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- Taking the stage
![City council candidates speak during a public safety forum at Leading Edge Academy on May 6, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260506-spencer-public-safety-forum-2-rn6chlp4n498jsdj99ncmrhloco6mho7h1wszgbhxg.jpg "20260506-spencer-public-safety-forum-2")
- Meet your candidates
![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-rq2vwdx0vlz29g2myg2yc5kv6r9wcuxlakmlcyn890.jpg "20260707-mpd-lari-krznarich-missing")
- Have you seen her?
![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-rmz0npm6tacy2slc9r2ztiu8kykgl7payuu3l2xqpw.jpg "20260128-spencer-azra-panel-3")
- LETTER TO THE EDITOR
![Placeholder photo for injury crash at State Route 347 and Casa Blanca Road. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/20260709-petersheim-injury-crash-placeholder-768x435.jpg)
- Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
UPDATE 6:55 a.m., July 9, 2026: Not paying attention resulted in a roll over crash that caused minor injuries on State Route 347, said a spokesperson for the Arizona Department […]
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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")
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
![Moonshot President and CEO Scott Hancock is a judge at the Moonshot Pitch Competition at Butterfield Elementary School in Maricopa. June 21, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PJ_1698-scaled-1-rdtat8jq2sgc1kscvocm8dqzrfbrh1gumh5aghlud4.jpg "PJ_1698-scaled")
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Government
![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")
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![A full trash bag sits in the dirt during the Keep Maricopa Beautiful event at the Maricopa Community Center on May 30, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260530-Tafoya-Keep-Maricopa-Beautiful-MOS-5-robz3gqb3iy1ab9r5uki3qrc48rw9khptz3ashk6bc.jpg "20260530-Tafoya-Keep-Maricopa-Beautiful-MOS-")
![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")
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
Public Safety
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
![The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says a 26-year-old woman reported missing by family members in Mexico was found dead in a remote area near Interstate 8 and Vekol Valley Road. [Google Maps]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260615-spencer-body-found-rozvldld4zdf484gwq08x2p304l2r9npweocvgat4o.jpg "20260615-spencer-body-found")
Education
![Central Arizona College students snack and study for midterm exams inside the Learning Center on March 5, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260305-spencer-cac-study-group-4-scaled-rl03exkxh0m3i6x6wobelfwjkkrzb22iixsbd63md4.jpg "20260305-spencer-cac-study-group-4")
![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")
![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-rpfslwcu7k9h1y1nu0ie61f42r8aakghq3vus86pdk.jpg "20260624-spencer-347-road-work-sign")
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![A truck waits to turn left at the intersection of Desert Greens Drive and Smith-Enke Road on May 28, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260528-Tafoya-Desert-Greens-Traffic-Signal-01-ro4ytlzq7ukljz64t61jwimoeg2r5g5tuyze93bd2w.jpg "20260528-Tafoya-Desert-Greens-Traffic-Light-01")
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![Maricopa City Hall administrative offices. Jan. 29, 2025. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/spencer-012925-city-hall-tree-sculpture-web-01-ri3p4eo2yd4ropku9n6061x66bzjgpawdew2pckmbc.jpg "spencer-012925-city-hall-tree-sculpture-web-01")
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