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SAFFORD — The Graham County Board of Supervisors is scheduled Monday to consider a $153.02 million preliminary budget for fiscal year 2026-27, along with a $2 million grant application for a proposed “Action Park” at the Graham County Fairgrounds. The board will meet at 8 a.m. Monday at the Graham County General Services Building, 921 Thatcher Blvd., in Safford. The preliminary budget is retroactive to July 1, with personnel items effective July 25.

Quick Takeaways: Through funding provided by the Great American Outdoors Act, the Coronado National Forest has improved fishing access at Riggs Flat Lake in the Pinaleño Mountains around Mount Graham. A new fishing dock now graces the lake between the boat ramp and dam. The project was completed last September. In June 2026, the Old Pueblo Chapter of Trout Unlimited added to the improvements by installing fishing line disposal tubes at various points along the shoreline.

Quick Takeaways: PIMA — A tradition dating back to the late 1800s, the Gila Valley Pioneer Days celebration returns this year as Pima hosts the annual event, inviting residents from across the valley to celebrate the area's pioneer heritage with a parade, rodeo, dancing, a community barbecue and fireworks. The Gila Valley Pioneer Days celebration has its roots in the founding of the Gila Valley by Latter-day Saint pioneers who settled Pima, originally known as Smithville.

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TUCSON — Cyclospora is a microscopic intestinal parasite that spreads through contaminated food or water. Swallow it on a piece of produce and, days later, it can cause watery, often explosive diarrhea, along with nausea and fatigue that can last for weeks. The illness it causes, cyclosporiasis, turns up most summers. This year it arrived earlier and spread further than usual, with cases across dozens of states running above recent seasons as public health investigators work to find the source.

SAFFORD — Graham County sheriff’s deputies and Pima police responded to a report that a woman pulled a knife on her son, a drugs call, welfare checks involving a child and a man experiencing suicidal thoughts, medical calls and custody-related complaints, according to activity reports released Friday. The Graham County Sheriff’s Office listed 25 incidents from Thursday, July 16, through Friday morning, July 17. The Pima Police Department listed 12 incidents during the same reporting period.

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