A local Boy Scout working towards his Eagle rank has found a wonderful recipient for his community service project. Dakota Willis looked around town and saw that there was several different ways that he could benefit our community. He chose the...
Copper Basin News
Ray Unified School District Governing Board places Curt Cook on administrative leave
At a special Governing Board meeting on June 21, the Ray Unified School District Governing Board voted to place school superintendent Curt Cook on administrative leave with pay. Details of the reasons for the administrative leave were not available at...
From Family First Pregnancy Care Center: I Have Things to Do
Some mornings I am awakened by my busy mind, doing and thinking everything a hundred miles an hour! I have things to do! In my mind I go over the list of “important things” that “have to be done”! I am not even out of bed from a night of rest and I am tired...
Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens: Healthy living with diabetes workshop planned
Pinal-Gila Council for Senior Citizens is hosting a free Healthy Living with Diabetes Workshop to help you learn that skills that you need to manage your condition and get your life back. The workshop will meet for two hours, 9:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m., on...
Elks, Friends of the Library make generous donations to Town of Kearny
Wanda Lundy, from Friends of the Kearny Library, presents a check in the amount of $4,627 to Mayor Debra Sommers for the installation of a new air conditioning unit at the Kearny Library Activity Center, (formerly the Teen Center.) This donation will enable the...
Ray Memorial Cemetery gets a facelift
ASARCO has hired 5D Mining to do a clean-up and renovation project of the Ray Memorial Cemetery. The work has already started on the historic cemetery. The cemetery was created for the families of the deceased in Ray, Sonora and Barcelona who were...
Hayden-Winkelman Little League teams heading to state tourney
Wow! Wow! Wow! Hayden-Winkelman Little League has two All Stars teams heading into the State Championship Tournaments. In the Minors division, Hayden-Winkelman Little League defeated Mt. Graham 11-1 to win the division championship. In the...
Along the Gila: Free Food Available to All Who Need It
For many years, the United Food Bank truck has made its way to Kearny and the Copper Basin on the first Friday of each month. It parks at the Pinal County Courthouse (recently renamed the Kelly Haddad Administrative Center). Workers get out of the truck and begin...
From CASA of Pinal County: Advocates help foster kids reach independence
FLORENCE, AZ - At a time when our country is celebrating its independence, hundreds of kids in Arizona’s foster care system are trying to finds theirs without the guidance and direction that traditionally comes from parents. Teens who enter the foster...
Register Today for Summer Bridge 2018 at Central Arizona College
PINAL COUNTY, Ariz. – There is still time to register for Central Arizona College’s 2018 Summer Bridge program. Recent high school graduates, beginning with the class of 2016, and GED recipients are invited to experience life as a college student this summer....