Wild Horse Pass opens after 2-week closure
Wild Horse Pass Casino and other Gila River gaming facilities are re-engaging their COVID-19 safety plan as they reopen after a two-week closure.
The casinos...
Ducey order causes confusion for schools awaiting start-date clarification
Gov. Doug Ducey’s announcement Tuesday that the start of school will be delayed caused some chaos among education administrators at the local and state...
Change of plans: State Fair moves back to Phoenix
The 2021 Arizona State Fair is moving back to the fairgrounds.
It was previously announced the annual event would be held at Wild Horse Pass...
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...
State plans ‘testing blitz’ for COVID-19 over 3 weekends
Gov. Doug Ducey announced an effort to test 30,000-60,000 Arizonans for coronavirus during the next three weekends.
Arizona Department of Heath Services is heading the...
City requests residents to wear face masks
The City of Maricopa is strongly encouraging its residents to wear face masks to prevent the most vulnerable in the community.
"...The Maricopa Mayor and...
Seniors reflect on loss of would-be high school memories
“I know people are dying and in really bad situations. So, I feel super guilty that I’m upset about losing a senior prom...
In The Villages, frontline workers locked out of pool, clubhouse
Heather Walter and her husband, Ryan, have been working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic for months.
Both work at the same Phoenix-area hospital;...
Partial retail re-opening set for Monday; dine-in restaurant plan coming
It has been 30 days since Arizonans were asked to stay home during the COVID-19 pandemic and non-essential businesses tightened their belts. Today, Gov....
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...
City seeks to rework bonds, union agreements
COVID-19, fire and police unions and refinancing of municipal bonds are coming before Maricopa City Council this week. The council is set to have...
MHS graduation prompts end to quarantine mandate, increase in guests
With the end of the school year in sight, the Maricopa Unified School District Wednesday lifted its mandatory quarantine edict for students and staff...
Kristina Donnay, the nurse who stepped up on COVID-19 testing
When Kristina Donnay took it upon herself in April to provide coronavirus testing in Maricopa, she didn’t anticipate working weeks on end in the...
2021 Arizona State Fair moving to new location
Maricopa residents have a big new event in the immediate area to love – or hate.
The Arizona Exposition and State Fair Board (AESF) decided...
Fall sports comeback: The 3-sport student-athlete
High school athletes have been on pins and needles in preparation for what they hope is a fall season of competition. Football will be...
Q&A with Maricopa High School Principal Deana McNamee
Born and raised in Northern Arizona, Deana McNamee was an administrator at Winslow Unified School District when she was named this year as principal...
Dutch Bros closes abruptly after worker tests positive for coronavirus
A worker at the Dutch Bros coffee shop in Maricopa has tested positive for coronavirus.
In letter to the community, posted on the Facebook page...
Local sales stay on trend despite pandemic
How have you been shopping since COVID-19?
Transaction privilege tax, often simplified as TPT or sales tax, is an indicator of consumer activity in any...
Walmart limits number of people in store
Saturday, Walmart stores began limiting the number of customers in a store at one time to 20% of capacity.
In a Friday statement, COO Dacoa...
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,...
MUSD superintendent to recommend extension of Winter Break
The superintendent of Maricopa Unified School District will recommend an extension of Winter Break due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in Pinal...
AZCares funds cause confusion at Maricopa Pantry
Maricopa Pantry was caught in No Man’s Land in the effort to land funds to mitigate the costs of COVID-19 on its operation.
The food...
Schools evaluating state benchmarks for returning to in-person instruction
Arizona schools now have state benchmarks for deciding when to come back to in-person instruction, with the Health Services Department and Governor’s Office releasing...
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...
COVID support group forming
A local woman who has had four generations of her family infected with COVID-19 is forming a group for local residents to offer support,...
Superior Court requires face masks during COVID-19
The day Gov. Doug Ducey announced the lifting of "Stay Home" orders by the end of the week, Pinal County Superior Court clarified the...
MUSD extends at-home learning through Jan. 29 – at least
Students in the Maricopa Unified School District will return to their school classrooms no sooner than Feb. 1.
The district’s Governing Board on Thursday night...
Students can return to classroom Monday, but situation ‘volatile’
Students in the Maricopa Unified School District will be able to return the classroom on Monday.
But the situation is “volatile,” cautioned Superintendent Dr. Tracey...
Moms start ‘Adopt a Senior’ page to lift spirits of graduates
The first week we created it, the support of this community was infectious.With more than 600 graduating high school seniors living in Maricopa, the...
MUSD may delay start of school
Casting doubt that the district will be prepared to start school July 23 as tentatively scheduled, the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board will...
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