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Consider renting your house rather than selling in today’s market

The rental market remains robust. Rents are at a record high and there is not enough inventory to meet the needs of tenants. Here are...

Master Gardener: Corn, an American crop with Arizona roots

Corn is one of the most significant economic agricultural products on Earth. An iconic American food crop grown as one of the three sisters (with...

Ex-chief says job ‘was not best fit,’ but probably not finished with policing

Did Maricopa just get to be too big for James Hughes? During an interview with InMaricopa two days before his 21-month tenure as the city’s...

Historical impact: Pat Brock’s work will live on

Pat Brock, the longtime Maricopa educator and historian who died in August at the age of 80, would have been a bit uncomfortable with...

Poll: Maricopans favor school vouchers 

Education has been a hot-button issue in Arizona in recent years, and Gov. Doug Ducey has been at the heart of much of it. Ducey...

Food inspections return with many violations  

Restaurant inspections are back at InMaricopa.com after a technical glitch with Pinal County Environmental Health Department slowed reporting results for several weeks.   Here is a...

City’s Public Services Director Mike Riggs passes away

Updated at 3:35 p.m. on Oct. 7 Mike Riggs, Maricopa’s public services director, passed away early Friday morning. Riggs, 55, a fourth-generation Arizonan, was known in...

Public input ends Sunday on I-10 upgrades from Loop 202 to SR 387

The final day to provide public comments on Arizona Department of Transportation’s study recommendations for improving a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 10 from Phoenix...

No I-10 closures this weekend, but U.S. 60, Loop 101 have shutdowns

There is good news this weekend for drivers traveling through the East Valley: There are no closures scheduled on Interstate 10. That is not the...

Gas prices on the rise locally – for now

Have you noticed that gas prices in the area are on the rise again?   In early September, prices across Arizona averaged about $4 a...

This month’s least-expensive home sale came after 4 days

The least expensive home sold Aug. 10 through Sept. 9 -- with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths at 36187 W. Vera Cruz Drive --...
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Brandenburg: It’s always a good time to get heart-healthy

It’s the beginning of October. With temperatures falling, it’s time to consider how to take care of ourselves so we can enjoy the upcoming...

Life of service reaches new level for Councilmember Goettl

Eric Goettl may be new to Maricopa City Council, but in many ways, he has been training for this his entire life. Service to others...

Marshalls’ opening festivities set

Maricopans will have a new shopping venue for this year’s holiday season. Marshalls is scheduled to open at 20250 N. John Wayne Pkwy., in Sonoran...

Council OKs 162 townhouse units near Estrella Gin Business Park

City Council gave the go-ahead for more multi-family housing on Tuesday, as it unanimously approved three measures that will move forward a townhouse project...

Fentanyl overdoses wreak havoc on Maricopa families

“I found my son on May 10 at 3 p.m. in his bed,” Tyler said. “If you guys don’t educate yourselves and your family,...

The Duke plans ‘fun’ youth golf tournament after school on Oct. 12-13

The Duke Golf Club at Rancho El Dorado is hosting the second annual Maricopa Junior Golf Tournament after school on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct....

Struggle involving ax leads to arrest, police say

A struggle Monday morning between a man and woman involving an ax, during which police say the woman held a juvenile in her arms,...

7-bedroom Rancho El Dorado home claims most-expensive sale for month

The most expensive home sold in the area Aug. 10 through Sept. 9 was at 42809 W. Sparks Lane in Rancho El Dorado. It...
Arizona Lottery Fantasy 5 winner

$320,000 Fantasy 5 winning ticket for Sept. 30 sold at QuikTrip in Maricopa

Did you buy a Fantasy 5 ticket for the Sept. 30 drawing? If you did, check your ticket. A winning Fantasy 5 ticket, worth $320,000,...

Quest to look best, feel best drives Maricopa Wellness’ dynamic owner

She’s a mom to two young children, a wife, a business owner, a national trainer for a medical device — which requires frequent travel...

Scarce commercial listings a challenge for new businesses

With interest rates on the rise, residential real estate availability in Maricopa has increased over the past few months. But one form of real estate...
Ron Smith Maricopa

Options for senior housing, care

When it comes to decisions regarding housing at the time of retirement, most everyone is simply trying to decide where they want to live....
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Council to vote on zoning for Villas at the Gin Apartments, presiding judge

City Council on Tuesday will review and hear public comment on three measures relating to the proposed Villas at the Gin Apartment project. The project,...

Editor: It’s a pleasure to tell your stories of a great community

Hello, Maricopa! This is my first direct message to you as the new InMaricopa editorial director, and I have to say I am so impressed...

Poll: Readers welcome fall with open – and sweaty – arms

Readers of InMaricopa are highly intelligent, a fact evidenced by the results of this week’s reader poll. Nearly 67 percent of the 145 voters this...

Maricopa High grad putting UofA on the scoreboard this season

A Maricopa High School graduate has become an instant impact player for the University of Arizona football team this season. Through five games, wide receiver...

Colorado River update: What’s happening and what’s coming

August always has been an important month for Colorado River water users because it is when the Bureau of Reclamation releases the 24-month study...

Pinal County officials discuss election challenges

Elections Director Virginia Ross and Pinal County Attorney Kent Volkmer provided an update from the Elections Department and related legal matters during a Pinal...

Police seek suspected shoplifter accused of pointing firearm at Walmart employee

Maricopa Police are looking for a man suspected of pulling a gun on a Walmart employee Friday afternoon after the man was confronted about...
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