Copper Town News

CASA of Gila County urges community to volunteer

    CASA of Gila County is urging community members to volunteer to become a caring, consistent adult for a child who has experienced abuse and/or neglect. Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) are everyday people, trained by CASA[1]  of Arizona and...

Copper Basin Community Health Care Foundation receives grant

  The Copper Basin Community Health Care Foundation has received a Grant from the  Brownfields Assistance Program and the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality.  The Grant will provide funds for assessment and cleanup of asbestos and lead...

O’Halleran hosts town hall – K-12 education and COVID-19

US Representative Tom O'Halleran   On Monday night, Representative Tom O’Halleran and Joe Thomas, president of the Arizona Education Association, hosted a telephonic town hall to discuss COVID-19 and what it means for K-12 education.   He opened the Town...

Tonto National Forest closed

Closed due to extreme fire danger.   Officials with the Tonto National Forest announced that effective July 2, 2020 the nation’s sixth largest forest would be closed.  The closure came after 224,500 acres have burned on the Tonto National Forest in...

Cobre Valley Kearny Clinic welcomes new provider

Tanner Carlson   Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center, which operates the Kearny Clinic, has welcomed a new provider to their ranks.   Tanner Carlson, PA-C, will be located at Clinics @ the Hospital on Tuesdays and at the Kearny Clinic on Thursdays and...

Shelby Yocum receives Gila Gem and Mineral Scholarship

Pictured from left are Mark Gantt, club member, Shelby Yocum, scholarship winner, Jodi Brewster, Gila Gem and Mineral president and Tim Gonzales scholarship chairman.  The Gila County Gem and Mineral Society is a non-profit organization located in Miami,...