Ajo Copper News • Ajo, Arizona
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The Ajo Copper News is a weekly newspaper serving Ajo, Arizona, and surrounding communities. Its offices also contain a bookstore and a retail office supply section.
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CORRECTION – The date Pima Department of Environmental Quality will attend a Western Pima County Community Council meeting was incorrect in the print edition of the newspaper and early digital versions. PDEQ staff will be at the February 23 meeting, not the January meeting.
INSIDE – WPCCC community updates, trash haulers need permits, roof construction at school, events, library programs, crime, sports, loose dogs, and more. Obituaries for Daniel R. Mota and Victor Rivas; death notice for Darrell Walls Sr.
INSIDE – Christmas Eve heroes, WPCCC to meet, School board to swear in new & returning members, sports, crime, and more. Obituaries for Diane Carnright and David Daniels; service information for Ruth Young.
INSIDE – Santa's first stop is Ajo, Santa's boom may scare pets, Ajo Federated services, Rock Church services, holiday events, sports, crime, weather, school news, and lots of holiday greetings. Obituaries for Dolores Bonk and Ruth Avalos Young.
INSIDE – Church events, free flu & covid shots, sports, school board, and lots and lots of events.
INSIDE – Events and more events, CofC learned about justice court, Raider sports, golf with a hole-in-one, José Castillo remembered, and more. Obituaries for Rick Scroggins and Lynda Hval-McGarry.
INSIDE – Letters to the editor, sports, native foods, events, free pet vaccines & microchips, crime, food bank truck, and more. Death notice for José Castillo.
INSIDE – Raider basketball will be all ladies, WPCCC learned about library & more; school news, community meeting on crime, O'odham bingo, Kickstart, sports, openings, election final count (except for two), and more.
INSIDE – Rededication of VFW war memorials in cemetery, Judge Peck receives award, more school news, golf, O'odham language Bingo, and more. Service information for Matt Lahm.
ERROR: The WPCCC meeting is Thursday, November 17 (not November 27).
Rededication of the VFW war memorials in the Ajo Cemetery on Veterans Day, November 11, 2022
The rededication of the VFW's war memorials in the Ajo Cemetery. Before the video began, Gordon Chadwick offered the opening prayer. As the video begins, master of ceremonies Ken Farmer welcomed everyone and introduced Ramon "Moni" Alvillar who talked about his father Ray Alvillar, his father's tour of duty in Vietnam, and how the memorials came to be. Moni Alvillar then helped Charles "Chip" Schwarz & Zachary Phillips unveil the memorials. Lupe Alvarez read the names of the fallen with Chuck Johnson ringing a bell after each name before Ken Farmer closed the service.
This image was taken at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 9. Votes are still being counted so there is a chance these totals will change.
INSIDE – Ghost stories wanted, school board meets next week, sports (including golf), pharmacy open, meals on wheels needs, and more. Obituary for Matthew Lahm.
INSIDE – Narrow loss for Raiders at playoffs, lots of pictures, school board to meet, community updates, CofC heard about radio, and more. Obituaries for Wes Bromley and Barbara (Kelley) Lazovich.
INSIDE – SAV Neighborhood Watch, PCNRPR movie rescheduled, Artisans' Mercado is back, landfill has new management, yard of the month, and more. Obituary for Tim Gillispie.
INSIDE – School board candidate profiles, weekend winners, candidates visit, Halloween movie at Walker Park on Saturday, PCNRPR flag football, art exhibit, scorpion hunt, crime, and more. Obituary for Darlene Gaylin-Siuda; death announcements for Wes "JR" Bromley and Tim Gillispie.
Cruise through Ajo - sorry about the rough start
INSIDE – Red Raiders win Homecoming game • Pomegranate Festival • Red & White this weekend • Why Not Travel Store award • Art openings • Crime • Candidate open house • And more!
The Ajo High School Homecoming parade!
The football game starts tonight. If you can't be there, you can listen live on 89.3 FM, AjoRadio.org, and the Z89.3 KZAO app available on both Google Play and Apple app stores. It's Ajo Red Raiders (3-3) vs New Way Academy Bulldogs (1-4).
The writer made an error the proofreaders didn't catch. The Ajo Landfill is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. It is closed on Sunday.
We apologize for the mistake.
INSIDE – Library business services, Raider Sports, bird walk, youth soccer & flag football, Love Works plans, new teacher, food bank truck, crime, and more.
INSIDE – WPCCC meetings resume, Raider sports, new AUA manager, crime, coming events, and more. Obituary for Laura Ann Trujillo.
Power Outage for APS customers in Ajo.
https://outagemap.aps.com/outageviewer/
INSIDE – 3Nations is wired, Rock Church flies flag, Ruben's is closed for good, minimum wages going up, property tax bills arriving, Raider sports, and more. Obituary for Julia Brown Ford.
INSIDE – Scarecrow contest, Patriot Day, voter registration, new pharmacist has quit, Peck still president of AJPA, Raider sports, and more. Obituaries for Don Candelaria, Moe Landry, and Robert Copeland.
INSIDE – Raider sports, NPS news, fundraisers, garden guide, pound pet, crime, and more. Obituaries for Larry Goff and Ethel Bausman.
INSIDE – Raider sports, burglary arrests, letters to the editor, vet clinic, PCNRPR soccer, Day of Peace will be traditional, meetings, and more. Services for Terry Cañez are Saturday.
INSIDE – Free spay & neuter clinic, Ajo CSA holding public meeting, snake removal service started, school sports start this week, youth soccer, crime, and more. Obituary for Kathleen Antone.
INSIDE – School news, a bit of history, gift card scams, mountain tour rescheduled, pharmacy may reopen soon, and more. Obituaries for Angelina Rocha, Bill Matson, and Josh Stafford.
8:37 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
SR 85 has reopened south of I-8 (mp 0.5) near Gila Bend.
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8:07 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
Both directions of SR 85 are still closed just south of I-8 (mp 0.5) near Gila Bend. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.
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6:44 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
Both directions of SR 85 are still closed just south of I-8 (mp 0.5) near Gila Bend. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.
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5:44 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
Both directions of SR 85 remain closed just south of I-8 (mp 0.5) near Gila Bend. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.
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4:40 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14
Both directions of SR 85 remain closed just south of I-8 (mp 0.5) near Gila Bend. There's no estimated time to reopen the road.
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Both directions of State Route 85 are closed near Gila Bend. The closure is due to a crash at milepost 0.5, which is near I-8. Motorists are advised to expect delays and seek an alternate route.
There is no estimated time to reopen the highway.
Real-time highway conditions are available on ADOT’s Arizona Traveler Information site at az511.gov, by calling 511, downloading the AZ 511 app and through ADOT’s Twitter feed, .
Video of the community meeting about property rime has been posted by ISDA International Sonoran Desert Alliance on their YouTube channel.
This is a recording of the Community Meeting on the topic of property crime convened by the International Sonoran Desert Alliance in Ajo, AZ. Participating a...
INSIDE – More school news, election results, burglary arrests, property crime meeting, scholarship award, and more. Obituary for Stephanie Mason Leatherwood; service for Terry Cañez postponed.
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/AZPIMA/bulletins/3269314
Pima County has about 30,000 ballots left to count Pima County sent this bulletin at 08/03/2022 05:01 PM MST Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Pima County has about 30,000 ballots to count PIMA COUNTY, Aug. 3, 2020 – There are still about 30,000 ballots left to count in Pim...
INSIDE – School starts Monday, open house is this Thursday; pharmacy closes temporarily when pharmacist left; election day; swim meet, landfill rate, accidents and wide load. Obituaries for Teresita "Terry" Cañez, John Ray Bigbey, and Margarita Montijo.
INSIDE – Rain closing roads, PCNRPR activities, mixers and classes, library voting and gun locks, border interns, and more. Body discovered in wash identified as local resident. Death announcement for Stephanie Mason-Leatherwood, service information for Pauline Pullum Driver Campbell.
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Flag raising in Plaza on the 4th of July by multi-agency color guard; national anthem sung in English and O'odham.
Congrats to the AHS Class of 2021! And to the 8th graders who were promoted to high school to be the Class of 2025! Videos of the 8th Grade Promotion and AHS Class of 2021 may be found on the Ajo Unified School District’s YouTube channel. https://youtube.com/channel/UCdnlVUN3wGuMyPo1z3RHE-A
