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The city, with the help of the Maricopa Youth Council, is seeking resident feedback on the possible expansion of recreation activities at the local...

The budget priorities for the Maricopa Unified School District are homing in on three main areas: funding for afterschool activity buses, setting classroom target...

The city of Maricopa was recognized by an international organization earlier this month for presenting an effective budget for fiscal year 2016-17, the ninth...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a measure to transfer the ownership of the California Zephyr railcar to the Maricopa Historical Society. ...

The hunt for a new superintendent will not be on Maricopa Unified School District’s agenda any time soon Superintendent Steve Chestnut, who announced earlier in...

The newly organized Veterans Affairs Committee met for the first time Tuesday at Maricopa City Hall to appoint a chair and vice chair for...

Maricopa, which boasts 76 parks and recreational areas, received the title as a 2017 Playful City USA for the fourth consecutive year by KaBoom!,...

Private Motorsports Group President Jason Plotke sat down with InMaricopa to explain his organization's plan to create APEX Motor Club in Maricopa. It is...

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Lower Sonoran Field Office invites the public’s participation in the development of the Buckeye Hills Travel Management Plan...

Parking shelters are losing their home next to John Wayne Parkway but may eventually rise again at City Hall. It is the effect of construction...

In a late-night push the Maricopa City Council passed the first draft of the city’s 2017-18 budget Tuesday, including a decrease in taxes. After a...

Maricopa resident Steve Smith is running for Congress. Smith is currently the state senator for District 11. A strong supporter of President Trump’s policies, he...

Local and state leaders met at Copper Sky Thursday to discuss African-American affairs in Maricopa, the state and across the country.“As a black person,...

By Michelle Chance Boosting pay for district employees remained the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board’s top priority Wednesday night. During an ongoing budget debate between...

By Michelle Chance After more than a decade of using outdated math textbooks, Maricopa Unified School district students will begin learning from brand new curriculum...

Starting Sunday, May 14, the westbound lane of Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway will be closed from Pershing Street to State Route 347. The northbound lanes...

  By Michelle Chance Departments within City Hall are cutting paper by going digital – and while officials say this move helps the environment, it also...

After three public meetings in Southern Arizona last week with more than 400 people in attendance, there is still time to get involved and...

An attorney for former Sheriff Paul Babeu and former Pinal County Attorney Lando Voyles threatened current County Attorney Kent Volkmer with “legal remedies” if...

A fast-food restaurant eyeballing a local commercial development site as a future location came one step closer to sealing the deal this week. The Maricopa...

One of Maricopa’s staple social services presented a heartfelt plea to the city council Tuesday, seeking financial assistance for its forced relocation due to...

Garnering voter support for a half-cent sales tax increase designed to fund more than 15 county transportation projects, including the widening of State Route...

The fate of Maricopa’s public image was set Tuesday after the city council voted to approve a new city seal they hope will help...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community is taking the Central Arizona Water Conservation District to court after the authority said it would begin denying the tribe...

By Michelle Chance Pinal County Justice Courts are addressing an on-going issue: People who fail to show up for court. County statistics show among all eight...

By Judge Lyle Riggs The number of people who do not appear for a court date or who do not comply with court orders is...

The City of Maricopa has delayed the plan closure of Farrell Road a month. Farrell Road and a portion of Porter Road will be closed...

By Michelle Chance It was a pageantry of student success Wednesday night during a presentation inside the Maricopa Unified School District Board Room. Students from...

Steve Chestnut, superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District, is one of two finalists to be the next superintendent of Deer Valley Unified School District. Chestnut...

,You're invited to the latest Councilmember on the Corner with Councilman Henry Wade on Saturday, May 13, from 8:30 to 10 a.m. at Honeycutt...