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Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers

By Lauren R. Carnes This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. This reporter had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span of the Copper Corridor,...

Hayden wins back-to-back state championships

  The Hayden Lobos have done it again, and claimed another back-to-back state title, this time on the football field.   On Saturday, Nov. 16, the battle for the 1A state football championship took place on Ed Anderson Field at Coronado High School in Scottsdale. The...

Arizona Small Business Association recognizes Mayor Besich

Mayor Mila Besich from the Town of Superior was recognized by the Arizona Small Business Association.  Besich was awarded the Rural Impact Award during ASBA’s recent “Big Thank You” event.  The event awards business leaders from across the state and other...

Riot Grill opens in Oracle

By Nathaniel A. Lopez On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Oracle community welcomed one of its newest culinary locations. In the building that formerly used to house Cook Shack, now stands Riot Grill. The new restaurant is the creation of Dana Mayorga, and Bailey Macneill. Dana...

Local election results announced

  Nov. 5 has come and gone, and the fury over voting for the next president of the United States was not the only issue on the ballot. Several propositions were on the ballot including home rule elections in Mammoth and a school override election in Ray. ...

Volleyball season ends for Ray, San Manuel

By Nathaniel A. Lopez The 2024 volleyball season is officially over for the last two Copper Corridor teams. The Ray volleyball team closed out their 2024 season this past week. The Lady 'Cats traveled to take on Patagonia Union. It was a tough loss for the girls with...

Special trip for Hambly honor roll students

Students at Hambly K-8 attended a first quarter honor trip to Vertuccio Farms on Tuesday, Oct. 29.  Students attending are: eighth grader Aria Manriquez; seventh graders Octavius Baeza, Raya Bribiescas, Maribel Gallego, Mary Jane Garcia, Maya Hong, Isabella Oropeza...

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...