual process and maybe take a few months to a year.
- I like this new normal.
13 total votes
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Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Robert "Bob" Joseph Pouquette, Jr.
Robert Joseph Pouquette, Jr., “Bob” (also known to many as Bobby) passed away at the age of 80 in Yuma, Arizona on February 9, 2021.
Obituary: Karen Pouquette
Karen Pouquette was born April 9, 1942 in El Paso Texas, and passed away on February 3, 2021 in Phoeinx, Arizona at the age of 78.
Obituary: John Leroy Miller
John Leroy Miller, born in 1940, he was a longtime resident of Williams, Arizona, and passed in peace Feb. 3, 2021 at the age of 80.
