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Shop Local – It’s a Small Business Season

  As the holidays approach, we will be checking our lists and, much like Santa, checking them twice.  We can all avoid being on Santa’s naughty list, by shopping local this holiday season.  Across the entire Copper Corridor, there are a variety of...

Pinal Airpark may soon have a control tower

  Pinal Airpark may soon have a much-needed air traffic control tower thanks to a successful amendment added by U.S. Congressman Juan Ciscomani to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization package which passed the House last week.  ...

Free virtual diabetes prevention program

  One in three adults are estimated to have prediabetes, and most do not know it. In Arizona, this means around 1.8 million adults are at high risk for type 2 diabetes.   In response to this increasing problem, the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension...

Oracle Community Learning Garden will grow on you

By T.C. Brown   A little over four years ago an idea started to grow. The first seeds were planted in July of 2018 at the Oracle Community Learning Garden. With the help of volunteers those first seeds have grown and prospered for the surrounding community. A...

Second Annual Gila River Music Festival returns to Kearny April 22-23

 The Gila River Music Festival features a diverse lineup of musical talent, food trucks, vendors and artists. Bring a chair and sit outdoors and enjoy the atmosphere or take a dip in the Gila River. There is something for everyone to enjoy. It is an all age’s...

Oracle Run 5K, 10K has been set for Oct. 23 in Oracle

Oracle, AZ -  The 39th Annual Oracle Run is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 and will include both 5K and 10K races.This event is an independent friendly competition held to benefit the non-profit Oracle Historical Society.   This popular race begins at...

Young pianist to perform at friend’s benefit concert July 10, 2021

Annalupe Rodriquez will perform at a benefit concert for her friend’s grandfather. By Gayle Carnes San Manuel Miner   If you want to talk music, Annalupe Rodriquez, 17, of Oracle might be a good place to start.     She has played the piano for 11 years...

Oracle Brush Dump is open again for residents of Oracle

  The Oracle Brush Dump is open. The hours of operation are 7 a.m. through 5 p.m., seven days a week.   As the name implies, this site is for brush only. No trash, construction materials, hazardous materials,  dirt, gravel, or any non-brush related materials are...