The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology is expanding its offerings in the healthcare fields this fall by adding mental and social health training, in an effort to help address growing worker shortages in the field. Citing a need for mental health professionals across the country, and specifically in Arizona, CVIT …
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Lady Vandals fall one game short on historic run
Miami High School’s Lady Vandals varsity basketball team came within one game of the pinnacle of success when they fell to the Phoenix Country Day School Eagles in the state championship game on February 24 at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. In the end, the Vandals were runners up …
Read More »Miami Town Manager seeks to build on momentum in second year
As Miami Town Manager Alexis Rivera approaches his second year as the Town’s top administrator, his vision for the future has hit a few bumps, but he is dedicated to ushering in a new and prosperous era in a place that has seen fortunes come and go throughout its history. …
Read More »Globe City Council begins Strategic Action Plan update process
City leaders have begun the process of updating Globe’s three-year Strategic Action Plan (SAP) and are working to have Council’s new goals identified for the 2024-2025 budget approval in June. As Globe City Council prepared to set off on its second historic lobbying visit to Washington DC this month, the …
Read More »The heyday of uranium mining in Gila County: Is there more to come?
After WWII at the outset of the Cold War, the production of atomic weapons and dreams of a future powered by nuclear energy led to a boom in the uranium market that set off a mining craze in Arizona reminiscent of earlier booms of gold, silver, copper and other rare …
Read More »In mid-year pivot, Vandals get able fill-ins for teaching positions
Maintaining staffing levels at Arizona high schools can be difficult under the best of circumstances, but sometimes positive changes can come when the lives of teachers change. For Miami High School, the 2023-2024 school year has seen some comings and goings and longtime instructors returning to help. “We’ve had to …
Read More »Bullion Plaza Museum celebrates 100 years as Miami icon
Miami’s Bullion Plaza Cultural Center and Museum celebrates its 100th anniversary this month and is preparing to celebrate what has become a centerpiece of the town’s identity. The building that started out as a segregated school has become a gathering place for celebrations and festivals, but is also one of …
Read More »Five marijuana bills remain after weeks of deliberations
Battles continue over regulation of hemp-based THC products, social equity licenses and other reforms BY: DAVID ABBOTT – WEDNESDAY MARCH 6, 2024 11:54 AM Arizona legislators introduced more than a dozen bills focused on amending marijuana laws this year, but just five are left standing as lawmakers have passed the midpoint of their …
Read More »Becoming Sir Brom: From mining town to jousting stadiums
Jarrod Listiak is old school in ways that not many people can claim to be. For more than two decades, Listiak has made a living as a professional jouster, working Renaissance Fairs throughout the country and in Europe, but sees himself as the last of a dying breed. “I’m the …
Read More »National CTE Month highlights career training programs throughout the Copper Corridor
In recognition of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month, schools throughout the Copper Corridor will celebrate the programs designed to give students hands-on training to prepare them for a modern workplace. The Cobre Valley Institute of Technology (CVIT) is vital in supporting programs in schools from San Carlos to Superior, …
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