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Community Calendar: week of March 27
Upcoming events in the Williams area.
STEM celebration April 27 at Fort Tuthill
Flagstaff STEM City is hosting its annual STEM Celebration to be held at Fort Tuthill Fairgrounds in Flagstaff April 27.
Deputies respond to 2,400 calls, make 102 arrests in Seligman and Ash Fork in 2023
Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes met with Seligman residents March 13 and Ash Fork residents March 20 to discuss staffing improvements and crime rates.
- March magic: Bearizona's wildlife enjoy the snow
- Father and son arrested in Ash Fork for stalking, hindering police
- Solar projects on Navajo and Hopi nations win federal funding
- Coconino County deputy under investigation for excessive use of force
- Williams teachers to earn $1,800 yearly in travel stipends
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Employee spotlight: Fish Biologist Kurt Shollenberger
Grand Canyon National Park highlights employees each week in its community newsletter. Kurt Shollenberger is this week’s employee spotlight.
Multiple crashes on Grand Canyon roads
Grand Canyon Fire Department, emergency services and law enforcement responded to a high number of motor vehicle collisions with injuries last week.
Grand Canyon Conservancy employee spotlight: Darren Ben
Grand Canyon Conservancy employee spotlight: Darren Ben
- Feds propose air tour management plan for Lake Mead Recreation Area
- Running to protect Ha’Kamwe’: Community runs from Peach Springs to Phoenix to save a natural spring
- Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
- Hopi master silversmiths to demonstrate work at Desert View Watchtower
- Native youth invited to apply for nine-day rafting trip in Grand Canyon
Recipe of the Day
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21-miles of Lake Mary approved as recreational corridor
Coconino County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution recognizing a 21-mile portion of Lake Mary Road as a recreational corridor at their March 21 board meeting.
New Arizona bill could demand more accountability from mining companies
Alarmed about what could have happened to one community, state lawmakers agreed March 21 to erect some barriers to new rock and gravel operations opening up in existing neighborhoods.
Man arrested following manhunt near Winslow
A man was arrested by the Navajo Police Department following a brief manhunt near Highway 99 in the area of Turquoise Ranches west of Winslow, Arizona.
- Trial starts for Arizona border rancher charged with killing migrant on his property
- Running to protect Ha’Kamwe’: Community runs from Peach Springs to Phoenix to save a natural spring
- Wildfire outlook: State officials warn of potentially ‘explosive’ wildfires this summer
- Man pleads guilty in eagle ‘killing spree’ on reservation to sell feathers on black market
- Hopi master silversmiths to demonstrate work at Desert View Watchtower
- Native youth invited to apply for nine-day rafting trip in Grand Canyon
- IRS launches Direct File, free pilot program for online tax
- County official says improvements needed for federal wildfire assistance
- New approaches to combat absenteeism among Hispanic students
- Applications now being accepted for Grand Canyon Trust 2024 LeaderShift Scholars
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Senior Spotlight: Liliana Vazquez
The Williams-Grand Canyon News sat down with Williams High School seniors to discuss their high school experiences and plans for after graduation.
Senior Spotlight: Joanna Duran
The Williams-Grand Canyon News sat down with Williams High School seniors to discuss their high school experiences and plans for after graduation.
Senior Spotlight: Bentley Gutanksy
The Williams-Grand Canyon News sat down with Williams High School seniors to discuss their high school experiences and plans for after graduation.
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Out of the past: Williams history
Denny's restaurant was a mainstay in downtown Williams in the 1980s.
Out of the past: Vet clinic now and then
Williams Veterinary Wellness is housed in the former office of Dr. Cesaro Vasquez, circa 1981.
Out of the past: A cave in on U.S. Route 66
A cave in on U.S. Route 66 between Williams and Ash Fork circa 1962.
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Rowdy: week of March 27
Rowdy.
Prescott VA hosts Vietnam Veterans Day commemoration March 29
Beyond veterans and families, the Prescott VA commemoration is open to anyone in the community wishing to offer their support to these national heroes.
Celebrating 32 years of Rowdy
Celebrating 32 years of Rowdy
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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Northern Arizona astronomy: The sun through space
Although to us we feel no motion, we are constantly moving through space.
Route 66 Jiu Jitsu brings MMA to Williams
When Larry Diehl talks about Jiu Jitsu there is confidence, humility and intentionality. For him, Jiu Jitsu is a lifestyle and his passion comes from two places, his heart and his experience.
Northern Arizona astronomy: Orion and the Star Betelgeuse
The second brightest star in the constellation, located at the hunters “right shoulder” as he faces the observer, is Betelgeuse (pronounced Bet-el-jews, not Beetle-juice), from Arabic (bat al-jawzāʾ), which means “the giant's shoulder.” Betelgeuse is a massive M1-type red supergiant semi-regular variable star nearing the end of its life.
- Business beat: Copperstate Equipment and Repair comes to Williams
- Climate change, cost and competition for water drive settlement over tribal rights to Colorado River
- Feds deny permits for controversial project on Black Mesa
- Keepin it furry: Bearizona animals enjoy the snow
- Employee Spotlight: Brady Dunne, wildlife biologist
- Northern Arizona astronomy: Arno Allan Penzias and the Cosmic Microwave Background
- Uranium mining operations begin at Pinyon Plain Mine
- Coconino High School junior receives Adventure Advocate Award
- Northern Arizona astronomy: How old is our third generation sun?
- Indigenous rights and environmental activist, Klee Benally dies at Phoenix hospital
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Smith Homestead to celebrate 100th anniversary
Family supporting their veterans, it’s an all-embracing unity for the residents of the Smith Homestead northwest of Williams.
Students host election at Williams High School
The Williams High School Class of 2024 held an election last week to ask students and staff to cast their vote for the Senior Legacy Project.
Williams High announces Students of the Month
Williams High School recently announced its March Students of the Month.
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: Gracie Mae Hatcher
Gracie Mae Hatcher, 90, of Williams, Arizona, transitioned over peacefully at her home on March 17.
Obituary: Konrad "Kurt" Emanuel
Konrad "Kurt" Emanuel of Milwaukie, Oregon passed away unexpectedly on March 12, 2024 at the age of 43.
Obituary: Brock McCarthy
Brock Edward McCarthy, 19, of Edgemont, Arkansas passed away Feb. 20, 2024.