Albuquerque, N.M. — The United Steelworkers (USW) today said that union members have overwhelmingly approved a new, three-year labor agreement with Asarco. “The new labor agreement provides unprecedented wage increases to a broad spectrum of jobs, from laborers to...
Winkelman
Hayden-Winkelman School District placed on lockdown
On Monday, April 8, 2024, at approximately 2:40 p.m. in the area of Lobo Lane and 5th Street in Winkelman, Arizona, Hayden Police while on patrol observed a Hispanic male subject riding on a green ATV with what appeared to be a black/brown pump shotgun affixed...
Winkelman Preparatory Academy plans expansion
By Mila Besich When the school year first started in August of 2023, 16 young girls began attending the Winkelman Preparatory Academy in Dripping Springs. The new private school offered a different choice from the local public school available for...
Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers
This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. Copper Area News reporter, Lauren R. Carnes, had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span...
Learning what Thanksgiving means to our youngest readers
This Thanksgiving, we at Copper Area News are happy to bring back a classic holiday section that involves interviewing local children about the holiday. Copper Area News reporter, Lauren R. Carnes, had the pleasure of interviewing children from the span...
Hayden-Winkelman Schools seeking former grads who served in the military
The Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District is in search of former Hayden High School graduates that have served in one of the military branches to participate in the “Salute to Our Troops” program being held in their honor. The program will be held on...
Small Town Halloween Fun planned in Winkelman
During the season of madness, leading up to Halloween, when the were-coyotes come at midnight, ringing the sleepy and unsuspecting towns of Arizona, waiting patiently as they scan for movement with reddened eyes and resist the urge to snap their slavering jaws,...
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...
Hayden Police searching for suspect in shooting
On April 17, 2022, at 2:30 a.m., Hayden Police were dispatched to 900 Gila Avenue in Winkelman (The Winkelman Flats Park) in response to a shooting that had just occurred. Upon arrival, responding officers secured the scene and began an immediate search for the...
Omicron hits local school district and community hard
Once again, COVID-19 hit the Hayden-Winkelman Unified School District and community hard and caused a short pause in the school year for more than 300 students. The district health department worked overtime to test hundreds of students and community...