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Time to dance! Superior Dance Company releases dance schedule

  Billie Jo Villaverde and the Superior Dance Company says it’s time to DANCE!   They have several performances coming in the next several weeks.   On Monday, March 24, the group will be performing at the Phoenix Suns vs. Milwaukee Bucks game. They are the main...

The Dangers of Underage Drinking

  Arizona Youth Partnership (AZYP) and the Copper Corridor Coalition working with the Substance Awareness Coalition Leaders of Arizona (SACLAZ) would like to provide some information on the dangers of underage drinking. This coincides with the National Institute on...

Working at Betty McDade’s house

  Betty McDade, 92 years old, one of the oldest and longest-residing citizens of San Manuel, still takes pride in her yard.   “I’d rather be outside in the yard than inside cleaning house,” Betty has always said.   Well of late, she needs a little help with her...

Car vs. cervidae

This vehicle hit a deer just outside of Kearny on Highway 177 going to Superior Friday morning, March 14. There were no human injuries, but the deer didn’t fare so well. Photo by Janet Danilow

Aleynia Boatman: Real Life Wonder Woman

  If you have ever been to a community event in Kearny, chances are, you know exactly who Aleynia Boatman is. Perhaps not by name, but you recognize her face. And why wouldn’t you? This woman volunteers or is involved in almost everything, from Town Council to Chamber...

New tech center ‘The HIVE’ celebrates grand opening

 Everyone was “a buzz” at the grand opening of The Hive at the Superior Enterprise Center.  The grand opening ceremony included about 60 local residents of Superior along with IDIA Staff and Town of Superior officials along with board members of Rebuild Superior.  ...

Protect the Lower San Pedro River Valley

I was born in Superior, Arizona (the only baby in the Magma Hospital nursery on that September morning) and spent my first nine years in Superior and San Manuel. Dad worked for the Magma copper mine. His lifetime of working in mines – copper, oil shale, coal and even...

Learn to create a resilient garden

  Looking for ideas to improve your garden? Wondering how to help your garden survive our intense climate? Interested in less work?   Larry Lynam will discuss the lessons he learned as he prepared his Tucson home garden for the 2024 Pima County Master Gardener Home...

Copper Classic returns to San Manuel

  Over the weekend, San Manuel played host to the annual Copper Classic dirt bike races hosted by The Trail Riders of Southern Arizona, and sponsored by AMRA, AMA, Alexandra L. Miller CPA, GR Financial Group, Stamback Services, Oro Valley Automotive, and AWP Safety.  ...