The death of a brother has been the most difficult experience of my life. On July 26, my world was changed forever, in an instant, when my brother Joe passed away. It was a very sad day. I first want to thank everyone, family and...
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Post Telegraph Fire BAER Report Presentation
The Town of Superior and the Legends of Superior Trails Inc. have coordinated a meeting with the Tonto National Forest to provide and update on the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) report which was created in response to the Telegraph Fire that burned...
Superior School Districts seeks nominations for Legendary Teacher Day
The Superior Unified School District Governing Board will participate in Legendary Teacher Day. The announcement was made at its meeting Aug. 4. The Legendary Teacher Day program is designed to recognize a teacher in our lives that made a significant...
O’Halleran votes for seven-bill appropriations minibus; package includes six O’Halleran community project funding requests
WASHINGTON – Last week, Congressman Tom O’Halleran (AZ-01) voted to pass H.R. 4502, a seven-bill Appropriations Minibus that includes Labor-HHS-Education; Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA; Energy and Water Development; Financial Services and General Government;...
SUPPORT LOCAL – Superior Fitness
In April 2020, COVID-19 brought much of Arizona’s economy to a screeching halt. All businesses not deemed “essential” were ordered closed by Arizona’s governor Doug Ducey. The lockdown continued for nearly two months. When Gov. Ducey finally gave the go ahead...
Police Chief to train in Florida; PCSO Lieutenant at the temporary helm
By Jennifer Carnes Superior Sun There will be a new person at the helm of the Superior Police Department. Superior Police Chief Frank Alanis But only temporarily. Superior Police Chief Frank Alanis has left the department in the capable hands of Pinal...
Rural Arizona Redistricting and the 5 Eastern Counties
Many of you are learning about this redistricting issue for the first time. It happens every 10 years following the national census. In Arizona, we have a commission appointed to draw the new districts for Congressional and Legislative districts in our state. We...
SHOP AT HOME: Buckboard City Restaurant & Saloon
Buckboard City Restaurant and Saloon is owned by John Tameron. In April 2020, COVID-19 brought much of Arizona’s economy to a screeching halt. All businesses not deemed “essential” were ordered closed by Arizona’s governor Doug Ducey. The lockdown continued for...
Power Drive Band to play at stage dedication
The Town of Superior has announced that it will officially dedicate the Besich Park stage on Sunday, Sept. 19, 2021. The event will begin at 4 p.m. with a ribbon cutting, followed by a performance by the Superior Dance Company at 4:30 p.m. Power...
Mayor’s Minute: Catching up on all things Superior!
Mayor Mila Besich What a busy year 2021 has been – it is hard to believe that half of the year has passed! It’s been a while since I have written a Mayor’s Minute column, and I wanted to take a minute to update our residents on a broad range of important...