Copper Basin News

Dry Heat: Let’s Have a Civil Election

A Biden-Harris campaign sign bears a tire mark where someone drove over it. I have received reports from several very reliable sources, that Biden-Harris campaign signs have been run over, knocked down and stolen, both in Oracle and San Manuel. One wonders of the...

CCEDC receives contribution from Gila County

  CCEDC Executive Director Mila Besich, left, receives a donation from Gila County Supervisor Woody Cline. Gila County Supervisor Woody Cline presented a check for $5,000 to the Copper Corridor Economic Development Coalition Executive Director Mila Besich.  The funds...

Woody Cline Announces Candidacy for Supervisor

My name is Woody Cline and I am running for re-election for Gila County Supervisor District III. I am a cattle rancher and a small business owner. And I know firsthand how tough this year has been on our constituents and businesses owners.   I spent 19 years...

Kearny Police Report – Sep. 30, 2020

  According to state law, there are two methods by which police may arrest suspected offenders. The suspect may be physically taken into the department and booked into jail, or the arresting officer may write a citation and release the suspect to appear in court...

Free Dump Day returns to Kearny on Oct. 10

  Free Dump Day will return to the Kearny Transfer Station on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020.  The transfer station will be open from 7 a.m. until the dumpsters are filled or traffic ends.    The following changes have been implemented in response to COVID-19: • Only...

Even More Backpacks for Bearcats

News Bearcats PTO  9-30 Cheyanne Sanchez and Denicia Sanchez.     The Ray Bearcats Parent-Teacher Organization will be handing out backpacks for students at the Kearny Fire Department on Alden Road. Three dates have been arranged to make sure every...

Ernestine R. Avelar

Ernestine R. Avelar It is with great sadness that the family of Ernestine R. Avelar, age 84, announce her passing in the early morning of Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, surrounded by loving family and after a long-time battle with dementia.   Ernestine (Tina), was born...

Copper Corridor Coalition to host National Night Out Oct. 5-9

National Night Out   Wish your town, or your neighborhood, was a safer and more caring place to live and raise your family? Get involved with National Night Out! Events are planned in communities across America, Copper Corridor Coalition has a week's worth of...

Superior Police Department joins Overdose Fatality Review Board

Joyce LopezSgt. Sam Sosa  The abuse of opiates, both legal and illegal, has reached crisis proportions. Overdoses of opioid drugs are epidemic. The United States Government National Institute for Health/National Institute on Drug Abuse reported in 2018 that...