Create the right environment to get results
The landscape has changed.The U.S. business sector has transitioned from a major maker of “things” to a major provider of products and services. Sure...
For Our City Maricopa has first community Thanksgiving dinner
Mayor Christian Price invited members of the Maricopa Chamber of Commerce Thursday to lend a hand and join in on the city’s first For...
City’s first fire chief speaks at station groundbreaking
Thirty-eight years ago, when Maricopa was a farming town, Donald N. Pearce started an all-volunteer fire department, eventually becoming the community’s first fire chief.Thursday...
Coffee with Chief to focus on traffic issues
Saturday’s Coffee with the Chief will be at Honeycutt Coffee and focus on minor traffic violations and how they endanger drivers and pedestrians.Maricopa Police Chief Steve...
California Zephyr tour scheduled Saturday
The California Zephyr will be open for a tour 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.Speakers will include Maricopa Historical Society President Brent Murphree and...
Council funds development improvements
The Maricopa City Council, at its Oct. 30 meeting, approved spending $200,000 for improvements to the Development Services department that include increased customer service...
Election Day over, but 20,000 Pinal ballots to be counted
Election Day may be over, but approximately 20,000 ballots still have to be verified and counted, according to Pinal County Elections Director Steve Kizer.The...
Broussard, Doolittle, Ross, Wolf win
In the Pinal County Superintendent of Schools race, Republican Jill Broussard defeated Democratic incumbent Orlenda Roberts.Broussard earned 57.3 percent of the votes cast, while...
Voyles leads race; county attorney holds out hope
Republican Lando Voyles, of Maricopa, unseated Republican incumbent James P. Walsh for Pinal County Attorney, according to Pinal County’s unofficial election results.Voyles said he...
MUSD override goes down in defeat
The Silent Majority handily rejected the Maricopa Unified School District’s latest override measure.The measure — which faced little voiced opposition and had no organizations...
Anderson, Carlyle-Burnett, Gay win school board seats
Torri Anderson and Leslie Carlyle-Burnett will keep the Maricopa Unified School District school board seats to which they were appointed.With all 12 precincts reporting,...
Anthony Smith elected first Pinal County Dist. 4 Supervisor
With all 21 precincts reporting, Republican Anthony “Tony” Smith was elected to the first District 4 Pinal County Supervisor seat, defeating fellow Maricopa resident...
Steve Smith has comfortable lead in House Dist. 11
Steve Smith of Maricopa was the top vote-getter Tuesday night in the state House District 11 race with two precincts left to tally in...
Polls busy in Maricopa on Election Day
Plenty of Maricopans showed up to vote Tuesday, poll workers said.At the Maricopa Community Church on Hathaway Road, Carol West – who has been...
Community of Hope invites public to celebrate Native American Heritage Month
Community of Hope Church invites the public to celebrate Native American Heritage Month at 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services on Nov 18.November is...
Copa Cares free cleanup event is Saturday
For some residents, it’s a convenience. For others, it’s an opportunity.The Copa Cares Cleanup event, during which the Recycling Association of Maricopa accepts residents’...
Ak-Chin water treatment plant blessed
The Ak-Chin Indian Community Tribal Council held a blessing and dedication ceremony Tuesday for their Surface Water Treatment Plant, a multi-million dollar facility that...
Election Day 101
Today is Election Day and here are some key links on polling places, frequently asked questions and how to follow results.To find your polling...
Volunteer work in Ecuador lead to passion for voting
A Maricopa woman first recognized the impact voting can have on a country when she was giving vaccinations in Ecuador at 16.Barb Adamson, who...
Horeseback drill team takes a 1st place
The Thunderbird Arena Country Cuties Drill Team took first place in the “Best Bling” category in Saturday’s Wild West Days Parade in Cave Creek.The...
City Council supports override; split on president
InMaricopa.com polled Maricopa’s city council members on how they are voting on four vital election questions:* Who is your pick for president? * Do...
Local troops celebrate Girl Scout founder
All ages and rankings of Maricopa’s Girl Scout troops met Sunday for lunch and activities in celebration of Juliette Low, founder of the American...
City’s first GAIN event unites neighborhoods in crime prevention
Maricopa’s first Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods event Saturday encouraged residents to get to know their neighbors as a preventative measure against crime.The city’s...
Contest open to meet Booboo Stewart at UltraStar grand opening
Starring as Seth Clearwater in his third Twilight Saga film, Booboo Stewart will make special appearance at UltraStar Cinemas’ VIP night Nov. 14.Stewart has...
4 key votes put to candidates, current office holders
InMaricopa News wanted readers to know how candidates and current officer holders would vote on four vital election questions:
Voter: Voyles will keep criminals out of county
My wife and I moved to the city of Maricopa several years ago to enjoy the peace and quiet that a small town offers....
Angels in Neigborhood program underway
Dawn Anderson, the broker and owner at Maricopa Properties, has announced her Angels in Your Neighborhood program.“Over the past few years we at Maricopa...
Voyles: ‘I will lead the charge in supporting victims’
As a prosecutor for nearly 10 years, I found professional and personal fulfillment by taking the most heinous criminals down and supporting victims. My...
Obama wins in reader poll
President Barak Obama, a Democrat, beat GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, in InMaricopa.com’s weekly poll.Of the 770 respondents to the...
17 vie to fill Marchione council seat
Seventeen people have applied to replace Alan Marchione on the Maricopa City Council. The next step is for councilmembers to email up to three...