Aiden Hicks has been painting house numbers on curbs to earn some money for a computer. If you've notice some new curb house numbers in Kearny, they are the work of 12-year-old Aiden Hicks. He is in Kearny visiting his grandparents, Jeff and Dana...
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O’Halleran hosts town hall – K-12 education and COVID-19
US Representative Tom O'Halleran On Monday night, Representative Tom O’Halleran and Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association, hosted a telephonic town hall to discuss COVID-19 and what it means for K-12 education. He opened the Town...
Strike lines down: Unions go back to work; Asarco responds
After nine months on strike, officials with the United Steelworkers announced that they made an unconditional offer to return to work to ASARCO. This news came after the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a complaint against ASARCO alleging...
Cobre Valley Kearny Clinic welcomes new provider
Tanner Carlson Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, which operates the Kearny Clinic, has welcomed a new provider to their ranks. Tanner Carlson, PA-C, will be located at Clinics @ the Hospital on Tuesdays and at the Kearny Clinic on Thursdays and...
We Will Miss You, Mrs. Byrd
Kim Byrd It is sad to have to share with all our students and Lobo family the passing of Mrs. Kimberly Byrd on Friday, June 26. She was a beloved first grade teacher and friend to all. Our deepest condolence to her family, her husband, Jessie, her sons, John...
The Faded Flag
I had arrived early to pick up my grandson from school. As I waited for the bell of dismissal, I was moved by emotion as three careless students were handling the symbol of our freedom as if it were just a faded flag. My mind wandered into a place of fake...
Governor Ducey orders some business closures and postpones back to school
The novel coronavirus 2019 (photo courtesy cdc.gov) Within weeks of the end of Arizona Governor Doug Ducey’s Stay at Home order in May, the State of Arizona experienced a rapid increase of COVID-19 cases. The increase in positive cases has thrusted...
County offers financial relief to businesses in unincorporated Pinal affected by COVID-19; Rios urges businesses to apply
Pinal County Supervisor Pete Rios, District 1 The Business Sustainability Program is a one-time reimbursement of up to $15,000 to qualifying businesses for rent, mortgage and/or utilities expenses for a three-month period. Qualifying expense periods are either...
Central Arizona College to offer LIVE! online new student orientation session
Central Arizona College invites all first-time and returning college students to LIVE! Online New Student Orientation for Fall 2020. These virtual sessions, available via any computer or mobile device, will cover topics such as advising, registration,...
Bobby Apodaca honored for his years of service
Pinal Rural Fire and Medical District Chief Bobby Apodaca A recent study by the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute showed that volunteerism is on the decline in America. If true, that makes Bobby Apodaca an old-school specimen. Apodaca, current Chief of...