Hospital to break ground next month
Exceptional Healthcare, a private specialty hospital company, expects to break ground for its facility Nov. 13.
Monday, Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission approved a site...
Officers arrest father for allegedly violating protection order
A Maricopa man was charged Tuesday with aggravated harassment for allegedly violating an order of protection.
In September, Matthew Steinfeld was prohibited to have any...
Democratic LD11 candidates to chat with voters in Town Hall
Two of the five candidates running for seats in the state Legislature in District 11 will participate in a Facebook Live Town Hall via...
What’s on the ballot? Some big questions
Aside from all the candidates to elect, Maricopa voters have three issues to decide in the General Election.
Two of the issues are statewide questions...
Skimmers victimize Maricopans, clean out bank accounts
Skimmers are active in Maricopa. Very active.
Leticia Rios found out the hard way.
So have a lot of others.
Rios was victimized on Aug. 5, the...
Most expensive home sold: 4BR with diving pool, putting green
The most expensive home sold in Maricopa from Aug. 16 to Sept. 15 was a huge two-story, four-bedroom former DR Horton model home with...
Group saves annual veterans parade from COVID-19 cancellation
The parade will go on.
Since 2017, the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 133 had organized and planned the annual Maricopa Veterans Day Parade to honor...
MUSD board candidates to take voter questions in Town Hall
The four candidates running for three seats on the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will participate in a Facebook Live Town Hall via...
There’s an early ballot drop box at City Hall
If you plan to vote early, you can go to city hall.
Early ballot drop boxes will be at the municipal building as well as...
MHS freshmen get close win over Canyon View (GALLERY)
The Maricopa High School freshman football team won Wednesday night in a squeaker over Canyon View, 20-19, at Ram Stadium. Here are photos from...
Signs of life at ‘ghost subdivision’
Maricopa’s “ghost subdivision” is coming back to life. Dormant for a decade, the Santa Rosa Crossing development with a long history and no homes...
Maricopa baby born in I-10 rush hour
Villages residents Michaela and Ruben Fierros are old hands at childbirth, but this morning brought a surprise in the middle of commuter traffic.
The parents...
How Mike Ingram brought together building blocks of Maricopa (VIDEO)
Mike Ingram is not crazy or stupid.
That may be obvious to observers now, but 25 years ago, many of Arizona’s most knowledgeable movers and...
GTK: Sheila Harris
Sheila Harris, a Colorado native and nine-year resident of Maricopa, is a Realtor.
Hometown: Aurora, Colo.
Reside in: Tortosa
Maricopan since: 2011
Occupation: Realtor with HarrisAZHomes with HomeSmart...
Pinal supervisor: Why Marlene Pearce is right choice for Maricopans
By Anthony Smith
We have an important election in November and while most of the focus tends to be on the national and state races,...
U.S. judge orders state to extend voter registration deadline
Update: The extension of the voter registration deadline was curtailed by a federal appeals court on Tuesday, Oct. 13. Residents had until Thursday, Oct....
Deadline nears for virtual poetry slam at City Hall
Entries are now open to all Pinal County slam poets for the November Maricopa Grand Slam.
The event, a project of Maricopa Arts Council, has...
Ace Hardware presents $1,600 to MHS Rams Football
Ace Hardware owner David Karsten presented a fundraising check for $1,600 to the MHS Rams Football Booster Club Saturday morning.
Last month, three shifts of...
Liermann: My platform to serve city, preserve values
By Amber Liermann
I am a longtime resident of Maricopa, actively involved in our community for 17 years. I have counseled a generation of students...
More school records tumble in MHS swim meet (GALLERY)
In a three-way meet, Maricopa High School swimmers set 11 school records.
The MHS boys earned 110 points in defeating Valley Christian (98) and Dobson...
Pearce: I am a supervisor candidate for everyone
By Marlene Pearce
I’m Marlene Pearce, Independent, running for Pinal County Supervisor in District 4.
It takes courage to run for office as an Independent.
I had...
MHS football debuts with victory
Overcoming its share of first-game oddities, the Maricopa High School football team defeated Willow Canyon Thursday night, 27-19.
VIDEO
With COVID-19 protocols in place at Ram...
Text-to-911 comes to Pinal County
As of today, text-to-9-1-1 is available to all residents of Pinal County.
This allows people in need of emergency services to reach first responders via...
Resident: Slow down, SR 347 is not your private raceway
We need more officers out on the road. People speed through town and treat 347 like it's their own private raceway. I set my...
Coutré resigns from MUSD Governing Board
Patti Coutré, a member of the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board for nearly a decade, has resigned to take employment with the district.
In...
Led by young legs, MHS cross country preps for big invitationals (GALLERY)
Considered one of the sports least endangered by COVID-19, cross country had only a slightly delayed start and is now in full stride.
Maricopa High...
Study: Arizona 4th least-safe state for school reopenings
Arizona is the fourth least-safe state for schools to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new study.
The study by WalletHub, a personal finance...
Pima Butte Elementary earns National Blue Ribbon award
Pima Butte Elementary School was recognized Thursday as a 2020 National Blue Ribbon School, one of just 367 U.S. public and private schools to...
Pastor: Liermann leads with passion and heart
To Whom It May Concern:
Amber Liermann has served in the capacity of church leadership in various areas for the past seven years here at...
MHS teachers complain of stress, overcrowding in first 72 hours back on campus
Three days after students returned to campus at Maricopa High School, some teachers were pushing back hard against the school board.
The staff members wrote...