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Babe Ruth League has impact in Maricopa

Babe Ruth League might not be as well-known as Little League, however in its short existence in the city it is beginning to make...
Arizona State Fair via Twitter

Change of plans: State Fair moves back to Phoenix

The 2021 Arizona State Fair is moving back to the fairgrounds. It was previously announced the annual event would be held at Wild Horse Pass...

MUSD to blend tech learning, traditional teaching

Ninety sixth-, seventh- and eighth- graders will get a crack at a new kind of classroom in the Maricopa Unified School District this fall.Students...
Arizona State Fair via Twitter

2021 Arizona State Fair moving to new location

Maricopa residents have a big new event in the immediate area to love – or hate. The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (AESF) decided...

Young minds + 3D printer technology = winners

Young inventors will show off the products of their imaginations and skills Thursday during a Maricopa Center for Entrepreneurship-hosted event.The 3D printer contest awards...

State sues Rise & Shine school owners, alleges fraud

The Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced May 30 the filing of a lawsuit against, Rise and Shine Exceptional Services LLC owners Desiree Truett and...

Light parade, carnival, rodeo, concerts highlight annual Ak-Chin Masik Tas

The annual Ak-Chin Masik Tas, or “birthday” celebration of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, opens Dec. 4 and runs through Dec. 18 at venues around...

Tractor Supply coming to Maricopa

Tractor Supply, the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, has taken initial steps to come to Maricopa, a city official confirmed Tuesday...
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Standoff in Rancho El Dorado ends peacefully

A standoff between police and an armed man in Rancho El Dorado today ended peacefully with the man being arrested by a Chandler Police...

CAC breaks ground on Maricopa campus

Land that was once used for agriculture will soon be the site of one of nation’s most state-of-the-art college campuses.A groundbreaking ceremony was held...

Who’s Best Dad InMaricopa? Nominate your dad now!

VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. Celebrating Maricopa Dads Best Dad InMaricopa Presented by VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. Winners will be notified on June 15 and prizes presented on June...
Maeva McGuire Missing

Missing MHS student located

The Maricopa High School student who went missing from school Thursday has been found. Maeva McGuire, 17, was located Saturday evening at the Greyhound Bus...

MHS grad at Mayo Clinic for mystery illness

His mother’s updates read like a nightmare, because that is what the situation has been. In fact, it is a recurring nightmare. IF YOU GO What:...

Spring Carnival set for Copper Sky park

The same promoters who brought the Wild West Music Fest to Maricopa are presenting a pop-up Spring Carnival, which will take place at Copper...

MHS girls win Hoops Holiday Classic, boys finish 4-2

With four strong victories in two days, the Maricopa High School girls’ basketball team captured the Maricopa Hoops Holiday Classic championship for the second...

Maricopa population tops in Pinal County

U.S. Census Bureau's release of 2020 data shows Maricopa is the most populous city or town in Pinal County with 58,125 residents. And as...

A tale of two courses and their golfers

Maricopa’s two golf courses – The Duke at Rancho El Dorado and the Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club – complement each other, experts say.“We...

Valley Christian edges MHS girls’ basketball

Defending state champion Chandler Valley Christian had to battle into the closing minutes to hold off a stubborn Maricopa girls’ basketball team, 59-55, last...

Jake Plummer tosses football with Ak-Chin youth

Kids in the Ak-Chin Indian Community showed off their football skills Wednesday, when the Arizona Cardinals’ youth football program and Jake Plummer led them...

Rams’ baseball, softball seasons come to a close

The Maricopa High School varsity baseball and softball teams have hit a wall.After great starts from the boys (5-3) and girls (7-3), the teams...

268 say goodbye to Maricopa High School

Maricopa High School’s Class of 2014 graduation ceremony took place Thursday evening at the football stadium. Two hundred and sixty-eight students graduated.“It was a...
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Street names a road to city’s history

People are moving to Maricopa every day. But do the newcomers — or the old timers, for that matter — give any thought to the...
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DNA test reveals a father – and a family

It’s said life can turn on a dime. For Mike Otis, it changed on a $69 DNA test. Otis, a retired technical writer, did what...
Maeva McGuire Missing

Family searching for missing MHS student

A Maricopa High School student left class Thursday and jumped into a blue sports car that drove away. The student, Maeva McGuire, 17, told staff...

Rams’ baseball ends season on high note

The Maricopa High School baseball program struggled in the final month of the season, losing nine straight. However, the Rams took the final game...
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MUSD consultant, two children to be remembered Friday

A celebration of life gathering is scheduled for Friday for the Maricopa Unified School District consultant and her two children who died in a...

PTO treasurer embezzled $6,000

Zulema Andrews, treasurer of the Saddleback Elementary Parent Teacher Organization, has admitted embezzling an estimated $6,084.63 of the Saddleback PTO’s funds, according to a...

Maricopa group to run in Sally Meyerhoff Memorial 5K

A group of more than 100 Maricopa runners, mostly new to the sport, will join local coach Carrie Hinton in a five-kilometer race in...

Boy, 1, hospitalized after being found in pool

At about 5:30 p.m., Friday, Maricopa’s police and fire departments responded after a 1-year-old boy was found in a swimming pool. The boy's mother performed...

MHS girls win two, boys one, in Hoops Holiday Classic first day

The Maricopa High School girls’ basketball team won both of its games, while the boys took one of three on the first day of...
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