By Tom O’Conner On Saturday, July 23, the Kearny Skatepark Project team held the first skatepark fundraising event. The skatepark project started last December 2021 to see if there was any interest and there was...even from the parents! The team has...
Copper Basin News
Lobos staying busy through the summer
By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Hayden High School boys athletics program has been staying busy this summer. The Lobos have been playing some summer baseball games, facing off against 3A and 5A teams like Safford and Ironwood Ridge. “We have about 20...
CASA of Arizona Volunteer Academy coming to Payson
Now is the time to volunteer with our youth living in foster care. The CASA of Gila County Program is excited to announce that the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program of Arizona is hosting the required CASA Volunteer training academy in...
Plan for paving operations on State Route 77 near Oracle Junction and near Oracle/Mammoth beginning August 1
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin paving work on State Route 77 in two separate areas on Aug. 1. The work is expected to continue over the next month. Expect lane restrictions between Eagle Crest Ranch Boulevard and South Willow...
Central Arizona College now accepting nominations for outstanding alumni
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – Central Arizona College is now accepting nominations of outstanding alumni. The alum selected will be honored, along with the selected Athletic Hall of Fame inductee during the 2022 Vaquero Awards, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 19, 5-7 p.m. at the...
APS offering grants to Arizona teachers through ‘Supply My Class’ program; K-12 Title 1 Arizona public, charter schoolteachers can apply for $500 grant
PHOENIX – Arizona Public Service Co. (APS) is helping local teachers get ready for the upcoming academic year with grants for classroom resources. Marking its fifth year, the APS Supply My Class program will award 500 K-12 Title 1 public or charter schoolteachers with...
Kearny welcomes new Community Events Coordinator
Local resident Terrece Flowers has been selected as Community Events Coordinator for the Town of Kearny. In this innovative and creative position, which Kearny Town Manager Sharon Jackobowski-Wolz (Town Manager) created while continuing to...
Mike M. Urquijo
Mike M. Urquijo was born Feb. 27, 1938, in Superior, AZ. Mike passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, July 27, 2022. He joined the Navy in 1955, served several tours in Vietnam as part of the brown water fleet assigned near Can Tho....
John Bigbey
On the evening of July 23, 2022, John Bigbey claimed his heavenly home and passed from this earth. John was born to Homer and Mary Bigbey in July 1941. He chose a career with the copper mines. He worked for Phelps Dodge in Tyrone, NM while raising his family...
Barbara Lynn Moore
Barbara Lynn Moore, 63 of Kearny, went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 5, 2022. Barbara was born in Portland Oregon on Oct. 8, 1958, to mother Lorraine Berg. Barb loved being at the lake with her husband and son as they spent most of her...