![City Manager Ben Bitter speaks during a Chamber of Commerce event at Global Water Resources on April 11, 2024. Bitter discussed the current state of economic development in Maricopa, as well as hinting at lowering property tax rates again. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://www.inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/spencer-041124-ben-bitter-chamber-property-taxes-web-265x198.jpg "City gave new manager big low-interest home loan")
Blood drive on Sept. 30
Lance Lane's State Farm agency is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.Giveaways for...
Pinal County Democrats to hold fall gala dinner
Pinal County Democrats will host their 2011 fall gala dinner in Casa Grande on Friday, Sept. 23. The featured guest is former state attorney...
Redistricting meeting scheduled for Monday
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has accepted three proposed redistricting maps for Pinal County to be presented for public comment.According to the 2011...
City employees no longer bringing kids to work
Until new workplace policies are implemented, city employees will no longer be able to bring their children to work.When she was hired, Maricopa City...
Police searching for robbery suspects
Maricopa Police are searching for two men who robbed the Maricopa Ace Hardware on Saturday night.Around 9 p.m., officers responded to the hardware store...
City offers help disposing damaged trees
The storms of the past weekend brought significant damage to trees and generated a large amount of debris.To assist residents with the tree and...
NAPA maintains small town, adapts to growth
Seventeen years ago, William “Willy” Ashby graduated from Maricopa High School and began working in the parts department at NAPA Auto Center. As a...
Modular buildings pose challenges for MPD
Because the Maricopa Police Department is housed in a cluster of modular buildings instead of a permament structure, they do not have holding cells...
Fast and furious storm causes extensive tree damage
The storm that hit around 5:30 p.m. was fast and furious, but it ran out of gas in 15 or 20 minutes.The Duke at...
Snider: Jobs desperately needed in recession economy
I don’t know about you, but I’m really ready to say adios to summer — well, at least goodbye to those daily temperatures in...
Police union: city findings inaccurate
The purpose of this letter is to respond to the article titled “City: Female MPD cop’s complaints not supported by evidence” and to show...
Melvin: Let police, firefighters know you appreciate them
When asked to contribute a column concerning the 10 year anniversary of the unfortunate events of Sept. 11, 2001, I moved forward with mixed...
Couple donates antique grand piano to MUSD
You could call it a grand donation.Before even opening its doors, the new Performing Arts Center at Maricopa High School has received a generous...
Gusse: 9/11 brought country together
I remember Sept. 11, 2001 well. What started off as an ordinary morning 10 years agob turned out to be a day that would...
Pastor has had ‘conflict in my soul’ since 9/11
I have had conflict in my soul since Sept. 11, 2001.I remember that September morning when I first watched the Twin Towers fall. I...
Witness says 9/11 ‘seems like only yesterday’
I was working a few buildings away at One Chase Manhattan Plaza on the 19th floor when the terrorists attacked the World Trade Center...
Firefighter: 9/11 had ‘tremendous impact on my life’
The events of Sept. 11, 2001, had a tremendous impact on my life.I was in Boston that day among the chaos, confusion, panic and...
Police encourage citizens to report suspicious people approaching kids
The Maricopa Police Department has recently received several calls about suspicious individuals who have appeared to be stalking children.Fortunately, none of the children was...
Villages couple irked by junk furniture across the street
When Ken Lambert looks out his front window, he sees a mattress, box springs and assorted furniture staring back at him.He and his wife,...
Sept. 11 attacks hit close to home for Mullins family
Jack Mullins vividly remembers taking a break from work one day in the early 1970s to have lunch with his father Thomas.His father was...
Teacher: Real heroes are ordinary people in extraordinary situations
On the 10th anniversary of 9/11, let us not forget their sacrifices or the courageous acts of our fellow Americans on our own soil...
Golf tourney to raise money for historical museum
The Maricopa Historical Society is holding its first Historic Golf Tournament on Oct. 16 at The Duke at Rancho El Dorado.The tournament is being...
Applications for city student interns due Friday
The City of Maricopa’s High School Internship Program gives junior and senior high school students a glimpse into the world of public service and...
Community group holding fundraiser for horse area
The Thunderbird Arena Community Council is holding a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Raceway Bar & Grill, 49237 W. Papago Road, from 7 to 9...
Community volunteer Henig dies at 74
Maricopa resident and devoted volunteer Jane Henig, 74, died peacefully on Aug. 29 at the home of her son and daughter-in-law in Maricopa, Regis...
City schedules Sept. 11 event at Legacy Traditional School
Legacy Traditional School has been chosen by Maricopa city officials as the site for the 10th anniversary event honoring Sept. 11, 2001.The school’s morning...
Sports bar to open in former Arena location
A new sports bar will be coming to Maricopa in the space formerly occupied by the Arena Sports Grill near Bashas’ Grocery Store.Called O’Shays,...
Night of astronomy at CAC
Central Arizona College’s first Astronomy Night at the Peak event of 2011-12 launches this Friday evening, Sept. 9, when Dr. Wayne Pryor takes visitors...
Jimmy is sweet, full of energy
Jimmy is a neutered male, about 1.5-years-old, who has been in rescue since February. He has tons of energy and is in need of...
Yappy Hour fundraiser Sept. 17
The Ritz Barklton, a local pet sitting business, will host its second Yappy Hour of the year from 6 to 9 p.m., Sept. 17,...
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