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Thursday, March 28, 2024

MHS Warriors win state cyber crown, head to national semis

Maricopa High School’s Warriors of the Net clinched the state championship Dec. 20 at the U.S. Air Force CyberPatriot Competition. The team will compete in...

Meet: Debbie Trigg

Debbie Trigg, a vibrant resident of Maricopa for the past 16 months, is redefining retirement and living life to the fullest. At 64 1/2,...

Viral video shows what AI thinks Maricopans look like

Have you ever wondered what artificial intelligence thinks Maricopans look like?  There’s a good chance that has never crossed your mind, but don’t worry, now...

City: MLK Day a time for reflection

Nearly 61 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and delivered his “I Have...
A 3D rendering of the planned pedestrian bridge that will sit west of the John Wayne Parkway overpass. Construction is expected to begin this fall. [City of Maricopa]

POLL: 3 in 4 won’t use pedestrian bridge

Will you use the pedestrian bridge planned to begin construction this year?   Three in 4 InMaricopa readers said they will never set foot on...

From our perspective: Future Cities

It was something I had never experienced: Judging middle school students and their science projects.  Maricopa middle school students in the blended-learning program creatively and...

School board re-elects president, VP

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board re-elected Robert Downey as president and Patti Coutré as vice president last night. Downey voiced hesitancy to serve a...

Copper Sky construction to start tomorrow

Crews will begin construction on several upgrades at the Copper Sky Recreation Complex tomorrow.  The upgrades include a pier on the lake and a climate-controlled...

Longest-serving school board member to retire

Torri Anderson, a Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board member for 15 years, will not seek another term in office. Anderson made her announcement at...

Work continues on Lake View Park

Get ready to play ball.  Crews with Phoenix-based Haydon Building Corp. were spotted Wednesday afternoon continuing work on Lake View Park — which looks like...

New Year, renewed you

Hormones. They're like little air traffic controllers directing everything in the body — digestion, brain function, immune system, mood, libido and more. As men...

City upgrading Copper Sky dog park

Get ready for some big upgrades to Copper Sky’s dog park.  A new entrance and shade area are under construction at the Bark at Copper...

Meet: Bernard Ndungu

Bernard Ndungu, a recent addition to Maricopa, has quickly become a force for positive change in the community. Volunteering with a local drug rehab...

School board to elect president, VP

Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will elect a president and vice president when it meets tomorrow night.  The board meets at 6:30 p.m. in...

’23 RECAP: Top stories

InMaricopa readers spoke loudly of their favorite stories in 2023. InMaricopa.com published more than 1,400 stories last year, but readers flocked to two of them...

AARP to offer free tax filing service

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide will prepare 2023 taxes at the Maricopa Library Tuesdays and Saturdays this tax season.  Free tax assistance will be conducted from 10 a.m. to...

Local hospital names new medical director

Exceptional Healthcare appointed Dr. Paul Gilbert as the new medical director at Exceptional Community Hospital in Maricopa.   “Driven by a commitment to exceptional patient care,...

’23 RECAP: Education

Post-pandemic graduation rates improve, but still trail pre-pandemic era From 2019 to 2020, the graduation rate at Maricopa High School tanked from 80% to 69%....
First Lady Elanor Roosevelt visits the Gila River Camps. [Maricopa Historical Society]

HISTORY: Politics and prejudice

First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt visits a Japanese internment camp in Maricopa's backyard April 23, 1943. The controversial camp housed Japanese-Americans forced by politics, prejudice and...

’23 RECAP: Sports

GOOD SPORTS: Maricopa High School's baseball team earned the AIA 6A Sportsmanship Award for a consistent display of integrity and good character. Every year,...

Holiday Homes on Parade winner awarded prizes

An Alterra home was the far-and-away winner of this year’s Holiday Homes on Parade contest after 32,000 people voted for their favorite yuletide light...
A 3D rendering of the planned pedestrian bridge that will sit west of the John Wayne Parkway overpass. Construction is expected to begin this fall. [City of Maricopa]

Pedestrian bridge construction planned this year

A long-awaited pedestrian bridge in Maricopa should start coming to life soon. Construction on the bridge that will cross the Union Pacific Railroad tracks onto...

Here are some Maricopans’ New Year’s resolutions

What are your New Year's resolutions in 2024? We talked to a few Maricopa residents Wednesday and asked what they've promised to accomplish this year....

Kids attend first day of school in 2024

With a slight bite of chill in the early-morning air, students and parents flocked toward Butterfield Elementary school today, marking the first school day...

ADOT to ease 347 restrictions

Here’s one less headache for Maricopans traveling to and from Phoenix this week. This week’s dreaded lane restrictions on State Route 347 — dubbed “Maricopageddon”...

EDITOR’S LETTER: Peaches and cream

For those of us who live a routine lifestyle, time flies by. Days blend together and fall off the calendar like peaches from a...

Meet: Zachary Owen

Zachary Owen, a Maricopa local for the past eight years, adds a sense of peace to the town. At the age of 20, he's...

9 died of drug overdose in 2023

In 2023, Pinal County saw fewer accidental deaths year-over-year, according to new numbers from the Pinal County Medical Examiner's Office.  Deaths from car crashes dropped...

Annual senior expo around the corner

If you order off the back page of a Denny’s menu, this event next month might just be for you. The Maricopa Senior Advisory Committee...

Driver gets 18 years in deadly 2022 crash

A 25-year-old man who killed a Maricopa woman in a rollover crash last year was sentenced in Pinal County Superior Court to 18 years...
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