San Manuel Miner

Ellie Brown announces bid for Copper Corridor Justice of the Peace

   Ellie Brown is announcing that she will be on the Aug. 2, 2022, Primary Ballot as a candidate for Justice of the Peace, Copper Corridor, Precinct 5.  Precinct 5 serves the communities of Eagle Crest Ranch, SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, Oracle...

Floyd Don Taylor

    Floyd Don Taylor of San Manuel passed away April 17, 2022. Floyd was born to Paul and Delma Taylor in Alameda, CA on May 3, 1947.   He served 2 tours in the U.S. Army in 1966-1967. He retired from ASARCO and moved to San Manuel with his wife and...

Mining Our Past – Mammoth Livestock Report

Compiled by Joellen Brown Special to the Miner   San Manuel Miner – Dec. 20, 1995 Mammoth Police Report    The Mammoth Police Report is submitted by the department.    Dec. 4 at 10:10 p.m. cattle at large was reported in the 300 block of...

Mammoth home lost in fire; firefighters battle blaze in record heat

    A late afternoon fire has left one Mammoth couple homeless.   On June 8, 2022, at approximately 4:45 p.m., firefighters from Pinal Rural Fire & Medical District were dispatched to the scene of a structure fire in the 17000 block of Inspiration...

Marines killed in Osprey crash had San Manuel connection

    Military officials have named the five Marines who died when their MV-22B Osprey crashed during a training flight in Imperial County on Wednesday, June 8, 2022.   The Marines killed were: Cpl. Nathan E. Carlson, 21, of Winnebago, Ill., a Tiltrotor...

Frances Aranda

    “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” - 1 Corinthians 13:13   Frances Aranda, 92, of Hayden, Arizona, hugged JESUS early in the morning Tuesday June 7, 2022.   Frances came into the world, the...

Oracle Residents Active in ‘Being Firewise’

  On May 7, the Oracle Firewise and Oracle Fire District held a Free Brush Dump Day for Oracle Fire District residents at Oracle’s Brush Dump in conjunction with the National Wildfire Preparedness Day, always held the first Saturday of May. The event was funded...