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Erratic driver arrested in San Manuel

  A woman was arrested in San Manuel Wednesday morning after driving erratically and setting a brush fire.   According to Pinal County Sheriff’s Public Information Officer Sam Salzwedel, PCSO began receiving multiple calls about an erratic driver in San Manuel. The...

Main Street Rehabilitation Project: Temporary partial closure announced

  The Town of Superior is pleased to announce its planned Main Street rehabilitation project in the Winter-Spring of 2025. This multimodal transportation project includes removing three inches of the existing asphalt pavement and paving with new rubberized asphalt,...

Fuels mitigation project underway at Oracle State Park

  The Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) has started a fuels reduction project within Oracle State Park in an ongoing effort to protect Arizona’s communities and improve the health of the state’s diverse landscapes. DFFM foresters designed the 36-acre...

Buzzing with Life: Understanding Bees and Protecting Our Pollinators

  Your Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners are pleased to invite you to our Community Education Presentation Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at noon at SaddleBrooke Ranch Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle AZ 85623. The topic this month is “Buzzing with Life:...

PCSO investigating fatal accident in Oracle

  A 15-year-old boy lost his life Wednesday in a single vehicle crash involving a dirt bike, Pinal County Sheriff’s Office said.   Deputies were dispatched to the 900 block of Calle Futura on Feb. 5 around 6 p.m. where they found that the driver had died at the scene....

Superior resident earns national trail award

  Mary Jo Kvidera, better known as MJ, is a local resident and Trail Angel in Superior.  MJ was recently awarded the “Trail Angel of the Year” award by the American Long-Distance Hiking Association at its annual gathering in California.   Mary Jo found Superior after...

Local ladies hope to be royalty

  Kearny’s 63rd Annual Pioneer Days is forthcoming, and in usual tradition, that means the competition for the Annual Pioneer Days Queen and Princess is on! This year, 12 prospective young ladies are hoping for that coveted crown.   There is one candidate for Queen,...

Set Free: More than just a church

  On May 18, 2020, Pastor Daniel Sostre and his wife, Janna, relocated to Kearny. They had one mission: To establish a ward of Set Free Church.   This wasn’t just another church coming to the Copper Basin Area. What they stand for is so much more. According to Set...

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...