On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 1, Jovanna Martinez-Calzadillas and her husband were attending a concert in Las Vegas. Jovanna was one of the victims of a mass shooting that occurred that night. She is undergoing intensive physical therapy and continues to...
Copper Basin News
Along the Gila: All Invited to Pioneer Days
Our location on the junction of the San Pedro and Gila Rivers is very consequential in Arizona’s history. Any place in Arizona with water was a favored place, and this area was (and is) especially rich. The Kearny Expedition followed the Gila in large part, and...
Lane closure continues on State Route 77 near Mammoth
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the following restriction on SR 77 near Mammoth as a four-month pavement-improvement project continues: • Southbound SR 77 will be closed between Hollywood Drive and Miguel Road for road...
Georgie Digs: Some Indian History
As I had previously written, Annie Forbach was the daughter to James W. Brandenburg who had settled along Aravaipa Creek in 1888 with his wife and four older children before Annie was born there in 1891. According to Annie's memoirs, numbers of...
Second-ranked Ray High School Lady Cats are victorious in return from break
Fresh off competing in the Chandler Prep New Year’s Classic tournament during the Holiday break, the No. 2-ranked Ray girls’ basketball team returned to the court victorious in a 51 – 38 win against The Gregory School on Jan. 5. With the win, Ray...
Kearny Police Report – Jan. 10, 2018
According to state law, there are two methods by which police may arrest suspected offenders. The suspect may be physically taken into the department and booked into jail, or the arresting officer may write a citation and release the suspect to appear in court...
Something new for kids to do in Kearny: Library Activity Center Opens
Last month, volunteers and Friends of the Kearny Library proudly celebrated the grand opening of the Kearny Library Activity Center and announced that it has a new program: Friday Kids Activity Program. From 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the center is open to...
Hayden Police Officers adopt families to give back to community
Christmas time can be a burden on many families in our communities. To help alleviate this burden, and give back to their community, officers from the Hayden Police Department (HPD) and HPD Chief Tamatha Villar made the decision to adopt eight families this Christmas,...
Arbizo, Barragan to advance to State Hoop Shoot
On Saturday, Jan. 6, the Kearny Elks were represented at the East District Hoop Shoot Contest with the six first place winners from the local Hoop Shoot Contest. The Elks are proud to announce two first place winners and two second place winners....
Along the Gila: Things are Coming Together for the Copper Basin Chamber
It did my heart good to observe the meeting of the Pioneer Days committee of the Copper Basin Chamber of Commerce last week. Many of them were the same people who brought about the revamping of October’s Great Pumpkin celebration in such a successful way. The group is...