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Pinal County Public Health Services is continuing to provide flu shots for $15, which is a bargain compared to the cost of cold and flu medicines or trips to the doctor's office.

"Over 2,000 dead as United States enters war" was a headline that appeared after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941.

If you think wrapping holiday gifts is a tiresome chore, think about Herb Bailey the next time you wrestle with a roll of paper, ribbon and adhesive tape.

Maricopa City Council member Steve Baker resigned this week due to a newly accepted job offer that requires a move out of the city.

Council member Stephen Baker's resignation will come before City Council tonight.

Last month Kevin Drinka was named senior coordinator at the Maricopa Community Library.

If it looks like snow and feels like snow, it must be snow. Maricopans will get to experience 30 plus tons of it when the Parks, Recreation and Libraries Department hosts the city's first Holidays of the World event at Pacana Park on Saturday.

Don't let a needless tragedy mar your holiday celebration. Every year, Arizona residents end up rushing to hospitals or veterinary clinics as a result of preventable accidents. Take stock of the risk potential of certain activities and approach each task as safely as possible.

Pinal County Board of Supervisors Chairman David Snider will hold his monthly office hours in Maricopa on Tuesday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. Supervisor Snider will be at the interim City Hall located at 45145 W. Madison Avenue.

On Nov. 1 an estimated 500 law enforcement officials from around Arizona came to Casa Grande to pay last respects and escort one of their own, Sgt. Tate Lynch, a Casa Grande Peace Officer, to his final resting place.

The Arizona Library Association recently presented Pinal County with the Outstanding Library Board award, the organization's most prestigious honor.

This year marks the 22nd year of operation of the East Valley Holiday DUI Task Force, and the first with its newest member: Maricopa Police Department. The task force is a State-funded collaborative effort of more than a dozen law enforcement agencies throughout the Valley led by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.

Officer Steve Judd is Maricopa Police Department's new Public Information Officer (PIO) and Community Service Officer (CSO).

Maricopa resident Betsy Rice and Dale Hartman, who grew up on the family's farm in Maricopa, are among the newest Project CENTRL class members, continuing a long tradition of Maricopans' participation in the state-wide rural leadership program.

Maricopa Police officers responded to the 45500 block of West Hillman Drive in Rancho El Dorado Nov. 16 on a report of a suspicious person screaming and a male subject with a gun walking from a nearby residence.

Four years after becoming incorporated the city has not proven to the citizens of Maricopa that they are managing the city well, particularly when...

A vision captures the "ideals and desires" of a community and serves as the foundation of any planning project.

Beginning Monday (through Friday, Dec. 14) Maricopa residents can drive around the city and view the Holiday Homes on Parade decorations, using a map provided by the city on their Web site.

In the future economy our success will depend on innovation - producing new and better products and services that will put Arizona on the cutting edge.

The holiday gift-giving season is almost here. Santa and the Postal Service™ want you to remember that preparing strong, secure packages with complete, legible addresses will ensure your precious gifts arrive as quickly as possible and in good shape.

The body of five-year-old Nathaniel Richard Grosso was recovered from the Central Arizona Project canal at the intersection of Highway 84 yesterday, according to the Pinal County Sheriff's Office.

Maricopa's second and newest brick and mortar fire station, No. 571, is located just off Honeycutt Road on Porter Road. It was dedicated Friday afternoon in honor of three men, Don Pearce, Dwayne Hamilton and Eddie Rodriguez, who were instrumental in bringing fire prevention to Maricopa.

A non-injury accident just before 8 a.m. this morning backed up southbound traffic on John Wayne Parkway.

Thanksgiving preparations are in full swing in many Maricopa homes. Thursday will be a day to eat, eat some more and remember all the things Maricopa residents have to be thankful for.

As of late there have been a number of articles written about myself and the company for which I serve as general counsel. Although, these slanderous articles do not bother me anymore, I'd like to set the record straight since that will never happen in certain publications.

They put their lives on the line every day - some paying the ultimate price - so that the places we live, work and play are safer for all. A monument paying tribute to law enforcement officers from agencies within Pinal County, who died in the line of duty, will be unveiled at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in front of the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in Florence.

At a recent Parks, Recreation and Libraries special advisory committee meeting, J2 Engineering, the firm hired by the city to develop a parks and open space master plan, revealed the results of a survey soliciting the top recreational priorities from residents.

A plethora of local businesses closed up shop in Maricopa this year including Fashions by Cexi, Trax Cafe, Ramsey's American Grill, Gifts, Games & Gadgets, Wireless Central, Maricopa Home Loans, Austin's Gifts, Fidelity National Title, First American Title and two Century 21 offices. I think everyone agrees that such a fate is not only devastating for business owners, it's also a bad omen for our city.

Spending months or years in a combat situation is unimaginable to most Americans, but the soldiers who risk their lives to protect the United States often return home needing help once they return to civilian life.

Pinal County's Library District has added a new online investing research tool, Morningstar Library Edition, to its online reference collection.