Hayden-Winkelman community gathers to honor Coach Estrada in the renaming of Victory Bell
The Hayden-Winkelman community came together on Dec. 13 to celebrate and honor one of its own, as longtime football coach John Quesada Estrada was surprised with the renaming of the school’s iconic victory bell. From this day forward, the bell will proudly be known as the John Quesada Estrada Victory Bell. The announcement followed a historic...
AmeriCorps Grizzly Team 1 arrives in Superior for fifth year of service
The Town of Superior welcomed the arrival of AmeriCorps Grizzly Team 1 this week, marking the fifth year the community has hosted an AmeriCorps service team dedicated to...
San Manuel Copper Classic returns March 7
The Trail Riders of Southern Arizona (TRS) will be hosting the 20th running of the San Manuel Copper Classic motorcycle race on Saturday, March 7, 2026. This year they will be...
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AmeriCorps Grizzly Team 1 arrives in Superior for fifth year of service
The Town of Superior welcomed the arrival of AmeriCorps Grizzly Team 1 this week, marking the...
Education Forward Arizona 2026-27 scholarships support Arizona’s future workforce: Awards help students access education and training beyond high school; application deadlines vary
Education Forward Arizona is opening applications for its 2026–27 scholarship programs, designed...
San Manuel Copper Classic returns March 7
The Trail Riders of Southern Arizona (TRS) will be hosting the 20th running of the San Manuel...
Resolution Copper supports S.T.E.A.M. education at Hayden High School
Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District is pleased to share that Resolution Copper has...
Sixth year for Fueling the Future
By Edie Crall For the sixth year, Fueling the Future has provided perishable and non-perishable...
Hayden-Winkelman community gathers to honor Coach Estrada in the renaming of Victory Bell
The Hayden-Winkelman community came together on Dec. 13 to celebrate and honor one of its own,...
Hayden Winkelman Unified School District adds permanent Honor Wall for Alumni and Local Veterans
Hayden Winkelman Unified School District proudly unveiled its permanent Veterans Wall of Honor,...
Legends of Superior Trails hosts Thank You Hike, announces Telegraph Canyon Trail project
In December, the Legends of Superior Trails (LOST) hosted its third annual “Thank You Hike” and...
Mammoth Police deliver holiday joy to local families
Donations from local residents helped the Mammoth Police Department make Christmas a little better...
CASA of Gila County welcomes two Advocates for Southern Gila County; Growing demand for volunteers continues in Gila County
“As a (former) foster kid, I know how deeply one moment, one person, one belief can shift a...
Four killed in helicopter crash near Superior
On Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, a helicopter carrying four people crashed in the mountains near...
Rural Energy Sustainability in Superior
For 150 years, the people of Superior built this town with their bare hands. Our rural...
Obituaries
Wanda ‘Peggy’ Williams
Wanda “Peggy” Williams, 104, passed away on Dec. 31, 2025, in Tucson. She is preceded in death by her husband, Freman Williams; daughters and sons-in-law, Elsie and Jim Hoyack and Mabel and Johnnie Seballos; daughter-in-law, Marilyn Wiliams; grandchildren, Chuck...
Felicitas M. Pino
Felicitas M. Pino, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, at home in Apache Junction, Arizona. Felicitas was born on Nov. 23, 1936, to Gorgonio and Margaret Medina in Clarkdale, Arizona. On April 19, 1957, she married Diego R. Pino. Felicitas is...
Sandra R. Laguna
Sandra Rubio Laguna of Safford passed into Heavenly Eternity on Nov. 19, 2025, at the age of 78. She was born in Lordsburg, New Mexico on Aug. 17, 1947, to Guadalupe Rubio and Rosa Saucedo Rubio. Sandra was raised in Morenci, Arizona, graduating from Morenci High...
Jessica Ochoa Cardenas
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the unexpected passing of our beautiful daughter and mother, Jessica Ochoa Cardenas, 49, of Mesa, Arizona. She passed away on Dec. 25, 2025. Jessica was born on Sept. 19, 1976, in Kearny, Arizona to Cruz “Boy” and...
Diana Sue Sanders Coons
Diana Sue Sanders Coons (Sue), 82, died Dec. 27, 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, surrounded by her devoted family, just nine days after the death of her loving husband Bob. She was born Sept. 12, 1943, in Safford, Arizona, to Donald and Donetta Sanders. Sue was a...
Robert Clifford Coons
Robert Clifford Coons (Bob), 84, died Dec. 18, 2025, in Lehi, Utah, surrounded by his sweet wife and many loved ones. He was born July 5, 1941, in Miami, Arizona, to Howard (Dutch) and Margret Coons. Bob was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Carmen A Vender
Carmen A. Vender, 91, of Oro Valley, passed away in Tucson due to natural causes on Dec. 20, 2025. She was born Aug. 7, 1934, to Alberto and Aggie Acosta. Carmen is preceded in death by her parents, Alberto and Aggie Acosta; husband, Raul (Ruly) M. Vender; son,...
Gilbert Joseph Martinez
Gilbert Joseph Martinez, 86, passed away peacefully on Dec. 22, 2025, in Superior, Arizona. Born on March 12, 1939, in Cananea, Sonora, Mexico, Gilbert lived a life rooted in devotion to family, hard work, and faith. He moved to Superior at a young age and...
Sports
San Manuel hosts ladies’ wrestling
On Thursday, Jan. 8, the San Manuel wrestling program hosted a girls jamboree, welcoming in girls teams to come get a couple matches in. Alongside San Manuel’s girls team there was Hayden, Benson, Tombstone, Pima and St. Augustine. San Manuel’s Sienna Taylor won...
Copper Corridor basketball enters second half of season
There were some close losses and big wins on the courts this week for Copper Corridor basketball as they head into the second half of the season. Hayden The Lady Lobos had a busy return to the court last week. The girls kicked their week off with an away game at...
Hayden, San Manuel wrestlers compete at Coolidge tournament
The Hayden and San Manuel wrestling programs competed in the 29th Annual Coolidge Lions Club Wrestling Tournament and the Third Annual Girls Wrestling Invitational on Jan. 2 and 3. The boys spent the first day competing in team duals. While the girls competed in...
Lady Panthers runners up in Epic Tourneys New Year Classic
The Superior girls basketball team competed in Epic Tourneys New Year Classic. After battling their way through their bracket, they ended up in the championship game. The Lady Panthers faced off against the 4A Shadow Mountain. The girls played a tough game, and...
San Manuel girls wrestle in Casteel Showdown
This past weekend, the San Manuel girls wrestling teams, both junior high and high school, traveled and competed in the all girls Casteel Fierce Philly Showdown. Both the junior high Lady Miners walked away with medals that evening. Sakura Andrade was able to...
Hayden, San Manuel wrestling continue to perform well on the mats
Hayden and San Manuel both will be heading to the Coolidge 29th Annual Lions Club Invitational on Jan. 2 and 3. Both teams have been hard at work preparing for this contest. On Dec. 17, the Hayden wrestling team traveled to San Manuel for a multi-meet with San...
Copper Corridor Basketball working hard up to the holiday break
It was a busy week for the Copper Corridor basketball teams as they gear up for the holidays and the holiday tournaments. Hayden The Lady Lobos were busy on the court last week. They kicked off their week with an away game at San Manuel. This would be the second...
Copper Corridor wrestlers continue to dominate
Copper Corridor wrestlers continue to bring home some impressive hardware from tournaments throughout Southeast Arizona. The Hayden High School wrestling team has been hard at work on the mat since the beginning of December, competing in a multi-meet with Globe...