Mayer News

This picture of the one of the bridge abutments on the new I-17/ SR69 traffic interchange shows the paint sample for what will be the finished product.

Mayer resident Jodi Smith, second from left, wipes away tears as she and her husband Glenn are presented with an Honor and Remember Flag during the 2nd Annual Memorial Arizona Honor and Remember Motorcycle Ride on May 12.

The Mayer Elders Club 2nd Annual Rifle Raffle is underway to raffle off a WWII M-l Garand 30.06 Rifle complete with manual, ammo and extra clips.

Residents of Crown King slowly began resuming their lives over the weekend as flames from the largest wildfire currently burning in Arizona retreated from the tiny community.

Girls between the ages of 12 and 15 are invited to one of two summer girls' camps in June at the YMCA Chauncey Ranch along the Agua Fria River in Mayer.

Crown King area residents are being allowed to return to their homes, on a staggered schedule starting Friday, just days after Gladiator Fire threatened to consume the town.

Smoke rising from the Gladiator Fire is seen from Spring Valley this past week. Smoke from the now 14,000-acre fire was particularly thick Sunday along the Highway 69 Corridor.

David Atkerson, left, and Stacie Bywater get ready to lead the 26 Mayer High School graduating seniors to the gym where teachers, parents and family await them.

The Mayer Elders Club 2nd Annual Rifle Raffle is underway to raffle off a WWII M-l Garand 30.06 Rifle complete with manual, ammo and extra clips.

There are now four Verde Valley engines from the plus crews working the Gladiator Fire, plus a Type-3 engine from Mayer.

Courtesy the Daily Courier The Gladiator Fire continued to move closer to the Pine Flats and Turkey Creek areas late Friday afternoon, prompting officials to order additional mandatory evacuations.

Crown King is a small village, a "living ghost town," in the Bradshaw Mountains about 85 miles north of Phoenix, Arizona.

A view of the Gladiator Fire near Crown King, Arizona as shown from the fire operations base camp at Mayer High School in Mayer, Arizona.

Tom Tingle/The Associated Press Thanks to calmer winds, fire crews on Saturday were able to strengthen their hold on the 10 percent of the 14,000-acre blaze they have already contained.

The Gladiator Fire continued to move closer to the Pine Flats and Turkey Creek areas late Friday afternoon, prompting officials to order additional mandatory evacuations.

An Arizona wildfire threatened two more towns on Friday, with high winds on the way, even as firefighters made progress against the largest of a string of blazes spreading across the U.S. Southwest.

Values at Risk: Community of Crown King and the Horsethief Basin. Additional threats are posed to Forest Service campgrounds, lookout towers, communications sites, power lines and historic sites within the Forest.

Even as he explained to a crowd gathered at Mayer High School's gymnasium Wednesday evening that the Gladiator Fire had expanded to 5,400 acres, Incident Commander Joe Reinarz was much more upbeat than the day before.

The Red Cross has announced that the shelter for those evacuated due to the Gladiator fire is being moved because the flames are moving closer and more evacuations could be ordered.

Mayer Area Meals on Wheels free trips for May: Friday, May 18 at Tim's Toyota Center for the Annual Home & Garden Show.