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Superior Farm to Fantastic Market announces special holiday markets

The Superior Farm to Fantastic Farmers Market kicked off its 2024-25 season during the Prickly Pear festival in August.  The Farm to Fantastic Market will be operating weekly, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through May. Some variations of schedule and locations...

Wood Fire consumes 7,000 acres of Tonto National Forest

  A microburst with lightning moving through the Superior area on Saturday started a forest fire in the Tonto National Forest.  The nature-caused Wood Fire consumed over 7,000 acres of Tonto National Forest, mostly within the burn scar of the 2021 Telegraph...

Local food banks are getting ready for the holidays

  Both the Tri-Community Food Bank in Mammoth and the Superior Food Bank are preparing for the holiday season, which is right around the calendar corner, including placing notices in the Copper Corridor Community Calendar for volunteers and donations. The...

Fresenius Dialysis Center in Mammoth closed permanently

Copper Corridor residents who are patients at Fresenius Kidney Care Dialysis Center in Mammoth were shocked when the facility was unexpectedly shuttered in July. Local readers contacted staff at Copper Area News, explaining how this sudden closure is affecting them....

State invests $2.4 million in nonprofit arts & culture sector

A one-time investment of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts & culture sector is reaching communities throughout the state with today’s announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit organizations, festivals, and arts learning programs. On Sept. 5, 2024, the...

Superior Public Library to host storytime visit with Phoebe Fox

The Superior Public Library is hosting a storytime event with Phoenix children’s author Phoebe Fox on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 4 p.m. Phoebe’s latest book On the Verde River was selected by the Arizona Center for the Book to represent Arizona’s literary heritage at this...

Superior Town Council Members recognized

The League of Arizona Cities and Towns recognized three council members from the Town of Superior for their years of elected service. Councilmember Bruce Armitage and Councilmember Vanessa Navarrette were recognized for eight years of service on the Superior Town...

Superior Community Working Group to meet Sept. 11

SUPERIOR, AZ, August 14, 2024—The next Community Working Group (CWG) meeting to discuss the proposed Resolution Copper mining project, located near Superior, Arizona, will be Wednesday, Sept. 11, starting at 6 p.m. At this meeting, there will be an update from the...

Proposed solar farm near San Manuel has residents asking questions

The Ore Town Solar Farm being proposed near San Manuel will receive a public hearing for a zoning change with the Citizens Advisory Committee at Pinal County this week.  The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 5, and is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Pinal County...

Hurts Donuts visits San Manuel

Friday morning, Uptown San Manuel near Ace Hardware was met with the Emergency Donut Ambulance from Hurts Donuts.  They made a quick stop with limited number of donuts but wanted to provide emergency donut needs.  The Tempe-based donut store makes visits to rural...