7 FILE FOR CITY COUNCIL SEATS, 2 FOR MAYOR
A total of 7 people have filed to run to fill the 3 Williams City Council seats with terms ending this year. Former Mayor John W. Moore has filed to […]
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN AVERTED FOR 45 DAYS.
The United States Senate has voted 88-9 to pass the House’s Continuing Resolution stopgap funding bill, which stripped out funds for Ukraine, and will keep the US government running for […]
WHAT A GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN MEANS FOR WILLIAMS
With little time left and no plan, Congress is very unlikely to avoid a shutdown of the government at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Sunday, October 1st. Past shutdowns have […]
ROAD REPAIR BEGINS ON ROUTE 66 NEAR BEARIZONA
Road paving crews have begun work to replace a portion of Route 66 on the east end of Williams near the entrance to Bearizona. The approximately 1000 feet of roadway […]
WILLIAMS POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPOND TO TRAIN DERAILMENT IN GARLAND PRAIRIE
The Williams Police and Fire Departments responded to a train derailment shortly after 11 p.m. Thursday night near the Garland Prairie railroad crossing. The BNSF train crew reported the incident […]
SNOW AND BITTER COLD IN THE FORECAST
The first of two weather systems will arrive Sunday night into Monday bringing snowfall to higher elevations, including Williams and the Grand Canyon. Snowfall is expected to be in the […]
WARMER TEMPS EXPECTED TO CAUSE “BIG MELT” THIS WEEKEND
With daytime temperatures expected to reach highs in the low 50s this weekend in the Williams area, significant melting of the snow pack is likely. While the run off will […]
CRITICAL MISSING CHILD IN WILLIAMS
10:00 PM UPDATE A 13 year old Williams resident has been missing since around 2 p.m. Thursday. Gryffn Edens was last seen outside his house near Cureton Park wearing a […]
WESTERN SNOWPACK AT 40 YEAR HIGHS
The recently measured snowpack levels in the Sierras and the Upper Colorado River Basin are nearing 200% of their historical averages for this time of year. While this level of […]
BREAK IN SNOWFALL GIVES ROAD CREWS TIME TO PREPARE FOR MORNING TRAVEL
While much needed break in the snow falling has given ADOT, Coconino County, and the City of Williams crews time to prepare the roads for morning travelers, travel remains difficult […]