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“We want to encourage them (property owners) to get with us to make their payments,” Navajo County Treasurer Manny Hernandez said of delinquent property taxes. Navajo County is preparing for a tax lien sale, which will include far more properties...Read more...

Holbrook city employees (left to right) Mike Young, Doyce Stuart and Brent Holmes repair damage to McLaws Road Wednesday after recent storms. The shallow pavement is less than an inch deep, and cracks due to the cold weather allowed water to wash away underlying soil. A new overlay is not scheduled to take place until 2014, when funding will be received from the Northern Arizona Council of Governments.

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County Manager Pay Is Outlined Including vehicle and cell phone stipends, Navajo County Manager Jimmy Jayne’s annual pay totals $159,662 under a contract approved Jan. 26 by the board of supervisors. That total includes base pay... Read more...	Stimulus Grant For Energy Projects Goes To Winslow Schools The Winslow School District has been allotted a stimulus money grant of $590,000 by Governor Jan Brewer. Winslow was the only non-reservation school district to receive such a grant in Northern... Read more...
New Career Center Is Founded Prescott Winslow unveiled the new support organization he founded, the Center for Career and College Advising, at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Winslow School District Governing Board. He explained the... Read more...	Holbrook Chamber Officials Discuss Budget Issues With Historical Society Members of Holbrook’s historical society and chamber of commerce met Tuesday to listen to a presentation by Chamber President Amber Hill on behalf of the chamber’s board of directors. While separate... Read more...
Winslow Will Feel Effects Of The Economic Slump The City of Winslow has been fortunate so far in not having felt greatly the effects of the country’s economic problems. Many cities, including quite a few in Arizona, have laid off personnel and cut... Read more...	Four More Potential Candidates For County Offices Are Noted Four more citizens have picked up petitions to circulate as potential candidates in the upcoming Navajo County primary election. Navajo County Elections no longer requires potential candidates to... Read more...
Kirkpatrick Plans Tele-Town Hall Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick will kick off her new tele-town hall series on Tuesday, Feb. 9, with a discussion on what Washington can do to help protect Arizona seniors. The conversation will begin... Read more...	Hay Donations Are Being Sought The Hopi Tribe and Navajo Nation continue to need “cow hay,” or grass, to feed livestock. Citizens who can donate hay should contact the State Emergency Call Center at 1-877-464-1144. Donors are... Read more...
HHS Class Of ‘60 Reunion Planned Members of the Holbrook High School Class of 1960 are planning a 50th reunion on Friday and Saturday, April 23 and 24. There were about 55 members of the class and help is needed to find everyone. If... Read more...

Sports

Bulldogs Breeze By Show Low, 59-45 The Winslow Bulldogs defeated the Show Low Cougars 59-45 in a non-regional basketball game played... Read more...	Winslow Lady Bulldogs Earn Decisive Win Over Chinle The Winslow Lady Bulldogs defeated the Chinle Lady Wildcats 67-34 in a 3A North Region basketball... Read more...
WHS Pom Squad Wins Third Straight State Title The Winslow High School pom squad, under the direction of Coach Tamie Ramsey, won the state title... Read more...	HHS Grapplers Go 1-1 In Meet With Blue Ridge, Window Rock Hosting Blue Ridge and Window Rock in a three- way multiple meet last Friday, Holbrook’s wrestling... Read more...
Handgun Match Results Noted The results of the January Northeastern Arizona PAL Sportsmen’s Association Handgun Match included:... Read more...

Obituaries

Christopher Blake Christopher Blake passed away unexpectedly on Friday, Jan. 29, 2010, at his home in Snowflake. A...	Ed Bernier Ed Bernier, 81, a longtime resident of Winslow, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010. A private...
Dolores Lawrence Dolores J. Lawrence, 87, of Winslow passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2010. Funeral services will be...	Richard Borunda Richard Gilbert “Rick” Borunda, 55, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 30, 2010, at his home in Phoenix....
Oliver ‘Son’ Strong Oliver Wilson “Son” Strong, 64, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. Funeral services will be...

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Pet Vaccination Clinic

The City of Holbrook Animal Control and Holbrook Veterinary Clinic will hold the 2010 vaccination clinic from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Holbrook Animal Control facility located...