Copper Town News

Prickly Pear Chair Auction raises funds for art supplies

  Marilee Lasch, one of Superior’s resident artists, took on the challenge of coordinating the second ever, Prickly Pear Chair Auction.  She invited many other local artists to paint and design these unique and creative seating accommodations.  The...

Old Dominion Days – A celebration of a golden age in Globe, AZ

  Echoes of pickaxes chinking against stone and the clatter of pasty buckets hastily stored in the shade of a mesquite tree float down through time. Excited chatter rides the wind from the turn of the 20th Century as a prospector uncovers a vein of copper sure to...

CASA of Gila County honors grandparent caregivers

(Globe, Ariz.—Sept. 1, 2018) On September 8th grandparents around the nation will be honored for all the love and support they give to children in their lives but the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program of Gila County would like to especially honor the...

CASA serving children of Gila County for 30 years

  Thirty years ago, the Court Appointed Special Advocate Program was started in Gila County. This program allows everyday citizens to get involved by being the eyes and ears of children in dependency matters. Children who’ve been removed from their homes due to...

Along the Gila: Primary Election Rapidly Approaching

The primary election is this Tuesday, Aug. 28. If you have voted by mail, you have my congratulations for being a good citizen. If you haven’t voted, remember TUESDAY in large capital letters. The primary in Arizona tends to be more consequential than the general...

Inmate worker saves life at Hayden Senior Center

  It started out as just another day at work for Gloria Waddell in the kitchen at the Hayden Senior Center.   While eating something, a piece of food became lodged in her throat. She found herself unable to breathe or communicate with her fellow workers. The...

Superior leaders attend Rural Policy Forum

  Representatives from the Superior Town Council, Superior Chamber of Commerce and Rebuild Superior Inc. attended the Rural Policy Forum hosted by Local First Arizona and the Arizona Rural Development Council in Wickenburg last week.    Superior Town...