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Payson will get at least a little C.C. Cragin Reservoir water this year and the East Verde River will get a six-month reprieve before it dwindles toward running dry. The news emerged last week from a meeting on how to save the reservoir by thinning the 64,000-acre watershed. The dry winter left the 15,000-acre-foot reservoir just 29% full at the end of the spring runoff period, leading the Salt River Project to hold off pumping water out to deliver to Payson and release into the East Verde. However, SRP started the pumps on May 1 and will continue moving water for about six weeks, perhaps eno...

On Sunday, just before 4 p.m., Tonto Rim Search and Rescue was dispatched to Water Wheel off Houston Mesa Road for a man who had fallen and hit his head. The man was unconscious for a while, but had come to by the time TRSAR volunteers arrived. Water Wheel Fire and Medical District firefighters were already on scene when TRSAR arrived and had tended to the man, who was visiting the area with his family. They were reportedly from the Valley. When the man came to, he had a seizure, which was “not a common thing for him,” said Bill Pitterle, TRSAR commander.

Many Elections Ago: The First Translation from Amazon Crossing The first Amazon Crossing translation was released exactly 10 years ago today. Born into a political season, the imprint keeps widening its own campaign for international literature in a political world. Gabriella Page-Fort in Seattle. Image: Galen Maynard Page-Fort: ‘Just by Saying Yes’ Unlike today, November 2 ten years ago was a Tuesday. But like today, it was a day highly charged with political energy. On that Tuesday in 2010, the United States midterm elections would end the Democratic Party’s control of the country’s...

I love stream improvements. Some are quite simple in design, while others require a great deal of work to install. They are all helpful for fish and fishers. Trout benefit from these structures as they improve conditions in streams. Sometimes their purpose is to narrow the creek to increase depth, while other improvements provide cover, or enhance poor habitat. The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has installed stream improvements on several Rim Country streams over the years, so I am always on the lookout for them when fishing. I know these structures are a great attractor for fish, ...