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Get Outdoors: Hike the Arizona Trail as your New Year's resolution!
4+ hour, 4+ min ago (1027+ words) Get Outdoors: Hike the Arizona Trail as your New Year's resolution!Navajo-Hopi Observer January Events: Rabbit, squirrel, waterfowl and quail open all month. Archery deer open in some units (check if harvest limits met). Elk and antelope draw due soon....
New Mexico communities prepare for Route 66 centennial celebrations all year long
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (753+ words) New Mexico communities big and small have worked for a year or longer to unveil their celebrations next year for the 100-year anniversary of Route 66. Along the 487-mile historic corridor crossing New Mexico from east to west, they're restoring gas…...
Hopi mural artist continues storytelling tradition in northern Arizona
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (842+ words) Hopi artist Duane Koyawena stands in front of the elk in progress he painted on the exterior wall of Anderson General Tire, at 2400 E 2nd Ave in Flagstaff on Dec. 19. (Doreen Holtje/NHO) Duane Koyawena stands in front of the sun,…...
Western Navajo Agency Council holds December meeting in Flagstaff
4+ week, 5+ hour ago (439+ words) Coconino County supervisors and representatives gather during the Western Navajo Agency Council meeting Saturday, Dec. 13, at Coconino Community College in Flagstaff. (Doreen Holtje/NHO) Western Navajo Agency Council President Dellard Curley, Vice President Angie Williams and Secretary/Treasurer Latanya M. Williams…...
Flagstaff History: Hogan building became a big business
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (216+ words) VIEW: To read more of Susannah Carney and Susan Johnson's Flagstaff History series, point your smartphone camera at the QR code, then click the link. 1925: Flagstaff's new depot will be opening on the 10th of next month. The opening will be…...
Gallup residents honor Charlie Kirk with memorial events
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (353+ words) GALLUP " Local organizer Jason Joe hosted two memorial events in Gallup, New Mexico, to honor the life of Charlie Kirk, following Kirk's assassination on Sept. 10. Kirk, 31, a conservative icon, known for visiting college campuses to engage in peaceful debate, was…...
Mural restoration revives Indigenous storytelling in southwest art
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (507+ words) In the heart of the Southwest, artist Shawn Nelson breathes new life into a fading mural, transforming a deteriorating artwork into a powerful narrative of Indigenous environmental wisdom and cultural preservation. (Calvin Shomaker/NHO) WILLIAMS " Navajo artist Shawn Nelson, known…...
Federal court halts transfer of Oak Flat to mining company amid ongoing lawsuits
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued an emergency injunction August 18, temporarily blocking the Trump administration's plan to transfer Oak Flat'a sacred and ecologically sensitive area in Arizona'to a private mining company. The decision comes as three separate lawsuits challenging the…...
Photo entries due Sept. 1 for Flagstaff photo festival
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (63+ words) The Artists" Coalition of Flagstaff Plein Air Photography Festival celebrates the art of outdoor photography, encouraging photographers to capture the natural beauty of Northern Arizona in its truest form. Applications will be due Sept. 1, with a $30 entry fee for Artists…...
Arizona leaders assure visitors Grand Canyon South Rim is open amid North Rim fire
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (646+ words) Sen. Mark Kelly, center, with local leaders at the Grand Canyon South Rim on Aug. 8. From left: Williams Mayor Don Dent, Tusayan Mayor Clarinda Vail, Kelly, Coconino County Supervisor Tammie Ontiveros and Coconino County Supervisor Patrice Horstman. (Doreen Holtje/WGCN)…...