COOLIDGE (December 13, 2018) – When it came to their youngest son, Thunder, Jessica and Sammy Moore handled his early education differently than their three older children. “I was afraid to let the other kids go (to preschool) when they were young,” Jessica...
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Sea Lions Swimmers compete at the IM Xtreme Games
USA Swimming held the IM Xtreme Games in Mesa, Arizona at the Kino Aquatic Center Nov. 16-18. To qualify, swimmers in the Western Region of the USA (10 States from New Mexico to Alaska) had to achieve an IMX score of 1500 points or more in the...
Horizon Health and Wellness CEO retires
Horizon Health and Wellness announced today the retirement of its CEO, Norman E. Mudd, effective Dec. 31, 2018. A farewell dinner and tribute will take place on Dec. 3 to honor a man who dedicated 30 years of his life to develop an agency which went...
Electric light parade, winter festival Saturday in the Copper Basin
Are you ready for “Sweater Weather?” There are only three days until the Electric Light Parade Saturday, Dec. 1. Are your lights in working order and are the batteries charged? The parade line up is at the area by the Teen Center with smaller...
Ray School Board has vacancy
The Ray Unified School District Governing Board has a vacancy which will be filled by Pinal County Superintendent of Schools Jill Broussard. The successful candidate will be seated until Dec. 31, 2020. Any eligible resident within the Ray...
Arizona Trail hiker aiming to set record
Recently, Kearny community leaders Carol and Sam Hosler hosted adventurer Art "Karts" Huseonica who is attempting to set an Arizona Trail record. Huseonica is hiking south on the Arizona Trail after having thru-hiked the trail earlier this year from...
Miley Chester mails the first letter to Santa in Kearny
Miley Chester was first this year to mail her holiday wishes to Santa Claus. The six-year-old writes: “Dear Santa I have been a very good girl this year I’m so excited for Christmas. I would like a scooter and a helmet. The scooter will be pink. I would...
CAC Aravaipa cabinetry and auto classes to be cancelled
Students at the Central Arizona College Aravaipa Campus were saddened to learn that the cabinetry and auto classes would be cancelled in 2019. These classes have been full and in the case of the cabinetry/woodworking class, there has often been a waiting...
The Bridge of Unity in memory of Stephani Yesenski serves as a reminder of all that is good in a small community
When she first saw the larger-than-life painting hanging in the bank in Kearny, the teenager immediately identified with the facial expression of the man in it. Wearing his usual “uniform” of jeans, a vest and with his shirt sleeves rolled up to his...
Kearny Police add two new vehicles to fleet
The Kearny Town Council announced last week that it was able to purchase two patrol vehicles for the Kearny Police Department on a lease-purchase agreement. The Town of Kearny was in great need of patrol vehicles. Chief Wallace Kenney has...