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Fall in Love with CASA Event: volunteer recruiting event

  (Globe, AZ –) Now is the time to volunteer with CASA of Gila County. The CASA of Gila County Program is hosting a special recruiting event on Feb. 15, 2025. Join us at the Globe Public Library at 10 a.m. as we tell you why we love the CASA of Gila County...

Calling all quilters: Copper Thimbles seeks new members

  The Copper Thimbles Quilt Guild would like to invite residents of the Copper Corridor to open meetings in Kearny and San Manuel to discover the joys of quilting and the comradery of fellow crafters. Our guild is open to anyone who would like to spend some time...

Aravaipa brothers score big in World Series of Team Roping

By Nichole M. Aranda   Brothers Steven and John Henry Gaona, a Fast Back Ropes Roping Team, recently scored second place in the #13.5 Finale in the Ariat World Series of Team Roping, at South Point Arena in Las Vegas. The brothers began competing in rodeo events...

Teen drivers involved in motor vehicle crashes

  Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two motor vehicle accidents in San Manuel involving teen drivers. On Dec. 13, 2024, at around 1 a.m., deputies were called to an address in the 100 block of S. Avenue B regarding a vehicle that had left the roadway...

Mystery Mammoth girls in online article on history of color film

  Do you know who these girls are? Copper Area News reader Bob Grassi was reading an article online about the history of color film when he came across this photo from the 1940s with the caption, “Little girls at Mammoth, Arizona, May 1940.” “Some of these...

A Good Sam-aritan

  By Nichole M Aranda Everyone in the Kearny area knows Sam Horton. Many know him as the “grave digger,” funeral home worker, and a maintenance worker for the Kearny Cemetery. People describe him as quiet, kind, always willing to lend a hand when needed, always...

Arrests made in Paul Clifford homicide

  Pima County Sheriff’s Department today announced that they have made three arrests in connection with the Dec. 24, 2024, murder of San Manuel teacher Paul Clifford.   The three suspects were arrested Dec. 30, 2024, and booked into the Pima County Jail on felony...

New Pinal County Sheriff sworn in

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is about to have a new leader. Sheriff Elect Ross Teeple was chosen by voters to replace incumbent Sheriff Mark Lamb during the general election. Wednesday afternoon, Sheriff Elect Teeple was sworn in to his new position by Sheriff...

Redhawk Exploration holds successful Open House in San Manuel

      More than 100 attendees from the local Pinal County community came together at the San Manuel Community Center recently to hear the most recent update from Redhawk Exploration. Redhawk is exploring for copper in ​eastern Pinal County on the area of...