Community

 

Citing a need to identify and overcome obstacles to increased water sustainability, Governor Jan Brewer has named David Snider to the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Water Sustainability. 

Emergency response from our Pinal County Sheriff's Deputies has improved in 2009.

 

 

The Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona is endorsing the Bridger Kimball and Alan Marchione for Maricopa City Council.  

Three years ago Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church converted from a mission to a parish. To celebrate that anniversary, the church will host its 3rd Annual Community Festival and Carnival during the weekend of Jan. 29-31.

 

 

Keith Urban and Kid Rock are just two of the national headliners to take the stage at this year's Country Thunder USA in April near Florence.

Since November of 2006, my wife, Misty, and I have made Maricopa our home, and this is where we'll raise our children.  I'm not running for City Council to make friends, nor do I have a hidden agenda; I'm running to do what's right for our community.

 

On Friday at approximately 8 a.m. Mark Vernick, 32, of Casa Grande, was killed when a Chevrolet pick-up, driven by Alejandro Statler, 19, also of Casa Grande, collided with his motorcycle.

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public meeting Tuesday evening to gain stakeholder input regarding area designations under the particulate matter national ambient air quality standards.

Expansion of the Ahwatukee park-and-ride lot at 40th Street and Pecos Road may be welcome news for those Maricopans who use the lot as an access to transit services destined for downtown Phoenix.  

This Sunday at 5 a.m. State Route 347 will be temporally reduced to one lane in each direction, as the Union Pacific Rail Road (UPRR) will be making final adjustments to the crossing structure.  

Mobile On-site Mammography breast cancer screening is coming to town on Jan. 25, sponsored by the city of Maricopa. The service is open to anyone in the community

Faith and family burn ever so bright in Chuck and Connie Simonson. They've raised four children who are prospering in adulthood. They've spent decades together working with families, helping them through the best and worst of times. And now, they're taking their faith and experience to residents in Maricopa in the form of Discover Community Church.

 

 

Arena Sports Grill will put a new spin on karaoke this Friday when it rolls out its new Rock-a-Roke campaign.  

With 2010 just beginning, the Maricopa Public Library has some great new reads to start the year. 

Fresh produce, live music, good eats and Native American culture are all part of the Gila River Farmer's Market. The market, in its first year, is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Rawhide.

 Leon Potter

 Ken Hunt

 Anthony Smith

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office and Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force have been awarded $103,220 to fund overtime for DUI enforcement and collision investigation training.

 

 

Christmas bulbs were not the only lights flashing in the streets of Maricopa for three days over the holidays. The Pinal County Sheriff's Office DUI task force stopped 285 vehicles and handed out 35 citations in the city.