County Attorney candidates spar
The viewpoints of Pinal County Attorney candidates Republican Lando Voyles and Democrat incumbent James P. Walsh were thrown into sharp contrast with nearly every...
Henry Wade: Sustainable growth through vision
Pinal County rest squarely between Arizona’s largest metropolitan areas Phoenix and Tucson and as such will play a vital role in the growth and...
Politics as (un)usual
The presidential elections are right around the corner and conversations about who will be our next political savior have begun to reach their climax....
Minds unmoved by presidential debate
Of 317 respondents voting in InMaricopa.com’s weekly poll, 75 percent said the first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney...
Chamber names interim CEO; Potter resigns in protest
The Maricopa Chamber of Commerce board of directors elected John Kennedy Friday to be the group’s interim president and chief executive officer.Chamber treasurer Leon...
Special meeting Monday on operating multigen center
The Maricopa City Council will hold a special meeting 6 p.m. Monday to decide what specific requirements an outside organization hoping to run the...
Event aims to make safer neighborhoods
Maricopa neighborhoods are throwing parties 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 3 to get neighbors together for the city’s first Getting Arizona Involved in Neighborhoods...
Maricopa final stop for Pink Heals Tour
The Maricopa Fire Department will welcome the Pink Heals Tour on its final stop of the 2012 campaign.The trucks and the men and women...
Heritage District: A touch of new for the old
Maricopa is offering a face-lift to homes and businesses in the Heritage District.“The program’s mission is to stimulate and revitalize pride,” said Micah Miranda,...
Businesses must ask the right questions
Why are some businesses more successful than others? Have you considered the human factor? Have you identified who you are? Have you determined your...
Community should vote ‘yes’ on MUSD override
Do you remember the first time when you were learning something and it clicked? I do. It was multiplication. I was so excited. The...
Coffee with Chief to focus on shopping safety
Black Friday is only a few weeks away, but Maricopans can prepare for the holiday shopping season by attending Coffee with the Chief at...
City seeks charity to run bike program
The city is looking for a nonprofit group to repair and donate unclaimed bicycles found or confiscated by the Maricopa Police Department.Police Chief Steve...
Tucson mayor endorses Holt for Senate seat
Tucson Mayor Jonathan Rothschild announced his endorsement of Jo Holt, Democratic candidate for state Senate in District 11.“Jo Holt is exactly what our state...
Kevin Taylor: ‘I want to be a sheriff for all the people’
Recently I was pondering why I have decided to run for sheriff and the qualities I posses that Sheriff Babeu and his administration do...
Domestic violence shelter to open in 2013
Everything is in place to start building a local domestic violence shelter, but first some bureaucratic kinks need to be worked out.The issue deals...
Nine state initiatives on Nov. 6 ballot
Between the political ads, televised debates and candidate rallies, it’s easy to forget the election in November isn’t just about electing officials — it’s...
Henry Wade: Please vote yes for our children
During my travels around the district meeting citizens, local community activist and supporters, one common issue continues to dominate the discussion almost as much...
Hay fires continue to bother residents
Maricopa residents are worried for their health after a series of “tenacious” hay fires continue to burn, said a Pinal County official.“I am very...
Anthony Smith: Positioning Pinal County for growth
In my last editorial, I identified the Resolution Copper Mining Project and the Union Pacific Red Rock Project as opportunities that will make a...
Handful attend GOP ‘super’ meet, greet
The Republican candidates attended. So did their campaign managers and family members.But only a few voters attended what was billed as a “Super” candidate...
Public can comment on PHX-TUC passenger rail, bus study
As the Arizona Department of Transportation continues to study the feasibility of a passenger rail line or bus service between Phoenix and Tucson, the...
Planes collide, one lands at VW proving grounds
A small, single-engine aircraft collided with another plane in midair Friday afternoon and was forced to make an emergency landing at the Volkswagen proving...
Candidate forum set for Oct. 13
InMaricopa.com and Maricopa Monitor are co-sponsoring a general election candidates’ forum 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Maricopa Unified School District...
Poll respondents: No plans to attend job fair
Of 234 poll respondents, 71 percent said they would not attend the Harrah’s Ak-Chin UltraStar multi-tainment center job fair Oct. 3-4.Twenty-one percent said they...
MUSD candidate: Vote ‘yes’ on override
Vote “yes” on the Maricopa public schools override Nov. 6.Yes, you have other financial obligations and can’t afford it. I hear you.Yes, you have...
UPDATE: Bomb threat at Bashas’ investigated
The Maricopa Police Department found nothing in the area of Bashs' Thursday night after a bomb threat, and said the scene was clearing about...
Councilman Alan Marchione resigns
Alan Marchione resigned from the Maricopa City Council Thursday afternoon, effective immediately.“It’s a tough time for everybody,” Mayor Christian Price said Thursday evening. “I...
Snider: Lots to do in October; ER training completed
The Arizona Division of Emergency Management recently honored Pinal County and our Office of Emergency Management for its achievement of a major milestone: 100...
Bartle: Vote ‘yes’ for lower taxes, higher property values
The request is different (much more modest), but the question is the same: Do we want our community to improve and grow?There are many...