Superior Sun

Armando P. Reyna

  Armando P. Reyna, 88 of Yuma, AZ  passed away on Dec. 15, 2020. Armando was born and raised in Superior, AZ. He left Superior to serve in the US Navy and was a lifetime member of the VFW Post 3584 in Superior. Upon his return he attended and graduated from...

Mayor’s Minute: Looking Back and Moving Forward

Looking back at 2020, our attention easily gravitates towards the anxiety and loss caused by the raging COVID-19 Pandemic; state and federal election debates, and of course, the civil unrest that broke out across the nation. It is often hard to remember some of the...

Pablo M. Yanez

  Pablo M. Yanez, 87, passed away Dec. 16, 2020, at his home in Superior, AZ.     He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Martha; his children, Ralph (Cindy), Paul Jr., Edna, and Georgia (Anthony) Chavez; twin brother, Pedro (Princess);...

Jesus S. Vargas

 Jesus S. Vargas passed away in Chandler, Arizona, from natural causes on Dec. 15, 2020 at the age of 92. He was born in Safford, Arizona on July 8, 1928 to Ynocensia Salas Vargas and Dario Carillo Vargas. He is preceded in death by his wife, Belen Bustamante...

Danny Valenzuela

  Danny Valenzuela entered eternal rest on Dec. 13, 2020. He was born on Oct. 24, 1960 in Globe, Arizona, to Tony Valenzuela and Rosie Navarro.    Danny attended Globe Schools and graduated from Globe High School in 1980. While in high school...

Carrie I. Tomerlin Martinez

  Carrie I. Tomerlin Martinez passed away on Nov. 22, 2020 in Showlow, AZ, at the age of 62 after a battle with cancer.  Carrie was born and raised in Superior and graduated from Superior High School where she made lifelong friends.    Carrie was preceded in...

Superior seniors get early visit from Santa and his elves

  The Superior Senior Citizens Christmas Gift Giveaway 2020 is one for the books. Organizers blessed  238 people with gifts.   Over 24 hours of wrapping done by Santa’s elves: Maxine, Rylee, Norma, Diana, Heather, Izzy, Gabriel, Maria,...

Gustavo Medina Serna

  Gustavo “Gus” Medina Serna, 89, passed away due to natural causes in Tucson on Dec. 3, 2020. Gustavo Medina SernaDecember 3, 2020    He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; daughters, Catherine Downey, Gloria Garrett, Yvonne Serna, and Maria Serna; grandchildren,...

Local tossers host benefit horseshoe tourney for Willis family

Local tossers host benefit horseshoe tourney for Willis family   Last Saturday, friends and family of Willy Willis hosted a benefit horseshoe tournament at the General Kearny Sheriff’s Posse Arena. Teams from the Copper Basin area as well as Superior competed for...

Community Working Group to review mitigation on Dec. 9

  The Community Working Group for the Resolution Copper Project will be meeting ‘virtually’ online until it is safe to resume in-person meetings – it’s expected that in-person meetings will once again be open to the public.   The next online meeting will be...