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Maricopa business offers trade school scholarship to needy student

Maricopa company 911 Air Repair has joined with Maricopa Community Foundation to offer qualified student graduates a new scholarship. 911 Air Repair offers a $2,500...

MHS coach resigned after allegations involving ‘missing funds’

A former Maricopa High School basketball coach resigned late last year after complaints and an external investigation turned up allegations of “mishandling and missing...

Graffiti vandals spark anger in neighborhoods

Alterra resident Peter Trast was one of many people tasked with cleaning up after weekend mischief in Maricopa.  Just after noon today, Trast, a painter...

MUSD board may hire firm to design third middle school

Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board will consider hiring an architectural firm to plan and design a third middle school. The board meets at 6:30...
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MUSD ranks No. 1 in region, county for diversity

Maricopa Unified School District is the most diverse district in the Phoenix area, the most diverse district in Pinal County, and second-most diverse in...

BoSa’s creamy soft opening attracts cruller-crazed crowd

About the only thing softer than the inside of a BoSa Donut was the store’s Maricopa soft opening this morning.  The store in the Walmart...

Desert Sunrise earns 2024 RED honors

Desert Sunrise High School has earned top honors in the K-12 category at the 2024 Real Estate Development Awards. The RED Awards recognition celebrates the...
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Shred-A-Thon returns next month

Will your office overflow with paper documents after Tax Day? You’re in luck, because the Maricopa Senior Advisory Committee and Pinal County Attorney’s Office will...

Overnight closure next week for Riggs overpass

Late night commuters, take note! The westbound lane on the Riggs Road overpass at Interstate 10 will close for a few hours Monday night for...

Two decades and counting

InMaricopa celebrates its 20th year of operation this year. Over the last two decades, InMaricopa published 26,000 articles about the happenings in Maricopa (more than...

Playing hooky: Keeping kids in classrooms is a problem. Twice as bad as...

Maricopa Unified School District administrators are taking new steps to combat chronic student absenteeism, which ballooned during the pandemic and is slow to recover...

Local homeowners complete Smartscape training at Global Water

More than 115 Maricopa home-owners and community members attended a residential Smartscape training in January taught by University of Arizona faculty at the Global...

Court sense: Hoops vet expands youth program to city

Basketball has been part of Kylon Page’s life for as long as he can remember. He has been paying it forward for many years...

READY PATIENT ONE: New tech therapy shatters video game stigma, prescribes play

In 1982, The New York Times columnist G. F. Cravenson warned the emergence of video games would “robotize” his children, cultivating a generation of...

The gig picture: This city needs gig workers. They don’t need it back —...

It was a moment of divine inspiration for Arthur Valencia as he took his final ride of the night as a Lyft driver a...

The naked truth: You can bare all at Bar None Ranch

If you’re looking for a neighborhood where clothing is optional and nobody cares, a 1.28-acre property just west of Maricopa might be the desert...

Meet Smokey, Ace Hardware’s mew-est employee

Born in the garden department last spring, Smokey is the newest and fuzziest employee at Karsten’s Ace Hardware in Maricopa. The one-year-old gray cat walked...

Council accepts Vitiello’s resignation, plans to fill his seat

Maricopa City Council members on Tuesday night accepted the resignation of City Councilmember Rich Vitiello, who is running or District 1 Pinal County supervisor. The...

Maricopa college students tapped all-state academics

Two Central Arizona College students from Maricopa were selected this week to the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society All-Arizona Academic Team. All-Arizona students demonstrate...

Kids raise money for elementary school

Children from the Be Awesome Youth Coalition pitched their fundraising goals during a presentation at the InMaricopa office Feb. 28.   The kids aim to...

College fundraiser raises thousands for scholarships

Central Arizona College Foundation's annual fundraiser, A Night of Stars, raised thousands of dollars for student scholarships and programs that provide a high-quality and affordable...

County hopefuls stump in Hidden Valley

Two Pinal County candidates addressed unincorporated Maricopa residents last week in attempts to sway their votes this election cycle. Pinal County Supervisor Kevin Cavanaugh and...

Copper Sky Aquatic Center reopens with a splash

The City of Maricopa will reopen the newly renovated Copper Sky Aquatic Center with the return of open swim hours on Sunday, March 17. The remodeling highlight...

‘My Boy From Mars’ Estranged father remembers MHS legend headed for NFL

Jacob Cowing is a name synonymous with Maricopa High School football. He set several records, led the Rams to the playoffs and was named...

History: Top cat

Perry Williams wore many hats. The entrepreneur built Hotel Williams in 1884 on the south side of the train tracks, just a few feet from...

InMaricopa reporter invited to ASU writing panel

An InMaricopa reporter spoke with university students about the roles and responsibilities she faces as an Indigenous journalist.  Monica D. Spencer was joined by two...

Lost in the gloss

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! InMaricopa has been in business for 20 years as of the publication of this edition. They say no news...

Poll: Juneteenth should not be a city holiday

Should Juneteenth be an official city holiday?   An InMaricopa poll of 1,095 readers this week found most don’t want to spend millions of taxpayer...

School district opposes pot shop near high school

In a previously unreported letter to the city a year ago, Maricopa Unified School District leaders and administrators voiced strong opposition to a marijuana...

MUSD leaders look at student behavior by the numbers

A top Maricopa Unified School District administrator laid out the extent of student disciplinary cases, which have their share of ups and downs, depending...
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