Peter Aleshire

A divided Payson Town Council Wednesday put off until next week a proposal to appoint radio host Charlie Seraphin as the interim town manager.

Payson’s new school board met this week to elect a president and vice president and review an array of policies governing how the board functions.

Steady as she goes?

The Payson Town Council agreed to let a proposed hotel development stretch out its $165,000 water infrastructure payment over the next 10 years.

A deeply divided Payson Town Council on Wednesday voted not to hire radio host and executive Charlie Seraphin as the interim town manager.

Fire crews monitor a controlled burn west of State Route 77 on Wednesday.

The Pine-Strawberry Water Improvement District has been cleared legally to finish its $2 million deep well, but will offer adjoining homeowners $500 each as compensation.

“The outcry from the public on trying to move Payson forward was deafening. People are not getting the permits they need. We’ve had roadblocks up in front of commercial development.

Northeastern Arizona presents a mixed economic bag in the latest round of numbers from the federal Department of Labor Statistics. The county-level figures reflect conditions in November and lag a month behind the national figures.

Good is good.