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Wendy Howell
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whowell@williamsnews.com

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Our staff is diligently working on our second edition of Northern Arizona Hunting and Fishing magazine.

By Wendy Howell January 9, 2024
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In the juniper-pinyon landscape of the Red Lake community near Williams, a debate has emerged between the need for wildfire prevention and the preservation of community aesthetics after the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (AZDFFM) began thinning trees on state land parcels checker-boarded among residential properties.

By Wendy Howell January 2, 2024
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I was off to a sluggish morning. I peered out the window to find five inches of new snow covering my car in the driveway. I plugged in the teapot, dug out my boots from the closet and went on a mission to find the ice scraper under the McDonald’s wrappers in the back of the car.

By Wendy Howell December 20, 2023
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I couldn't imagine a more fitting honor than when the administration at Williams Unified School District decided to name the Williams High School gym after recently retired athletic director, Phillip Echeverria.

By Wendy Howell December 5, 2023
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Whether its playing football, basketball or baseball, sports have always been a part of Tyler Jensen’s life, and now the long-time Williams resident is taking those skills to a new level with the commitment to play baseball at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah next year.

By Wendy Howell November 28, 2023
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Residents in Parks are continuing their fight to keep pozzolan mining out of their backyard.

By Wendy Howell November 22, 2023
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The Williams Vikings boys basketball team is returning for the 2023-24 season with a new coach at the helm.

By Wendy Howell November 21, 2023
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Coconino County Supervisor Matt Ryan, who has represented District 3 for 27 years, has submitted a formal letter to his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors indicating his intention to retire from the board effective Dec. 31.

By Wendy Howell October 17, 2023
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Coconino County looking into all leads as Chelsea Grimm still missing
Grimm's abandoned vehicle was found west of Williams

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A search continues for a missing woman whose car was found abandoned west of Williams Oct. 5.

By Wendy Howell October 17, 2023
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Nearly 200 community members showed up for a brainstorming/informational meeting Sept. 2 about possible pozzolan mining in the Spring Valley area of Parks.

By Wendy Howell September 12, 2023

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