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The question of having shovel-ready sites and fast tracking the permitting process are issues on which every candidate for public office has been asked to opine.

The Friends of The Maricopa Community Library will hold a semi-annual used book sale from 8 a.m. to noon March 15 in the Multi-Purpose Room of Santa Rosa Elementary School.

The city of Maricopa is seeking applicants to serve on its Merit Board and Transportation Advisory Committee. Applications are available on the city's Web site, www.cityofmaricopa.net, or from the city clerk's office at 45145 West Madison Ave.

The MASH Anti-Substance Abuse Coalition is among six agencies who are receiving assistance from the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.

Peter Lewis Whitebird will perform at 10:45 a.m. Feb. 24 at First Baptist Church of Maricopa, 18705 N. John Wayne Parkway.

The Synergy of Sustainability for Maricopa provides a conceptual framework to organize relevant issues facing Maricopa now and in the future. While there is a growing Science of Sustainability, it is a unifying concept and theme to address the above relevant issues that are most pressing for Maricopa.

The Pinal County Attorney's Family Advocacy Center will again be aided by the Coolidge Cotton Days Biker Run. The center, located in Toltec,...

Therese Starkey is hosting a Community Support Day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at Pacana Park, just south of West Honeycutt Road on South Porter Road within the Glennwilde Groves community.

Meet the candidates running for office on Saturday at a Maricopa Chamber of Commerce public forum.

Development impact fees are a time- and court-tested way for local governments to get new development and growth to "pay for itself" by assessing a one-time fee on new construction to assist the county (or city) in constructing capital projects that benefit those new residents.

A group of individuals who are interested in raising funds to build or enhance a city-built dog park are gathering next month for the second-annual Mutt March at Pacana Park.

State Farm Maricopa is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 14 at 20917 N. John Wayne Parkway.

ELEVEN MILE CORNER- What started out as a story about animal hoarding has turned a charge for local residents, businesses and area rescue groups to help Pinal County Animal Care and Control.

The evil deeds occurring at our county government need to be exposed.

Three Maricopa residents placed among the top table finishers while Major League Baseball's Royce Clayton hit a home run with the inaugural Poker Celebrity Bowl at Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino Resort raising more than $40,000 for the Royce Clayton Family Foundation.

Mountain View Lutheran Church in Phoenix is considering forming a Lutheran Community of Faith with a group of interested residents of Maricopa.

Residents in Maricopa, 18 years and older, need to have their voter registration in by Feb. 11 to participate March 11 in the local elections.

Pinal County Animal Care and Control will be hosting a vaccination and licensing clinic from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 at City Hall, 45145 W. Madison Ave.

If you thought last month was busy - hang onto your calendars because the next several months are even busier than that!

Oasis Life Church will celebrate one year in Maricopa from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 9 with a Free Family Fun Day in the parking lot at Maricopa Manor Business Center, at 19756 N. John Wayne Pkwy, Suite 108.

The rain certainly didn't damper the spirits of our community last Sunday at our First Anniversary Celebration Fundraiser.

Pinal County Sheriff candidate Paul Babeu treated the Maricopa Republican Club to an impassioned speech at its monthly meeting Wednesday. Babeu received a treat himself when he was surprised mid-speech by a pre-arranged phone call from Arizona Senate President Timothy Bee.

The Maricopa Police Department will soon have two more sergeants, selected from the ranks of its own.

I intend to be your Sheriff of Pinal County for the next four years.

Hot dog, the wienermobile was in town.

A group of eight Pinal County Sheriff's Office detention officers have joined an elite group: that of American Jail Association-Certified Jail Officers.

In another apparent attempt to literally create controversy, Kathy Hall, the editor of the Maricopa Monitor, published in her Jan. 25 edition a photo of City Council candidate Marquisha Griffin with a headline of "Candidate found."

FLORENCE- Preparing for an election is a task akin to organizing a military operation.

About three months ago I was informed about a real estate deal in town with a church, the fishy part of the transaction is that the citizens of Maricopa will be paying for the whole thing.

Pinal County Attorney, James P. Walsh has appointed Alden "Butch" L. Gates, as the interim director of the Pinal County Attorney's Family Advocacy Center, following the resignation of Christina Schopen, and is preparing to search for a permanent replacement.