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Pima Butte Elementary earns A+ for excellence

The Arizona Educational Foundation has honored Pima Butte Elementary School as an A+ School of Excellence. The recognition distinguishes Pima Butte Elementary among 37 outstanding...

Starting teachers to see more money at MUSD

Starting teachers at Maricopa Unified School District will make more money in the coming school year: $54,000. MUSD governing board members voted 4-0 to approve...
This heat map shows the population projections for Pinal and Maricopa counties by 2060. [Maricopa Association of Governments]

This is when Maricopa’s population will double

If you thought Maricopa’s traffic was bad now, just wait 36 years. Maricopa’s population could more than double by 2060, according to projections from the...

Meet: Cole McCarthy

Meet Cole McCarthy, a 32-year-old Maricopa resident who recently returned after a four-year hiatus. Living in Glennwilde, near Honeycutt. Cole is engaged in construction,...

Local Ross kicks off B&G Club fundraiser

The Ross Dress for Less store in Maricopa and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America have launched the 10th Annual In-store fundraiser to...

Global affairs: Foreign exchange students at MHS prove it’s a small world after all

Maricopa mom Nicole Polk has one daughter at home and an extended family of daughters around the world. Since 2018, she, husband Stephen McElhose and...

Historic rest stop

The Maricopa Hotel was owned and operated by Arthur Deal (pictured with his son) from 1917 to 1931. It sat on a plot of...

9 Hidden gems in Hidden Valley and Thunderbird Farms

At first glance, unincorporated Maricopa seems to be nothing more than dirt, mountains and tumbleweeds. But as you explore the sprawling, rural desert communities...

Top spots to watch Super Bowl Sunday in Maricopa

Want to get off the couch and watch Sunday’s big game from a bar filled with TV screens and happy sports fans?  InMaricopa compiled a...

Police engage community with pizza

Dave Fowler was one of many Maricopans who brought his kids to meet Maricopa’s finest last night.  Maricopa Police Department served the community a free...

Pizza on the menu at MPD

Maricopa Police Department will serve the community free slices and fun tonight.  Locals who attend Pizza with Police at Maricopa Library & Cultural Center, 18160...

6 things you missed at tonight’s city council meeting

Not even 0.5% of Maricopa’s population tuned in to tonight’s city council meeting on Facebook.   We get it. Trivia night at Cold Beers and...

Meet: Rick Alonso

Meet Rick Alonso, a seasoned Maricopa resident who just celebrated his 55th birthday yesterday! While he's officially lived in Maricopa for a couple of...

EDITOR’S LETTER: Miracle on 34(7) street

The writing team here at InMaricopa nursed our holiday hangovers and put together a captivating issue chock full of thoughtful, well-researched articles. For a...

‘Driving’ the team to success

Maricopa is a long way from home for Lucius Ahaneku, a native of Biafra in eastern Nigeria. A resident of the city since last summer,...
An image of Blessing Joy Antone, 54, who was last seen Jan. 8 walking through the Ak-Chin Indian Community. [Ak-Chin Police Department]

No update in missing Ak-Chin woman

Ak-Chin police have no updates on a woman missing for nearly a month. Last week, Ak-Chin Police Department issued a missing persons flyer for 54-year-old...

2 MHS students named Flinn Scholarship finalists

Two Maricopa High School students are finalists for Flinn Scholarships, which would give them full rides to an Arizona public university. Filimon Kednmarey and Timothy...

Groundhog predicts early spring

The nation’s most famous rodent did not see his shadow today — which means he predicts spring will come early.  Every year on Feb. 2,...

Realtor doubles food bank donation to $1,000+

HomeSmart Premier owner and Realtor Dayv Morgan doesn't just put people in homes in Maricopa. He also puts food on the table. Morgan yesterday presented...

Meet: Dayv Morgan

Meet Dayv Morgan, a seasoned resident of Maricopa since 2006, where he resides in the Palo Brea subdivision. At 48, Dayv wears multiple hats...

Fees waived in Tractor Supply pet adoption

Ready to find your new best friend? Pinal County Animal Care and Control has you covered. It’s waiving fees during a pet adoption event tomorrow...

MUSD seeks site for third middle school

School board members took the first step toward finding a new site for Maricopa Unified School District’s third middle school. The MUSD Governing Board entered...

Maricopa Veterans launches new site

Maricopa veterans have a new homepage.  What started as a Facebook group in 2018 has turned into an organization that fosters camaraderie, support and a...
The Nieuwe Stad team from Maricopa Wells Middle School receives a third-place award at the 2024 Future Cities Regional Competition held at Arizona State University on Jan. 20, 2024. [Courtesy of MUSD]

Middle schoolers earn 15 awards in city planning competition

Who said city planning was only for adults?   Two teams made up of Maricopa middle school students in blended-learning programs placed among the top...

Charges in MHS bullying case referred to county attorney

Students involved in bullying and assaults on a Maricopa High School freshman have become the subjects of a criminal investigation with charges referred to...
Clinical Liason Elaina Young of Compassus Hospice and Palliative Care speaks with an attendee at the Senior Info/Expo at the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center on Jan. 20, 2024. [Monica D. Spencer]

Senior Info/Expo draws hundreds

Hundreds poured into the Maricopa Library and Cultural Center for the city’s Eighth Annual Senior Info/Expo Saturday morning.   Around 500 Maricopans filled the library to...

LOOK: Homestead Lake during dense fog advisory

The National Weather Service this morning issued a dense fog advisory in metro Phoenix. Heavy fog blanketed the state from the West Valley down through...

The Power of Your Vote: Why Registering to Vote in Arizona Matters

In Arizona, as in America as whole, the act of voting is not just a right; it is the cornerstone of our system of...

Black community, City of Maricopa celebrate MLK Day

Maricopans celebrated the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Tuesday night at an event hosted by the City of Maricopa at City...
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