After a full year of celebrations honoring the centennial of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, the gardens were decked out to honor the esteemed garden. The evening included live and silent auctions, a three course meal along with live entertainment and awards. As part...
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Superior American Legion to host Veterans Day Parade
It has been many years since Superior hosted a Veterans Day Parade, but thanks to the passion, initiative, and dedication of local volunteers from around the Copper Corridor, this year will be the first in re-establishing this time-honored tradition for our military...
BLM releases draft environmental assessment for Redhawk Copper
The Bureau of Land Management, Safford Field Office, will release a draft environmental assessment for the proposed Copper Creek Exploration Project and the associated Mining Plan of Operations on Nov. 7. The proposed project is located on BLM-managed public lands,...
Avantus hosts Ore Town Solar Project Open House in San Manuel on Oct. 16
By T.C. Brown Staff members from Avantus, BHP and Pinal County Supervisor Jeffrey McClure were on hand at the Open House to answer questions, address concerns, and provide input regarding the proposed solar farm project on approximately 1,200 acres of...
Vote Yes on Prop 134
Have you looked at the publicity pamphlet the Arizona Election Office has mailed out to all voters? It’s as big as an old big city phonebook. There are 8 initiatives and 5 referendums in there. To get them on the ballot, the initiative proponents had to come up with...
“Gardening for Butterflies & the Importance of Waystations”
Presented by Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners By Bob Allen, Master Gardener Butterflies need our help! And how to help them was what over 100 interested gardeners learned on Sept. 11 at a seminar hosted by the Southeast Pinal County Master Gardeners at the...
Beyond Your Reach advances to Round 3 of Alice Cooper Competition
Three brothers from San Manuel are making their way through the 2024 Alice Cooper Proof is in the Pudding contest. Known as Beyond Your Reach they have progressed into the Third Round while playing songs they have written as well as covers. Alex, Gabe and Nico...
Vote for Harris-Walz
I’m a movie buff. As the Mayor of Superior (population 2400), I used movies as an analogy in our annual “State of the Town” address to outline Superior’s accomplishments and challenges over the past year. It was a great hit as everyone can relate to the movies. A...
San Carlos Apache Tribe asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear Apache Stronghold lawsuit seeking to save Oak Flat from being destroyed by the Resolution Mine
The San Carlos Apache Tribe filed a legal brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, Oct. 15 supporting the nonprofit activist group Apache Stronghold’s request for a hearing of its lawsuit seeking to protect sacred Oak Flat from being destroyed by the proposed...
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....