Williams-Grand Canyon News

WGCN is a unique publication that combines two newspapers into one. The Williams section focuses on news relevant to Northern Arizona, including local updates, sports, and events, as well as information from Parks and Ash Fork. The Grand Canyon section provides a detailed exploration of the areas surrounding the Canyon, featuring Tusayan, Valle, and the National Park. This newspaper is released every Wednesday, with a circulation exceeding 3,000 copies and an impressive 30,000 additional online readers each month. Twice a year, WGCN produces two tourist guides—one dedicated to Williams and another for the Grand Canyon. In the spring, we also create and distribute a tourist map that is available at various tourist spots across Arizona.

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Town of Tusayan seeks applicants for leadership roles

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

The Town of Tusayan is looking for community members who want to serve their town. According to town manager Charlie Gail Hendrix, Tusayan has a vacant seat on its town council and is also accepting applications for four positions on its planning and zoning commission. kAm$@ 72C[ ?@?6 @7 E96 2G2:=23=6 A@D:E:@?D 92G6 925 2AA=:42?ED[ w6?5C:I D2:5]k^AmkAmpAA=:42E:@?D 7@C E96 E96 E@H? 4@F?4:= 2?5 A=2??:?8 2?5 K@?:?8 4@>>:DD:@? G242?4:6D 42?
Lake Mead in for a painful summer after dry winter

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | Jeniffer Solis

Lake Mead’s infamous bathtub ring is expected to get bigger this summer as low snowpack levels in the Rocky Mountains choke the reservoir’s biggest source of water – the Colorado River. Snow melt from the Rocky Mountains contributes about 85% of the total water flow in the Colorado River, but those flows will likely be lower than usual this summer, according to federal data. kAmp4C@DD E96 #@4<J |@F?E2:?D E96 D?@H D62D@?
Williams medical clinic commemorates 75 years

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

North Country HealthCare and the Williams Hospital District held a 75th anniversary celebration and open house at the Williams Health Care Center on May 16. Community members joined city officials, hospital board members and North Country HealthCare staff for the special event that included tours of the modern facility. The current Williams medical clinic building opened in 2020 and was built thanks to a $6 million grant from the Northern Arizona HealthCare Foundation.
Applicants sought for Williams school board vacancy

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

The Williams Unified School District No. 2 (WUSD2) Governing Board has a vacancy. WUSD2 Superintendent Eric Evans said John Romero has resigned his seat on the board. The district now seeks applicants to fill the vacancy. kAmr@4@?:?@ r@F?EJ $FA6C:?E6?56?E @7 $49@@=D r96CJ= |2?8@\!286E :D E2D<65 H:E9 >2<:?8 E96 2AA@:?E>6?E 7@C #@>6C@’D C6>2:?:?8 E6C>[ H9:49 6IA:C6D s64] b`[ a_ae]k^AmkAmpAA=:42?ED >FDE 36 C68:DE6C65 pC:K@?2 G@E6CD 2?5 92G6 366?
Navajo president calls on Trump administration to preserve Bears Ears

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | McKenzie Romero

As an anticipated reduction to the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by the Trump administration looms, Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren is calling for the monuments to be kept at their current sizes in the name of efficiency.
Gold Star daughter honored in Williams, keeps father's memory alive

1 week ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

His name was written in sidewalk chalk along Route 66. “U.S. Army Sgt. John McCoy.”kAm|@E@C4J4=:DED @? 2 >:DD:@? E@ 9@?@C G6E6C2?D 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D H6C6 86EE:?8 C625J E@ 56A2CE (:==:2>D @? E96 >@C?:?8 @7 |2J `d @? E96 bdE9 p??F2= #F? 7@C E96 (2==[ 3@F?5 7@C E96 ':6E?2> '6E6C2?D |6>@C:2= :? E96 ?2E:@?’D 42A:E2=]k^AmkAmqFE @? E92E DF??J[ DAC:?8 >@C?:?8 :? (:==:2>D[ E96 7@4FD H2D @?
Williams golfer competes in state tournament

2 weeks ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

Williams High School sophomore Anna Little competed in the Arizona Interscholastic Association’s 2025 Division 3 State Golf Championship at Aguila Golf Course, May 12-13. Little opened up the tournament with a first round score of 81 and followed it up a round of 78 on day two. Little’s play was good enough for 36th place in the co-ed tournament that included 96 competitors.
Riding for those who can’t: 35th annual cross country trip makes stop in Williams

2 weeks ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

Historic Route 66 was lined with American flags last week as Williams welcomed hundreds of motorcycle riders making an annual pilgrimage to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, DC. The riders had traveled over 400 miles from Ontario, California to begin a 10-day journey across the country. It’s called Run for the Wall and is made up of veterans and patriotic Americans whose motto is to “ride for those who can’t.”kAm%65 z2A?6C @7 !C6D4@EE[ pC:K@?2 92D 366?
Williams community recognizes Peace Officers Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | williamsnews.com | Calvin Shomaker

A wreath laying ceremony was held at Monument Park on May 15 in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Following a brief ceremony, a wreath was laid atop the fallen officers memorial. Williams Police Chief James Gregory spoke at the ceremony, calling it “a somber day to think about the people lost in the line of duty.”kAm“p =@E @7 A6@A=6 5@?’E C62=:K6 @77:46CD 2C6 ;FDE ?@C>2= A6@A=6 :?
Resolution to expand motorized access around Lake Powell approved

3 weeks ago | williamsnews.com | Kyle Dunphey

The U.S. Senate voted to expand motorized access in Utah’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, passing a resolution on May 8 to overturn a Biden-era policy that closed a handful of roads to certain off-road vehicles. If signed by President Donald Trump, the resolution would open up some of the more remote regions of the recreation area to dirtbikes, side-by-sides and other off-road vehicles, the latest development in nearly two decades of controversy over motorized access in the area.