Pilot’s remains recovered after 77 days in Arizona wreck
Harold Konantz 53 of Tulsa died in a March airplane crash on Mazatzal Peak. After a mid May discovery of a torso and limbs by Tonto National Forest crews, sheriff and medical examiner recovered the remains with help from DPS and forest officials finally confirming identification as presumptive and removing the body from wreckage.
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Oklahoma
Mazatzal Peak
Yavapai County
Sheriff's Department
Harold Konantz
Tulsa
Konantz
Phoenix
Payson
Tonto National Forest
Forest Service
Gila
Yavapai
Bob Michael
Tonto Forest
Michael
Gila County
Phillip Kane
Merit system discussed for Gila County employees
The Gila County Board of Supervisors weighs a county merit system modeled after Pinal County to provide job security and protect staff at elections. Lynn Sheppard cites high turnover and pension costs while proposing sheriff deputies salaries near 12 000 dollars annually. Payson reports lower turnover with no quits over a year.
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Gila
Pinal County
Sheppard
Sheriff's Department
Globe
Northern Gila County hosts Antique and Indian Show in Payson
The Northern Gila County Historical Society invites collectors to display items at its second annual Antique and Indian Show July 2 and 3 at Payson High School. Exhibits may include purple glass books arrowheads and quilts with free display space. Sale booths require a donation to the Payson Museum Building Fund.
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Northern
Gila County
Smithsonian
Sprague
Payson Museum Building Fund
Maggie Caldwell
Ira Murphy
Dust oiling to close Payson dirt roads today
Saguaro Petroleum will oil about one mile of Payson access roads including Roundup Saddle and Corral from Highway 87 to McLane. The project costs 1500 per mile and may total 15 miles this year. Through traffic will be halted except in emergencies.
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Payson
Payson Ranchos
Saguaro Petroleum of
Phoenix
Highway 87
McLane
Jack Monchein
Granite Dells Road
Highway 260
Bently Road
Bently
Granite Dells
Monchein
Settlement Figures Show School Districts Owed Thousands
The Packard School District in Tonto Basin is owed 2951 dollars with no repayment request. Payson Fire District and Payson School District hold additional repayments totaling thousands, to be added to next year’s budget or tax plans. County officials debate full repayment and possible county tax levies to cover the amounts.
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Packard
Tonto Basin
Payson
O. J. Thompson
Lynn Sheppard
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Robertson
Masonic Order
Order of the Eastern Star
By Richard Robertson
Department of Public Safety
Steve Lump
Lump
Sgt
Dana Evans
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Payson Sheriff's Office
Ron McDaniel
Historical Society
Youne
Ponderosa
Frontier
McKamey
Wade
Meadow
Goodfellow
Drs
North Beeline Plaza
South Beeline
Suite 12
Vivian & Frye
Dr. R. Huffman
Dr. O.B. Frye
Joseph Addison
Thompson’s Furniture
Mattress & Foundation Twin
Rockers
W. Main St
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