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PHOENIX - Declaring it's safe, Gov. Doug Ducey is ordering all schools to return to in-person and teacher-led instruction.

PHOENIX (AP) — Coconino County sheriff's officials said Feb. 18 that COVID-19 vaccinations now are being administered to jail inmates.

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Stacy Krueger has been appointed by Gov. Doug Ducey to the Coconino County Superior Court Division III to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Mark R. Moran.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Two candidates are vying for the a seat on the Williams Unified School District Governing Board, following the resignation of former board member Mike Fleishman in November. Interviews were scheduled for the seat on March 25.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The city of Williams is back to no reported incidents of coronavirus this week, after an alarming increase over the winter holiday season.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Dodging potholes and avoiding rocks may be a thing of the past on the Perkinsville Road if Coconino County receives the funding requested to conduct upgrades on the highly travelled road south of Williams.

The Williams Police Department (WPD) answered the following calls for service (among others). • Officers took report of theft of Trump sign on Hereford.

A house and fifth wheel travel trailer were a complete loss during a fire Feb. 17 on Pine Street in the Red Lake area north of Williams.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Babbitt Ranches is taking another step in its quest to join the wind energy race as it moves forward with its latest project — a wind farm 30 miles northwest of Flagstaff.

On Feb. 10, Grand Canyon National Park officials met with Navajo Nation leaders to discuss the reopening of the park’s eastern park entrance, which borders the Navajo Nation.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) announced Feb. 22 that after nearly 40 years they have identified the probable homicide victim dubbed “Valentine Sally.”

As of Feb. 22, there is one active case of COVID-19 in the city of Williams and three active cases in the 86046 zip code.

The Williams Police Department (WPD) answered the following calls for service (among others) from Feb. 16-20. • Officers took criminal damage report on Homestead;

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Eric Evans has been selected as the new superintendent for Williams Unified School District (WUSD) for the 2021-2022 school year.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — On Feb. 2 around 2:30 p.m., Coconino Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for an unconscious female in the Red Lake area of Williams.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Zoning for a proposed 20-acre coaster park and tubing hill business was approved Feb. 9, following a third public hearing before the Williams City Council.

After the resignation of Williams Constable Rick Remender in December, the Coconino County Board of Supervisors appointed Greg King as Constable of the Williams precinct Jan. 5.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — The Coconino County Board of Supervisors met Feb. 2 for an executive session to discuss and get direction regarding the use of SpaceX’s Starlink as a rural internet provider for northern Arizona

The Williams Police Department (WPD) answered the following calls for service (among others) from Feb. 8-14. • Officers responded to burglary of vehicle at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel, burglary caught on video along with suspect vehicle, we believe this this is the same suspect from two vehicle burglaries from last week.

The development, called Fairway in the Pines, would add 35 single family homes, fewer than the originally stated 37, on 4,000-8,300 square foot lots west of Country Club Drive near the golf course.

Sanitation rates will increase in Williams following a decision by the Williams City Council Feb. 11.

Gerrit Boeck has been promoted to the rank of commander, with the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO).

Events in and around Williams.

Coconino County and its healthcare vaccination partners are now vaccinating all groups in Phase 1b effective immediately.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. - A winter storm will bring more snow to Williams this weekend beginning Saturday afternoon and continuing through Sunday evening.