Copper Basin News

Central Arizona College students earn All-Arizona academic honors

  Five of Central Arizona College’s outstanding students have been selected to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society All-Arizona Academic Team.    All-Arizona students demonstrate academic excellence and intellectual rigor combined with...

Two police officers hit by vehicle in Hayden

  During the evening of March 6, Hayden Police officers responded to a call at the Giant Gas Station in Winkelman. The call indicated that a male subject was damaging vehicles with his hands and his head.  Hayden Police investigated the matter and determined...

Pioneer Days Queens/Jr. Queens host annual fashion show

  The 2019 Pioneer Days Queens Fashion Show held at the General Kearny Inn earlier this month was a huge success!    The event was hosted by Erica Flores, a 2004 graduate of Ray High School and former Junior Chamber Member. Erica has worked in...

Yocum, Lorona lead No. 6 Lady Cats in rout

  Ray junior Shelby Yocum scored a game-high 30 points and senior Tara Lorona finished with a double-double – 23 points and 13 rebounds – as the sixth-ranked Lady Cats routed rival Superior on the road last Friday night, 74 – 8.   The Lady Cats have now held...

Ray defeats Superior in key region game

  The No. 7 Ray boys’ basketball held third place in the 1A East Region standings with an impressive 57 – 40 victory at No. 8 Superior last Friday night. The Panthers missed an opportunity to climb past the Bearcats in the standings and are now fourth.   The...

Felicity Boltarez wins first place at District Hoop Shoot

  All their practice paid off! All five of our local Elks Hoop Shoot winners brought home trophies from the Jan.12 Arizona Elks East District Free Throw Competition at the Chandler Boys and Girls Clubs.   Winning the third place trophy in the 8-9 boys was...

Three adults charged in attempted child abduction in Winkelman

  Three adults were arrested and charged in connection with an attempted kidnapping in the area of Fourth and Thorne in Winkelman.   On Tuesday, Jan. 15, at approximately 6:35 p.m. a 13-year-old boy reported to Hayden Police that he had been approached by an...

Hikers agree that Kearny is friendliest AZ Trail town

  Earlier this month, Natalie Moller, Bruce Ledbetter and a cool dog named Shadow got a dose of friendliness after visiting Kearny.   Natalie and Bruce and first-time hiker Shadow walked from the Freeman Trailhead to the Florence-Kelvin Trailhead, from which...

Cradle Roll: Noah, Jonah and Zola Aguirre

  Kearny is now home to another set of triplets with the births of Noah, Jonah and Zola Aguirre. The three were born Sept. 28, 2018 at Desert Banner Hospital to parents Alexis Salazar and Cruz Aguirre. Noah weighed in at 1 pound, Jonah weighed 3.5 pounds and Zola...