In a nail-biting finale against the Globe Bears, the Mesa Miners won the Capstone Copper Trophy during the inaugural Old Dominion Cup on Sunday, scoring an explosive 12 runs in the 10th inning after a 7-7 tie held through regulation and two extra innings. The two-day tournament marked a historic …
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There was a time when a gardening revolution took hold across the country. During World War I and World War II, US citizens were encouraged to plant vegetable gardens in backyards, churches, city parks, and playgrounds. By 1943, more than 40 percent of all produce grown in the country came …
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Being part of Arizona’s “Copper Triangle,” most people only think of copper when they think of mining in Gila County. But there was another mineral that was heavily mined here—the notoriously white, fibrous mineral known as chrysotile, the most commonly used form of asbestos. Before major health concerns, there was …
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“The dean of Arizona travel writers” is making a stop in Globe-Miami, coinciding with this year’s AZ Poppy Fest, a celebration of spring and its flowers throughout the entire month of April in Globe-Miami. Roger Naylor—an Arizona-based writer and hiker who has written about his travels throughout the state for …
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Miami High School’s FFA program has grown and progressed significantly since Miami Jr./Sr. High School’s agriculture instructor and Future Farmers of America (FFA) Jimmy Crosby’s arrival at the beginning of the 2023 school year. Since then, Crosby and his students have built two greenhouses, sheds to store tools and feed, …
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Typically around this time of year, whitewater rafting companies are preparing to take adventurous souls on guided tours of the Salt River, which boasts the earliest river season in the U.S., winds through a 2,000-foot deep granite canyon, and offers dramatic views of remote Arizona wilderness, all just within an …
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The closure of a small-town radio station may not come as a surprise to young generations or those living in large cities, but for a small community like Globe-Miami, the end of local radio station KIKO in recent months comes as a huge blow. The community enjoyed what the station’s …
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For years, the Pinal Mountain trail system has been known in the mountain biking community as a well-kept secret and a must-ride experience within Arizona, offering a 3,000-foot change in both elevation and scenery, from ponderosa pines and aspens to desert scrub. The secret has often been passed through word-of-mouth, …
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STORY UPDATE: As the paper was going to press, we learned Megan has resigned as director of Cat House, and Laurie Manzano is serving unpaid as acting director until a new director can be hired. Any animal who ends up at an animal shelter has a story to tell. Perhaps …
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“The Mystery of Now,” A Documentary Featuring Apache Skateboards, to Debut Locally at Globe-Miami-San Carlos Mountainfilm on Tour “Growing up, I didn’t see any Native pro-skaters. It was me creating for myself,” remembers Apache Skateboards team rider Doug Miles Jr. “It’s just what I wish someone else would’ve done when …
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