Study: Pinal is 2nd most at-risk U.S. county for being uninhabitable
A recent study says Pinal County is the second most at-risk county in the United States of being uninhabitable in the near future due...
Maricopa Wells Middle School Rocket Challenge
After two grueling weeks of learning basic physics and assembling model rockets, students at Maricopa Wells Middle School watched their creations soar this afternoon.
Today...
Plumber: Never put these things down garbage disposal
By Terry Leamon, My Maricopa Plumber
A few common things can cause backed-up drains. Here’s a few tips on stuff that you should NEVER put...
Tilapia die-off expected with dropping temperatures
Cold weather moving through the area is expected to cause a large die off of tilapia fish in local lakes.
Tilapia are warm-water fish, native...
Obituary: Mary Jane Sullivan, 80, former MUSD school bus driver
Mary Jane Sullivan, a 10-year resident of Maricopa and school bus driver for the Maricopa Unified School District for the last four years, died...
Post Office Delivery
By Michelle Chance
Moving can be an exciting time – but it can also be stressful. Changing an address and setting up mail delivery with...
Waste and recycling in Maricopa: 2 options every Saturday
Did you know Maricopa offers waste and recycling services every Saturday?
Disposing of waste and recycling in an environmentally friendly manner is vital to the...
MUSD names principal for new high school
The Maricopa Unified School District has appointed a principal for its second high school.
Marlene Armstrong, who was hired last year as the assistant principal...
Phillies prospect lives in D-backs territory
Professional baseball outfielder Cal Stevenson slid into home in February 2021, and he calls it Maricopa.
“I had no idea about Maricopa,” Stevenson said, remembering...
Veterans’ oath has no expiration date
By Julia R. Gusse
Every individual who has ever served in the U.S. military has taken an oath to support and “defend the Constitution of...
Public Safety
Maricopa Fire/Medical Department
Chief Brady Leffler
520-494-2307
[email protected]
Administration Office
45654 W. Edison Road
Mail: 39700 W. Civic Center Plaza
520-568-3333
Maricopa-AZ.gov/departments/fire-and-medical-department
Fire Station 571 (Homestead)
20945 N. Porter Road
Fire Station 572 (Sorrento)
36930 W....
2023: A guide to HOAs in Maricopa
If you are living in Maricopa as a renter or a homeowner, there is a good chance you live in a community with a...
Police arrest person with knife, altered ID at high school
A person armed with a knife and carrying an altered identification card was arrested at Maricopa High School today.
Maricopa High School Principal Deanna McNamee...
Transportation & Transit
The city of Maricopa spans approximately 43 square miles with a population of nearly 50,000 people. Transportation options in the city and surrounding areas...
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...
Probe: Thousands in basketball booster funds missing
Former Maricopa High School basketball coach Jason Royal paid himself $4,283 in booster club funds, leading to his termination and a school district investigation,...
ADOT: 347 the site of nearly 1,000 crashes last 5 years
According to Arizona Department of Transportation statistics, a total of 967 crashes were reported on State Rout 347 from July 1, 2017 to June...
World-renowned architecture firm to design 3rd middle school
Maricopa Unified School District’s governing board hired an architectural firm known for its master plan of the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai and designing Sedona...
DIM and why you need it
Even though you know a healthy diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables, are you getting enough of them?
Even with the best intentions,...
MHS hires new head boys basketball coach
Maricopa Unified School District has appointed Tim Wilson as the new Head Boys Basketball Coach at Maricopa High School. Wilson brings over three decades of...
Pinal County Departments
Pinal County
PinalCountyAZ.gov
Adult Probation
520-866-5600
[email protected]
Air Quality
520-866-6929
[email protected]
Airport
520-866-6545
[email protected]
Animal Control
520-509-3555
[email protected]
Assessor
520-509-3555
[email protected]
Board of Supervisors
520-866-6068
[email protected]
Budget Office
520-866-6297
[email protected]
Clerk of the Superior Court
520-509-3555
971 N. Jason Lopez Circle, Building A
Florence, AZ 85132
Community Development
520-866-6442
[email protected]
County...
Jehovah’s Witnesses break ground for Kingdom Hall
Construction is under way on Maricopa’s latest house of worship, a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall.
A project narrative that Jehovah’s Witnesses representatives filed with City...
Smith: Help foil scammers
"Not again!”
That was the first thing my wife heard me utter. She immediately asked me, “What’s up?”
“It’s the credit union’s fraud department again!”
We recently...
Mural of the story: Desert fresco spiffs up museum
UPDATE July 28, 2023, 2:23 p.m.: According to LaVorgna, the city commissioned the mural for $3,300 as part of its Public Arts Initiative, which...
Hollywood legend John Wayne made mark on Maricopa
By Michael K. Rich
John Smith, a Maricopa resident since 1951, sits in an old reclining chair by his living room window, looking out at...
EDITOR’S LETTER: Rolling Stoned
As you’re leafing through this edition of InMaricopa, you might notice we rolled this paper full of stories that bear a consistent theme.
It was...
Waitlist registration opens Tuesday for 2nd vaccine clinic at Copper Sky
NEWS RELEASE
Waitlist registration will open next week for groups 1A and 1B for the second COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic at Copper Sky Recreation Complex on...
City of Maricopa
City of Maricopa Departments
39700 W. Civic Center Plaza
Maricopa-AZ.gov
City Clerk’s Office
Vanessa Bueras
520-316-6971
[email protected]
City Manager’s Office
Rick Horst
520-316-6811
[email protected]
Assistant City Manager
Jennifer Brown
520-316-6841
[email protected]
Communications
Luis Vila, communications coordinator
520-316-6911
[email protected]
Community Services
(parks, recreation, libraries)
Nathan Ullyot,...
Obituary: Lupe Gomez, 47, of Maricopa
Guadalupe “Lupe” Martinez Gomez, 47, of Maricopa died on Jan. 23, 2021.
Gomez was born on Feb. 25, 1973, in Casa Grande to Sergio and...
6 holiday events in town this weekend
While a white Christmas is off the cards here in Maricopa, there are still plenty of ways to get into the holiday spirit.
Here’s a...