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The Maricopa City Council approved new “iSTAR” organizational values and an “iSTAR” logo during its Tuesday  meeting. The values, which are “integrity, service, teamwork, accountability...

The Maricopa City Council paused in the middle of its meeting Tuesday night to kick-off Black History Month in Maricopa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chLem_bbSGE&feature=youtu.be After the council completed roll...

By State Sen. Steve Smith Now that the 2016 Legislative Session has just begun, as I do each year I want to provide you ways...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board honored members of the Maricopa High School football team who earned All-Section honors for the 2015 season,...

After commuting teachers spoke against it, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board is reconsidering changes to the 2016-17 school schedule. The changes were...

The Ak-Chin Indian Community Tribal Council has selected Robert Miguel, as chairman and Delia M. Carlyle as vice chairman for one-year terms. Both Miguel and...

It’s very early in the election process, but potential candidates for Maricopa City Council have begun taking out paperwork to run. Three council seats and...

See how Maricopa’s General Plan will affect various segments of interests during a series of committee meetings that start this week. Other events to...

The City of Maricopa has scheduled agricultural burns that will occur each of the next four Mondays in the vacant lot south of City...

The Maricopa City Council approved deadlines for voter and candidate registration for the 2016 general election. The primary election will take place on Aug. 30...

The new Maricopa Public Works and Fire Department building on Edison Road has nearly been completed and will see employees slowly move in before...

Central Arizona College is offering graduates of Pinal County schools two free years of college if they participated in the “Promise for the Future”...

The Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board approved $110,000 for Maricopa High School to remodel and upgrade security to the school’s lobby. The remodel is...

Over 100 Maricopa residents came out to Maricopa City Hall to attend the city’s first Senior Information Expo on Saturday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFv1z5CFcBI&feature=youtu.be The expo featured dozens of...

Wednesday’s meeting of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board mostly consisted of approving plans and strategies for the year, but members unanimously voted...

The Second Saturday Market sold out of produce despite being forced to postpone until Tuesday night. Organizers pushed the event to Tuesday night after Produce...

Preliminary results from the special census conducted by the city of Maricopa showed lower numbers than some city officials were hoping to see. Maricopa paid...

Maricopa Republican Club will have its monthly meeting Jan. 28 at the Clubhouse in the Villages of Rancho El Dorado. Scheduled speakers are U.S....

Maricopa City Hall will host the city’s first Senior Information Expo and Health Fair on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Expo is...

For five years, Maricopa Recreation Manager Rocky Brown has expanded the classes and programs the city offers to the community. It has not gone unnoticed....

A new event for senior citizens, a return of a disc golf tourney, an important Chamber of Commerce breakfast and a call for public...

Mayor Christian Price’s approach to business leadership is a sum of all his experiences back to high school. That was one of the tidbits he...

Maricopa Development Services Director Martin Scribner stopped by our InMaricopa studio to discuss how the city is planning for the future. He spoke about the...

By Jeff Kramarczyk In the December issue of InMaricopa News, the opinion piece “Point/Counterpoint: Potter and Kramarczyk on MUSD’s Attempted Override” was published to compare...

The Maricopa Community Services Department has a plan to offer Maricopa residents educational and outdoor excursions through the Copper Sky Multigenerational Complex. Specifics for the...

By Yvonne Gonzalez The first test results under AzMERIT, the assessment that replaced AIMS (Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards), have some districts and public charter...

In a year that saw a mix of tragedy and triumph, Maricopa survived record heat and withstood dozens of drug smuggling arrests. These are...

By Yvonne Gonzalez Maricopa is headed toward a year of growth, with unemployment down and consumer spending up. Economic Development Director Denyse Airheart said Maricopa, like...

School funding will get a lot of focus in 2016, and Maricopa Unified School District is hoping voters see the difference in two ballot...

It was a big year for the city of Maricopa local government as funding, personnel and future plans all came into place for the...