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Junior golfers gain exposure to tourney competition at The Duke

For two afternoons after school this week, they competed in a low-stress, "fun" junior golf tournament to experience competition. When it was over Thursday afternoon,...

Westbound I-10 closed from US 60 to SR 143 this weekend 

Delays and detours will once again be in place this weekend on westbound Interstate 10 through the Southeast Valley, according to the Arizona Department...

Crane says experience as Navy SEAL prepared him to be Maricopa’s congressman

While in the desert of Iraq as a U.S. Navy SEAL, becoming a politician and running for office was the furthest thing from Eli...

The doctor will see you now: Exceptional Community Hospital opens Fast Track ER

If you are headed to the emergency room, chances are, you need attention in a hurry. At Exceptional Community Hospital, the facility addressed that need...

Proposed senior affordable-housing projects take step forward

Two apartment complexes to be built near the southeastern corner of North John Wayne Parkway and West Honeycutt Avenue have received more than $100...

Homeowner catches suspected kidnapping, assault on camera, police say

A man is accused of kidnapping and assaulting his girlfriend on Monday, after a Palo Brea resident told officers he caught the acts at...

Electrical district to roll out energy-saving, demand-response program

A new program that will offer enrolled residential and small-business customers an incentive to reduce energy during times of peak system demand soon will...

Arts Council’s 7th annual Poetry Slam to be an evening of rhyme and reason

Can you make rhyme and reason from your thoughts? If you can, Maricopa Arts Council’s seventh-annual All-Maricopa Poetry Slam Championship is for you. Maricopa residents may...
PHX Surf park site

Surf park will use water — but not as much as you think

The proposed PHX Surf Park will be a tourist attraction, economic development engine and attention-getter for Maricopa. With two 5-acre surf lagoons, a lazy river,...

Fire Prevention Week: Home-escape plan may save your life

You’re relaxing at home. Suddenly, you notice smoke billowing. Usually, it’s from the kitchen. By the time you see it, you might have only...

Southbound 347 lanes reopen just in time for rush hour after gravel spill

What was shaping up as a rough commute home Monday for anyone coming south into Maricopa on State Route 347 was softened when southbound...

Three arrests made after police say man pointed gun at Walmart employee

A man accused of pointing a gun at a Walmart employee has been arrested, as were two others suspected of involvement in the incident,...
Harrah's Ak-Chin

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino announces promotions on operations team

Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino, part of Caesars Entertainment and the state’s only tribal casino to have an international management partner, today announced several key operations...

Sun Life: Caring for the whole patient

When choosing a doctor, it’s important to find a physician who focuses on you and your mental, emotional and physical needs. And in Maricopa, there’s...

Advocates seek to meet challenges faced by local Deaf community

Fred Greenspan’s advocacy for the Deaf community started 13 years ago while living in Mesa. An early arrival for a business meeting at a diner...

Consider renting your house rather than selling in today’s market

The rental market remains robust. Rents are at a record high and there is not enough inventory to meet the needs of tenants. Here are...

Master Gardener: Corn, an American crop with Arizona roots

Corn is one of the most significant economic agricultural products on Earth. An iconic American food crop grown as one of the three sisters (with...

Ex-chief says job ‘was not best fit,’ but probably not finished with policing

Did Maricopa just get to be too big for James Hughes? During an interview with InMaricopa two days before his 21-month tenure as the city’s...

Historical impact: Pat Brock’s work will live on

Pat Brock, the longtime Maricopa educator and historian who died in August at the age of 80, would have been a bit uncomfortable with...

Poll: Maricopans favor school vouchers 

Education has been a hot-button issue in Arizona in recent years, and Gov. Doug Ducey has been at the heart of much of it. Ducey...

Food inspections return with many violations  

Restaurant inspections are back at InMaricopa.com after a technical glitch with Pinal County Environmental Health Department slowed reporting results for several weeks.   Here is a...

City’s Public Services Director Mike Riggs passes away

Updated at 3:35 p.m. on Oct. 7 Mike Riggs, Maricopa’s public services director, passed away early Friday morning. Riggs, 55, a fourth-generation Arizonan, was known in...

Public input ends Sunday on I-10 upgrades from Loop 202 to SR 387

The final day to provide public comments on Arizona Department of Transportation’s study recommendations for improving a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 10 from Phoenix...

No I-10 closures this weekend, but U.S. 60, Loop 101 have shutdowns

There is good news this weekend for drivers traveling through the East Valley: There are no closures scheduled on Interstate 10. That is not the...

Gas prices on the rise locally – for now

Have you noticed that gas prices in the area are on the rise again?   In early September, prices across Arizona averaged about $4 a...

This month’s least-expensive home sale came after 4 days

The least expensive home sold Aug. 10 through Sept. 9 -- with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths at 36187 W. Vera Cruz Drive --...
Al Brandenburg Maricopa

Brandenburg: It’s always a good time to get heart-healthy

It’s the beginning of October. With temperatures falling, it’s time to consider how to take care of ourselves so we can enjoy the upcoming...

Life of service reaches new level for Councilmember Goettl

Eric Goettl may be new to Maricopa City Council, but in many ways, he has been training for this his entire life. Service to others...

Marshalls’ opening festivities set

Maricopans will have a new shopping venue for this year’s holiday season. Marshalls is scheduled to open at 20250 N. John Wayne Pkwy., in Sonoran...

Council OKs 162 townhouse units near Estrella Gin Business Park

City Council gave the go-ahead for more multi-family housing on Tuesday, as it unanimously approved three measures that will move forward a townhouse project...
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