The Kearny Volunteer Fire Department has introduced a new lifesaving tool called the “Combi” to Kearny and those who use our roads. The tool is designed to pop open car doors, spread open a vehicle where needed and has the capability to cut...
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Hayden kicks off the season with a 62-0 win over Valley Union
Wow. Wow. Wow. What a game! The Hayden football team took the field at Valley Union, ready to play after the long drive up to Elfrida. The Lobos were so eager to start their 2022 season that the first play started with Fabian Elvira connecting a...
Ray heads to St. David for first football game of the season
By Nathaniel A. Lopez Are you ready for some football? The Ray Bearcats are. Last week, on Friday, the Bearcats traveled to Duncan for a pre-season scrimmage. The boys will travel to St. David on Friday, Aug. 19, to kick off their 2022 season with...
Hayden is ready for the Friday Night Lights
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Hayden High School football team has been preparing all summer for the upcoming 2022 football season. The Lobos’ roster of players is: Seniors – Fabian Elvira, Mory Cruz, Ralphie Valencia, Aaron Peed, Keiston Pool, A.J. Mariscal,...
Meet Your County Supervisor: Jeff Serdy – District 5
Every 10 years after the official US Census is complete, Federal State and Local governments must complete a re-districting process. On July 1, 2022, the Pinal County re-districting took affect and the communities of Superior, Kearny and...
Margarita Alvarez
Margarita Alvarez, age 89, passed away July 29, 2022, peacefully in her sleep. Margarita was born on Oct. 30, 1932, and grew up in Ray-Sonora. She married Jose “Chepe” Alvarez and went on to have 5 beautiful children. Maggie lived a full life,...
Dixon Allen Faucette
Dixon Allen Faucette, 84, passed away Aug. 10, 2022, in Mesa, Arizona. He was born May 22, 1938, in Alamosa, Colorado, to Francis Allen Faucette and Cora Millie Crowther Faucette of Sanford, CO, where he grew up. He is married to Patricia Elliott...
Superior to host 11th Annual Prickly Pear Festival Saturday
The 11th Annual Prickly Pear Festival will be held this Saturday. Event organizer Pete Casillas reported online via a Facebook video that this year the foraging would be cancelled as there is not enough prickly pear fruit to harvest at the Airport. ...
Pinal County Election Updates: new Elections Director hired
The primary election for Pinal County held on Aug. 2, 2022, has been fraught with one major “human error” after another. The first error began when the municipal elections for Apache Junction, Casa Grande, Eloy, Mammoth, Maricopa, Superior and...
Kearny Police Report – August 17, 2022
Items are given to the Copper Basin News by the Kearny Police Department and reflect information available at the time the report is compiled. Activity listed Aug. 7 – Aug. 13. Aug. 8 Theft was reported in the 100 block of...