Publications

Lobos post big win over Frogs in season opener

By Nathaniel A. Lopez Copper Basin News   On Friday, August 20, the Hayden Lobos kicked off their football season with a big 32-12 win at home against Salome.    “We played okay. We have lots of room for improvement. We need to keep working hard,”...

Balvina O’Neil

February 10, 1920 - August 16, 2021   Balvina O’Neil, 101, died on Monday, Aug. 16, 2021,  at home, with her family at her side. Mrs. O’Neil was born on Feb. 10, 1920, to her parents Frank and Aurora Cobo, in the mining town of Hayden. Her father worked for Kennecott...

Local School District votes for mask mandate

  Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District voted on Tuesday, Aug. 17, to require all students and staff to wear masks indoors. Superintendent Jeff Gregorich shared with the governing board that 50 students are on mandatory quarantine because of 6 positive student...

Fire destroys unoccupied house in Kearny

A house at 205 Fairhaven Rd. in Kearny was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. There were no injuries or fatalities. No one was living in the house at the time. Kearny Volunteer Fire Department responded and brought the blaze under control. The houses next door were...

Bearcats stymied by Valley Union’s offense, defense

By Nathaniel A. Lopez Copper Basin News   The Bearcats football team traveled to Valley Union last Friday to start their season. Unfortunately, the team was unable to come home with the victory.   The Bearcats had a hard time keeping Valley Union's offense...

Copper Corridor communities to celebrate National Night Out Oct. 5

  Together we are making communities safer, more caring places to live.  This is our Nation’s 39th community building campaign- that promotes police community partnerships.  National Night Out triumphs over a culture that isolates us from each other and...

Lowell Steve ‘Jake’ Jacobson

  Lowell Steve Jacobson, also known as “Jake” Jacobson, 80, passed away Saturday, July 24, 2021 at his home in Tucson.   He was born in 1940 in Riley County, Kansas, the son of Myron Jacobson and Irene (Anderson) Jacobson.   Jake worked for the Union...