San Manuel Miner

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...

Support for Proposition 469 from Mayor Mila Besich

  Pinal County is growing, there is no doubt it.  We can no longer continue to assume that the transit corridors of the past will lead us into the future.  In order to develop the infrastructure we need for the future, we must fund the plan on our own;...

Trail Riders stage desert run from JWJ Cycles

Members of the Trail Riders of Southern Arizona (TRS) stopped by San Manuel on Aug. 21. Eighteen riders staged out of the JWJ Cycles for some fun bike time in the desert. The riders loved the rain-soaked sand and lack of dust thanks to the recent monsoon moisture....

Live music at the Ore House

Musician and poet, Damon McLaughlin, entertains some of his fans at the Ore House patio on Aug. 19. The Ore House Hilltop Tavern in Oracle hosts musicians and DJs each Friday night. Under new ownership, the Ore House also supports the local community through special...

San Pedro Valley Lions Club has new members

The San Pedro Valley Lions Club in Mammoth has been actively recruiting new members. They are happy to announce that they have several new members in their ranks. Pictured from left are: Margarito Bejarano, Leandro Guillen, Henry Borboa, Frank Martinez, Donald Lopez...

San Manuel kicks off season with a win

  The San Manuel high school football team kicked-off their 2022 season with their first official game last Friday, Aug. 19. The Miners took to the field of their home stadium, ready to show Anthem Prep whose house they were in.   The Miners held a strong...

Oscar Robles Bayardo

    Oscar Robles Bayardo, 77, “kicked the bucket” (the words he asked to be used) on Aug. 6, 2022. The original OSO GRANDE was born in Empalme, Sonora, Mexico on Nov. 27, 1944, and moved to America in his teens.   He is survived by his 8 children, Luis,...

Mammoth Police Report – August 24, 2022

  Items are given to the San Manuel Miner by the Mammoth Police Department and reflect information available at the time the report is compiled.   Activity listed August 4 through August 17. Aug. 4    A warrant arrest took place in the area of...

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...