By Nathaniel A. Lopez The Superior high school football team competed in the first round of the 1A State Football Playoffs. The Panthers traveled to El Capitan on Saturday, Oct. 26, for an 11 a.m. game. The Panthers put up a fight, breaking past El Capitan's...
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Superior American Legion donates computers to local school
Recently, American Legion Post #17 donated two desktop computers to the Winkelman Preparatory Academy, located in Kearny, to help build upon the opportunities for students to learn with technology. Each computer included a monitor, mouse, keyboard and software....
Arizona Forestry visits San Manuel to discuss wildfires and Firewise
T.C. Brown Copper Area News Corey Guerin, Lead Prevention Officer, with the Arizona Department of Forestry & Fire Management met with members of the community at the San Manuel Community Center on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Frank Molina from BHP and Ernie...
Local Rider Scores at the 2024 AMA Supermoto Nationals in Tucson
By T.C. Brown The journey for “making the podium” started about a year ago when Parrish Traweek and his wife Carla, went to the Supermoto Nationals held at Musselman Honda Circuit south of Tucson, Arizona in November of 2023 as spectators. The adventure came full...
Superbike phenom Brandon Paasch visits San Manuel
By T.C. Brown Brandon Paasch rides professionally for Factory Vision Wheel, M4, Ecstar Suzuki in the Motoamerica Superbike Class. Some of his previous accomplishments include winning the 2021 and 2022 Daytona 200, finishing third in the 2020 Motoamerica SuperSport...
Sonora Historical Marker relocated to Kearny; celebration planned
The Sonora Historical Marker was erected on May 5, 1999, by members of El Club Sonorense. Its members were former residents of Sonora. That day coincided with the last Cinco de Mayo of the 20th Century. To acknowledge the dedication of the Marker and its...
Superior Junior/Senior High School receives award from T-Mobile
T-Mobile announced this week that Superior Junior/Senior High School in Superior is one of 16 schools across the country to receive a $25,000 grant as part of the company’s “T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights” competition which launched in early...
Fourth Annual State of the Town celebrates Superior Superstars
Rebuild Superior Inc hosted the Fourth Annual State of the Town celebration on Thursday. The event is funded by many generous sponsors; their funding aids the organization in hosting the event which celebrates with an annual speech from Mayor Mila Besich. The...
Artwork of San Manuel resident and photographer selected for national exhibit
Local resident and Copper Area News Volunteer Photojournalist, T.C. Brown, was selected to be a part of a special exhibit at the National Law Enforcement Officers Museum in Washington, DC. T.C.’s photograph “Birds at Sunset” was selected as one of 50 participants by...
Exploring the world of the desert’s creepy crawlies
By Nathaniel A. Lopez It’s close to midnight and something evil’s lurking in the dark … No, it’s not the thriller, but something that can strike fear into the hearts of Arizona’s desert dwellers. On the evening of Friday, Oct. 11, Pinal County Open Space and...