Eastern Arizona Courier

The Eastern Arizona Courier is a weekly publication based in Safford, Arizona. It was originally established in March 1895 under the name Graham Guardian by the Guardian Publishing Company, with John J. Birdno serving as its first editor. Today, the newspaper has a circulation of about 8,200 copies.

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2025 MOST INFLUENTIAL Adam Bingham - From the clinic to the classroom

1 week ago | eacourier.com | Tom Bodus

When Adam Bingham was first approached about starting a radiologic technology degree program at Eastern Arizona College, he was about 18 years into a career as a rad tech specialist, most of it at Most Graham Regional Medical Center. That was around 2019-2020, but COVID hit and put the idea on hold for a year or so.
2025 MOST INFLUENTIAL Marina Morales - Keep the ball rolling

1 week ago | eacourier.com | Brooke Curley

Marina Morales is not one of those "Do as I say, not as I do" kind of folks. When her daughters were playing softball in a local league, she encouraged them to be of service to the team, and when someone approached her about volunteering with the Clifton Social Club, she said, "That sounds fun!"
2025 MOST INFLUENTIAL Tim Linden - Never too busy to help

1 week ago | eacourier.com | Brooke Curley

Graham County Supervisor Paul David describes Tim Linden as a "doer."David's association with Linden, owner of III Counties Distributing and Southern Arizona Distributing, includes working alongside him in Southeastern Arizona Clean and Beautiful (SEACAB).
Taming the 'Morenci 500': Greenlee County Sheriff's Office is cracking down on high speed and aggressive driving on U.S. 191

1 week ago | eacourier.com | Tom Bodus

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Summer fun and more: Thatcher's Family Fun NIght aimed to both educate and entertain

2 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Brooke Curley

It turns out Family Fun Night at Thatcher Park on June 6 was about more than fun. Kathy Grimes, executive director of the Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition, which partnered with the town of Thatcher in organizing the event, said the primary aim of the event was to increase family communication. "People are busy; kids are busy," she said. "Any opportunity they get to communicate with their kids; any time parents can talk to their kids is really important.”Nevertheless, the fun was plentiful.
That water cost how much?

2 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Danny Tyree

“All day I’ve faced a barren waste / Without the taste of water / Cool but over-priced water…” – Apologies to the Sons of the Pioneers. According to the New York Times, “fine water” is starting to give fine wine a good stomping. kAm*6D[ ?2EFC2= >:?6C2= H2E6C :D 2EEC24E:?8 E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 2=4@9@=\=66CJ 4@?DF>6CD] xE 2=D@ @776CD 4@>A6E:E:@? E@ >2DD\AC@5F465 AFC:7:65 3@EE=65 H2E6C[ H9:49 DFAA@D65=J 92D 366? DEC:AA65 @7 :ED “492C24E6C]” Wx? E96 `hc_D[ H6 =@3@E@>:K65 9F>2?D] }@H H6 =@3@E@>:K6 9J5C@86?
2025 MOST INFLUENTIAL Sherry Brady - Ambassador for the social gospel

2 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Tom Bodus

Sherry Brady takes pride in her ability to work with others. Evidence of that talent includes her role in the establishment of Safford’s Gila Valley Samaritan Home in 2023, but it goes back beyond that. kAmq24< 367@C6 E96 r~'xs A2?56>:4[ D6G6C2= 49FC496D :? sF?42? H@F=5 C@E2E6 2D 9@DE @7 2 4@>>F?:EJ H@CD9:A 6G6?E @? 7:7E9 $F?52JD] q2D:42==J >6>36CD @7 2C62 49FC496D H@F=5 36 :?G:E65 E@ ;@:?
2025 MOST INFLUENTIAL Kassi Mortensen - Keeping opportunities alive

2 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Tom Bodus

One thing Kassi Mortensen knows about rural living is that if you want something to happen, then you’d better be prepared to do something about it. So she does. Mortensen, along with Amy Rhoton, help run the Greenlee Junior Rodeo Series. Mortensen’s husband, Nate, oversees the arena.
Six Gila Valley residents presumed dead in plane crash near San Diego

2 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Tom Bodus

Six Gila Valley residents are presumed dead following the crash of a private aircraft near San Diego on Sunday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing (ASIAS) website, the circumstances that caused the twin-engine Cessna 414 to crash into the Pacific Ocean off Point Loma are still unknown. kAmp=E9@F89 ?@ @77:4:2= =:DE @7 A2DD6?86CD 2?5 4C6H 92D 366?
Border Monument 99 in Cochise: New barriers & roads ahead

3 weeks ago | eacourier.com | Lyda Longa

SIERRA VISTA — The Secretary of Homeland Security said on June 5 that she had waived various environmental laws so that more barriers and roads could be built immediately along a portion of the border in Cochise County. The additional wall and road will stretch from border monument 99 in Hereford, 33.4 miles west, the statement by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in the June 5 Federal Register shows. kAm“x 56E6C>:?6 E92E E96 7@==@H:?8 2C62 :?