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Online or in person, MUSD faces storm of uncertainty

Whether to return to all-online learning or continue the status quo became a moot point for Maricopa High School this week. An increase in...

MHS returns to online learning

  Maricopa High School is closing campus for the rest of the semester. Maricopa Unified School District reported additional cases of COVID-19 on Monday and more...
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A second COVID-19 wave? Seniors should prepare now

With the holidays upon us, the biggest threat to our health is another wave of COVID-19 cases. We already know our generation is the...
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AZ researchers: 3-week lockdown needed to avoid COVID ‘catastrophe’

A shelter-in-place order in Arizona, from Tuesday through Dec. 22, is necessary to avoid a public health “catastrophe,” a team of coronavirus researchers is...
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Black Friday 2020: Lighter crowds, but some sweet deals

It took Rhianon Bender a year to get her Black Friday deal, but she got it. The Maricopa resident came out of Walmart on Friday...

2 more MUSD schools close campuses

COVID-19 has caused the extended closure of two more schools in the Maricopa Unified School District. The reach of quarantine rather than the spread of...
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MHS confirms 2020 graduation date, seeks contact info

Maricopa High School administration confirmed Tuesday that plans for a December graduation for its 2020 seniors would be postponed until late May. Public health restrictions...
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COVID-19 exposures halt fire administration ceremony

Maricopa Fire/Medical Department canceled a ribbon cutting scheduled for late Monday afternoon, citing an increase in exposure of its members to coronavirus. The grand opening...

AIA delays winter sports season until January

  In Arizona, the winter season of the high school sports year typically start the first of December, even earlier if Thanksgiving weekend tournaments are...

County approves more COVID relief for businesses, eases qualifying requirements

Pinal County is opening a third round of funding for businesses impacted by COVID-19. The funds are for first-time applicants operating businesses in unincorporated areas. “Those...
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State officials urge ‘common sense’ celebrations on Thanksgiving

Many Arizona residents are asking, "When will the coronavirus restrictions end?" Gov. Doug Ducey said Wednesday he gets the question all the time. “The answer is,...
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MUSD to close middle school as quarantine limits teachers

Numbers of COVID-19 cases had been creeping up recently at Maricopa Wells Middle School. Today, the school district opted to close the school from...
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AIA considers delay in start of winter sports

The Arizona Interscholastic Association is weighing a recommendation to postpone the start of the winter sports season. Executive director David Hines will meet this week...
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POLL RECAP: Stuff the pandemic, Thanksgiving will go on, most say

It's just a couple weeks until Thanksgiving, so we thought we’d ask what kind of celebration folks are planning amid a nationwide surge in...

MUSD studies hybrid or closure in wake of COVID

Overwhelmed. It was a term used frequently at a Monday meeting hosted by Arizona Superintendent Kathy Hoffman with school leaders and Health Director Dr....

Maricopa Boomtown: Businesses roll along despite pandemic

The numbers don’t lie: the coronavirus has ravaged the national economy since March. Across the country, nearly 100,000 small businesses closed, nearly 60% of...
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Restaurant closes for deep cleaning after positive COVID-19 case

A popular Maricopa restaurant immediately closed Friday after learning an employee tested positive for coronavirus. A staffer at Native Grill & Wings, who last worked...

Concurrent teaching tries to close gap between in-person and online students

A little blood, some broken glass, strands of hair and, of course, a “dead body” are all important parts of crime scenes at Desert...

MHS suspends in-person learning due to lack of staff

Starting Nov. 3, Maricopa High School will suspend in-person learning through Nov. 13. According to communications sent to parents by Maricopa Unified School District, the...
A+ Charter Schools

Update: A+ Charter student got wrong results, tests negative for COVID-19

The student at A+ Charter Schools who tested positive for coronavirus earlier in the week was initially provided the wrong test results, the school...

After more COVID cases, 245 at MHS in quarantine

Two days after Maricopa Unified School District had to close down an elementary school, three new cases of COVID-19 were reported at the high...

Early ballots coming in heavily ahead of election

  Six days from Election Day, Pinal County is thousands of voters ahead of its 2016 number of early ballots. The Recorder’s Office is gearing up...

Scary student film set to re-premiere Friday

When COVID-19 caused schools and businesses to close and events to be canceled last spring, one of the first sacrifices was a spooky student...

Superintendent explains COVID-19 outbreak (VIDEO)

Maricopa Unified School District Superintendent Tracey Lopeman explains some details of a coronavirus outbreak. After one staff member of Saddleback Elementary reported contracting COVID-19,...

COVID-19 outbreak to close MUSD school for 16 days

A Maricopa elementary school will be closed for 16 days, starting Tuesday, after a coronavirus outbreak was reported Monday. In a message on its homepage,...

MUSD confirms COVID case at elementary

  Maricopa Unified School District announced today another case of COVID-19, the third since the beginning of the school year. A staff member at Saddleback Elementary...
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UltraStar’s Saks: Ak-Chin takeover was always the plan

Adam Saks knew the day was coming for a long time, and it arrived Friday. The Ak-Chin Community took over operations of the entertainment complex...

MHS student tests positive for COVID-19

Maricopa Unified School District announced the following: On Oct. 13, Maricopa High School received notification that one of its students tested positive for COVID-19. Pursuant to...

Halloween 2020 scarier than usual

Families are on their own to decide if trick-or-treating this Halloween is a good idea. While the City of Maricopa has set no parameters or...

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...
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