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TEMPE - Lance Payette, a civil deputy Navajo County Attorney, was named by the Arizona Narcotics Officers' Association (ANOA) as the drug attorney of the year. This marks the first time in its 22 year history that ANOA has recognized an attorney other than a criminal prosecutor.

CONCHO - School officials here have been investing in better maintenance practices and energy efficiency since 2003 and their efforts are paying off, in dollars saved and healthier students and staff that leads to improved attendance.

SHOW LOW - Kenny Patterson has called working for the city a great experience.

SHOW LOW - County Recorder Laurie Justman is announcing the installation of five 'drop boxes' in outdoor, public locations where voters will be able to drop off their completed ballots at any time of the day or night.

HOLBROOK-The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will be doing preventative maintenance on an eleven mile section of State Route 77 south of Holbrook Wednesday, August 4 and 5.

SPRINGERVILLE - Roxanne Knight, Springerville rancher, was among 10 Arizonans selected this year to be Culturekeepers.

When it comes to getting our kids ready for school, The drill is: running errands to pick up new clothes, food for lunches and, perhaps most importantly, school supplies.

The public is invited to the White Mountain Audubon Society's monthly meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. to see father and son, John and Keith Davis, shares a presentation on "Birds among Ecosystems."

SHOW LOW - The Arizona Department of Transportation has started to repave a four mile section of Penrod Road.

ST. JOHNS - By July 8, the city had spent just under $2 million of last year's general fund, budgeted at $2.35 million.

James Vinton Garcia was arrested by Springerville police officers on July 11 when a resident phoned them about a suspicious person asking to sleep in a ditch by their residence. After Garcia approached the resident a second time to ask about starting a fire to keep warm, the woman became uneasy and phoned police.

A second male wolf belonging to the Hawks Nest pack was found shot to death July 15. It was found within two miles of where the first wolf was shot northeast of Big Lake.

SHOW LOW - Police Cmdr. Brad Provost's daughter wants to follow in her family's footsteps with a career in law enforcement. She believes an FBI program she just completed will help her do that.

SHOW LOW - It was not that long ago that The Independent informed its readers about Arizona Highways Magazine choosing a number of local restaurants as among their favorite places to eat.

TAYLOR - The Town of Taylor sits atop the Coconino aquifer, one of the best water sources in Arizona.

TAYLOR - After numerous discussions over the months, members of Taylor Town Council approved the 2010-11 budget with no changes from the tentative budget already approved.

Area students are learning to question the medical establishment as they work as medical researchers this summer.