PHOENIX – A festive display of lights and decorations can add to the holiday cheer, but without safety steps, it can also send you to the emergency room. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, there are about 160 decorating-related...
Copper Basin News
Lighten up the holiday season at special ceremony in Kearny
While the holiday season is presented on film and in songs as being all about happiness, giving and cheer, this is the quintessential time for hustle and bustle of the merry kind, with socializing and shopping for all! Our moods are lighter and brighter, smiles...
Ray High School has annual Interview Day; Knagge named overall top applicant
Ray High School’s annual Senior Interview Day was held on Monday, Nov. 20. All seniors participated in a mock interview with former Ray High School graduates who have gone on to be successful in their chosen field. Seniors have to present...
Siblings are first to send letters to Santa
Siblings Iris Rios and Aaiden Flowers are the first in the Copper Basin area to mail their letters to Santa Claus. Iris, who is 4 years old, wants dolls for Christmas. Aaiden, who is 8 years old, would like a Tails plushy. The two are the children...
Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers
This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. Copper Area News reporter, Lauren R. Carnes, had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span...
Southeast Pinal County Master Gardener News
By Glenna Mathews Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners (are pleased to invite you to attend a Zoom webinar presentation on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 1 p.m. Dr. Debankur Sanyal, University of Arizona Environmental Sciences, Soil Health Specialist,...
Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers
This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. Copper Area News reporter, Lauren R. Carnes, had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span...
Shop Local – It’s a Small Business Season
As the holidays approach, we will be checking our lists and, much like Santa, checking them twice. We can all avoid being on Santa’s naughty list, by shopping local this holiday season. Across the entire Copper Corridor, there are a variety of...
Town of Kearny seeks local residents to guide future growth
By Tyler Bingham The use of planning and zoning by our local government are intertwined with Kearny’s history. During the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s, Kearny was in its infancy. Founded in 1958, our town was one of the first in the nation to be...
Homicide near Superior
On Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023, the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office announced that a homicide had occurred on U.S. Hwy. 60 near Superior (outside of town limits) and that PCSO and Superior Police Department were investigating. According to the Pinal County...