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Dutch Bros closes abruptly after worker tests positive for coronavirus

A worker at the Dutch Bros coffee shop in Maricopa has tested positive for coronavirus. In letter to the community, posted on the Facebook page...

No mandatory face masks in Maricopa, mayor decides

Use of face masks in Maricopa will not be mandatory, the city mayor has decided. Mayor Christian Price announced on Facebook Wednesday afternoon that he...

Letter: Sheriff announces he has COVID-19

Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb posted the following on the department's social media today: Unfortunately, as a law enforcement official and elected leader, we do...

Get face masks from 10 a.m. to noon Friday

The resurgency of positive cases of coronavirus in Arizona underscores the importance of wearing face masks in public to prevent the spread of the...
Ella Walter Maricopa

In The Villages, frontline workers locked out of pool, clubhouse

Heather Walter and her husband, Ryan, have been working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic for months. Both work at the same Phoenix-area hospital;...

How to spend $6 million

WHAT: Maricopa City Council meeting WHEN: June 16, 7 p.m. WHERE: Maricopa City Hall, remotely available at https://www.youtube.com/user/myMaricopa20 When executive orders closed nonessential businesses in Maricopa for...

Arizona at bottom of list for COVID-19 improvement

Arizona ranks last in the country in its recovery rate from COVID-19. The week's death rate, positive testing rate and transmission number were gathered by...

Food inspectors give out good marks during COVID-19

  Pinal County health inspectors gave out top marks to the dozen Maricopa eateries they visited April 16-May 15. However, in giving an “excellent” rating...

When stay at home order kicked internet into overdrive, families shifted gears

The coronavirus pandemic turned everyday routines upside down.We are all using the internet basically all day long.. Millions of U.S. families hunkered down together under...

Heat, ozone to get excessive this week

High pollution and heat warnings are in place this week for Maricopa, according to the National Weather Service. Pinal County Department of Air Quality issued...

Beacons of Light: Food banks stepped up as COVID-19 increased community need

  By Fran Lyons Wendy Webb, executive director of F.O.R. Maricopa food bank, hoped to get a portion of the financial aid for food banks that...

Businesses carefully come back to life after COVID-19

  As some Maricopa businesses made a cautious comeback in May, so did Maricopa shoppers. “We were going crazy at the house,” said Kandy Christopherson of...

Heat Warning in effect this weekend

An excessive heat warning is in effect this weekend until 8 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Overexposure can cause heat cramps...

MUSD board to discuss challenges of opening next school year

How Maricopa Unified School District will open for the new school year remains a thorny question for the governing board. It will be the topic...
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Flags to fly at half-staff to honor coronavirus victims

Flags at all state buildings in Arizona will be lowered to half-staff until sunset Sunday to honor victims of the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Doug Ducey’s...

Copper Sky Aquatic Center to open more pools, with limits

After the previous opening of the lap pool, more features at Copper Sky Aquatic Center are set to open May 30 starting at 1...
Face mask distribution

Get free face masks from 9-10 a.m. Wednesday

Since the Friday expiration of the stay-at-home order, it seems like many Maricopans are exercising caution and limiting their trips out. But if you need...

Pinal to sue feds to force Ducey to give CARES money

Railing against Gov. Doug Ducey, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors is preparing a lawsuit against the federal government.Right now our governor is systematically...
Copper Sky pool

Lap pool at Copper Sky to reopen Saturday with restrictions

This was updated May 14 with additional information from the city. The competition pool at Copper Sky Multigenerational Center in Maricopa will reopen on Saturday...

Superior Court requires face masks during COVID-19

The day Gov. Doug Ducey announced the lifting of "Stay Home" orders by the end of the week, Pinal County Superior Court clarified the...
Copper Sky Swim Girl

Ducey: Gyms, pools can reopen Wednesday

Gyms and pools can reopen on Wednesday with implementation of public health protections and CDC guidelines, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced in a Tuesday...

Raised garden beds can help your family’s self-sustaining efforts

By LeeAnn Noschese This is the perfect time to gather the family and grow your own food. Self-sustainability in your backyard can be done in...

InMaricopa to distribute face masks from 8-10 a.m. today

Even as Gov. Doug Ducey extended his stay-at-home order through May 15, he began to relax some of the restrictions in place to prevent...
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Restaurants can begin serving dine-in meals next week

Dine-in restaurants in Mariocopa and elsewhere in Arizona will be able to reopen beginning next week. In his weekly news conference Monday on the state’s...

Health inspections ongoing at restaurants

As COVID-19 caused many eateries to change the way they do business or shut down completely, Pinal County’s health inspectors remained diligent March 16-April...

Business community ‘all in’ for new normal

  By Fran Lyons During unparalleled and uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic, Maricopa businesses, like the community at large, adopted the phrase, “We are all...

Opinion: Councilmember supports violation of stay-at-home order

Editor's Note: InMaricopa.com is publishing the author's letter to city councilmembers, and copied to local media, in the interest of transparency. As we prepared...

State Medicaid program to make early payments of $41M to health care providers

The Medicaid agency in Arizona will help sustain health care providers during the coronavirus pandemic by advancing more than $41 million in scheduled payments. The...

State plans ‘testing blitz’ for COVID-19 over 3 weekends

Gov. Doug Ducey announced an effort to test 30,000-60,000 Arizonans for coronavirus during the next three weekends. Arizona Department of Heath Services is heading the...

County law enforcement adapts to keep COVID-19 cases low

Local crime stories have been less frequent in the last few weeks. While it has been fairly quiet in the City of Maricopa, police...
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