The U.S. Census Bureau late last month briefed the media on the launch of address canvassing, the first major field operation of the 2020 Census. Address canvassing improves and refines the Census Bureau’s address list of households nationwide, which is...
Copper Basin News
Ray on wrong end of back-and-forth game in opener
Ray High Bearcats The Ray football team played at Duncan in the 2019 season-opening football game for both teams last Friday night. The Wildkats erased a 14 – 0 deficit before having to hang on for a 26 – 20 victory against the Bearcats. “Although we did...
Hayden-Winkelman School District receives opioid life saving drug training
Kearny Officer Rozzi and Hayden Officer Nehrmeyer presenting information about opioid life saving drug overdose prevention. On Friday, Aug. 23, HWUSD teacher and staff attended a two-hour training on drug awareness and how to administer Naloxone, which, when...
Hayden aims to reach even higher levels of success
Hayden Lobos The Hayden football team finished the 2018 season as the 1A State Runner-Up and enters this season as one of only a handful of teams as legitimate contenders to prevent defending champion Superior from a repeat. The Lobos recent success has...
Input sought for potential assisted living center and tiny house village
The Kearny United Methodist Church is in the preliminary planning stages for an assisted living center and tiny house village on its property adjacent to the church building. Developing such a project is a multi-year project requiring many planning steps. ...
September is National Preparedness Month! Save Early for Disaster Costs
No one ever thinks they will experience an emergency or disaster. It always happens to “the other guy,” right? AZ Safety Solutions WRONG! If you think about it, YOU are the “other guy” to someone else so it could easily happen to you....
Hip-hip-hoo RAY! Ray Band is going to Disneyland
Ray High School Band 2019-2020 The Ray High School Bearcat Band has won an all-expenses paid trip to Los Angeles and Disneyland, California for this upcoming spring! The experience is being paid for and provided by Bob Rogers Travel Group, a company that specializes...
Mayor’s Minute: Resolution Copper Draft EIS and what it means for the Copper Corridor
On Friday, Aug. 9, 2019 the Tonto National Forest announced that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Resolution Copper Mining Project was released to the public for review. This is a significant milestone for our community, Resolution Copper,...
Supervisor Rios’s office spearheads clean up of Dudleyville Gun Range
The gun range in Dudleyville. Before (left) and after (right) the cleanup. Last month concerned citizens reached out to Supervisor Pete Rios about the poor conditions of the Dudleyville gun range. The land had been used for illegal dumping,...
Ray Parent Teacher Organization to support local schools
The first meeting of the Ray Schools PTO Parents of students at Ray Unified School District have started an official Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) to help support the local school district. During its first official meeting last week, the...