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- Letter to the editor
![Hana Iwashita holds a decorated graduation cap in front of Maricopa High School on May 22, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260522-spencer-exchange-student-2-scaled-rpcebflnw883lwsjxkfwsy2zvibd9jd9i137e6iy6c.jpg "20260522-spencer-exchange-student-2")
- Not in Yokohama anymore
![A sign reading "Road work starting 6/26" sits on the side of southbound State Route 347 on June 24, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260624-spencer-347-road-work-sign-rpfslwctlmv98xysmk2t3zzxk34gyoums7l9piy3d0.jpg "20260624-spencer-347-road-work-sign")
- Road work rolls on
- The foreclosure factor
- Dangerous move
- Ryan Tafoya
A 27-year-old man is facing multiple felonies after police say he put a moving vehicle carrying three children into park, sending it skidding off the road during a domestic dispute. Maricopa police responded to […]
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![Rocky Myers stands in his home office on June 11, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260704-tafoya-rocky-myers-rpx8s9r84hmthteps78hqdq9s7v8x7y4wuw235mpyw.jpg "20260704-tafoya-rocky-myers")
Business
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![Councilmember AnnaMarie Knorr speaks during InMaricopa's city council candidate forum at Maricopa Library and Cultural Center on June 25, 2026. [Kaydence Shipman]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260615-shipman-inmaricopa-candidate-forum-2-rpp1xhw1lit3ozyklwmu6zdi6mqkr8146lrc4k9g54.jpg "20260615-shipman-inmaricopa-candidate-forum-2")
![State Rep. Chris Lopez speaks during a Greater Maricopa Business Alliance legislative update panel on March 27, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260327-spencer-gmba-legislative-update-3-rlapmmugbqlwau6qwvrf3q8q9uyi804rb50etagbug.jpg "20260327-spencer-gmba-legislative-update-3")
Public Safety
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![Police say Lari Krznarich, 31, was last seen near her home on July 6, 2026. [Maricopa Police Department]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260707-mpd-lari-krznarich-missing-rq2vwdx1hjda2g5i5wije701pfdpoqjg8gx6fnvu9k.jpg "20260707-mpd-lari-krznarich-missing")
![The entrance to the Pinal County Medical Examiners building. Photo taken August 4th, 2023. [Bryan Mordt]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BCM_1597-rb3zt1wv8futy7ym3px1acciayik56pucwzfcrgveg.jpg "Pima County Medical Examiner")
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Education
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![Members of Maricopa Little League girls 12U All-Star softball team celebrate their District 4 win on June 16, 2026. [Maricopa Little League]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260617-maricopa-little-league-1-rp3wh9wh6zjjyzqpqbmbzv0bas39mueropbc96mxo8.jpg "20260617-maricopa-little-league-1")
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Real Estate
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Staff Reports
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![Overnight lane restrictions return to State Route 347 this week. [InMaricopa file, Arizona Department of Transportation]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260705-spencer-sr-347-restrictions-rpyws9xn7sin31vpvdi10t7wn3h85q0njw1egwyxh4.jpg "20260705-spencer-sr-347-restrictions")
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![Global Water. Sept. 5, 2024. [Bryan Mordt]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/BCM_2280-rb59wx4rw8380swtn7fudhbqe58org9x8hv03ad7nc.jpg "BCM_2280")
![Chrystal-O'Jon attends a Republican candidate panel on Jan. 27, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260504-Ojon-Letter-rmz0npm7f7r5vso7h7ikvk9f3mo9x3b5wr4ons6cqg.jpg "20260128-spencer-azra-panel-3")
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