Nestled three thousand feet off the desert bottom near Superior, Arizona, sits 2,000 jobs buried under the earth. These jobs are not temporary or seasonal, they are well-paying blue- collar jobs that will last for the next 50 years. And if your voice is not heard now,...
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Peter R. Santa Maria
Peter R. Santa Maria passed away Sept. 13, 2021 on his transplanted kidney's one year anniversary. Peter was born Nov. 17, 1949 in Ray-Sonora, Arizona to parents Pedro and Dolores Santa Maria. He was preceded in death by his parents, his younger sister...
Vaccinated Athletes Save Hayden High School Sport Season
As both a principal and superintendent, I received the call I feared the most this past Friday afternoon. Yes, Mr. Gregorich, one of your student athletes tested positive for COVID-19. At that time a lot of things are going through my head. What do we need to do next?...
Rios Responds to Cavanaugh, Miller Letters
This is in response to Mr. Cavanaugh‘s letter of Sept. 15, 2021. The supervisor attempts to partially explain his negative vote on $3.4 million for COVID-19 vaccines. He states that the grant would “forbid ANY money from being spent on actual vaccines!” ...
Cavanaugh Responds to Supervisor Miller
Before I begin my response to Supervisor Stephen Miller taking a knee in support of the CDC's bad policy, I would like to address him attacking my staff. I hired four of the hardest working people in Pinal County. Each week they read over one-thousand...
Pinal County Supervisor, District 1
On Wednesday, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors rejected over $3.3 million dollars from the federal government. The $3.3 million dollars would have required Pinal County to create a Vaccine Equity Coordinator who would be in charge of federal communications...
Chairman Offers Apology
On Sept. 1, 2021, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors acting as the board of directors for the Public Health District meeting turned down 3.2 million dollars of federal grant money to help the county with the COVID-19 pandemic. In my opinion, this decision was...
Johnny Pacheco
Johnny Pacheco 86, of Kearny, AZ, born Jan. 27, 1935, in Dos Cabezas, AZ, passed away on Aug. 31, 2021, in Mesa AZ. Johnny worked for Kennecott Copper Company and ASARCO as a cost accountant for over 30 years. He also served his country in the United...
Kay Ware
Kay Ware, 84, of Dudleyville, AZ, left this earth peacefully on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. Kay was born Aug. 16, 1937 in New Mexico to parents Charlie and Sibyl Settlemeyer. Kay was preceded in death by her soulmate and husband, William. She is survived by...
Charles Ray Elmer
Charles Ray Elmer was born April 5, 1937 and passed away on Aug. 13, 2021 after a long illness. He was born to Andrew J. Elmer and Virginia Ann Mitchell Elmer. Charles was raised in Miami and Safford, Arizona where he graduated high...