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Lions Club urges community to tee it up for charity

The Maricopa Lions Club will hold its sixth annual golf event on Saturday, March 26 at the Duke Golf Club. The tournament is limited...
Oasis at the Wells Apartments

State house bill would strip local zoning authority 

Two Arizona legislators have introduced a bill that would take away control of zoning and land use from local governments and hand it to...

MUSD to implement advanced learning program

The Maricopa Unified School District governing board heard a proposal Wednesday to implement an accelerated learning program throughout its elementary school levels.  Known as the...

Arizona favorite to join Maricopa restaurant lineup 

BoSa Donuts, an Arizona favorite for sweet treats for breakfast – and throughout the day – is coming to Maricopa.  The restaurant, which has more...

Copper Sky shooting still under investigation

Maricopa Police are continuing to investigate a Jan. 14 incident that resulted in gunfire at Copper Sky during a candlelight vigil.  Five juveniles were detained...

Local leaders sound off on proposed redistricting 

Monday’s open house to present Pinal County’s preliminary borders for the new supervisory districts elicited some strong opinions from local leaders about the proposed...
Nancy Smith at Pinal Redistricting mtg

Proposed county supervisor district shows Maricopa split 

The two proposed maps for updated Pinal County supervisor districts have Maricopa being split between two distant districts.  Both maps have the majority of the...

New softball coach has history of helping out

There's an old saying that a rising tide lifts all boats.   The new softball coach at Maricopa high School, Tom Dugan, is the embodiment of...

Proposed development near Walmart changes course

A 23-acre development near Walmart originally planned as an age-targeted community of patio homes is changing course, according to its land use consultant. “The 4EVR...

Senior came to MHS to refocus studies — and now he’s headed to the...

Tyler Brown’s first impression of Cornell University came in an Advanced Placement history class in Arkansas, courtesy of a teacher who required students to...

Popular Mexican restaurant coming to Maricopa 

Filiberto’s is bringing its unique brand of authentic Mexican food to Maricopa with a location in Sonoran Creek Marketplace.  The Mesa-based chain will occupy the...

Air Maricopa

Maricopa’s airfield ran perpendicular to John Wayne Parkway, more exactly where the overpass now sits. In this photo from the early 1900s, one of...

Couples working together make a tough job look easy

Careers are tough. You work every day, deal with your boss and co-workers, maybe you’ve got a client you don’t like much or someone is...

MUSD, construction team put good fortune to good use

In the spring of 2021, every-one knew Maricopa was going to get a second high school. Maricopa High was crowded. The city was growing at...
Nancy Smith

Pinal County Redistricting 2022 – It is important to Maricopa

Pinal County is currently going through a redistricting process to evaluate whether to modify current county districts. It’s important to understand why this is...

Sweet new dining option coming to town

The growth in Maricopa isn’t stopping, and that’s just the way the cookie crumbles. Or in this case, "Crumbl(s)." Crumbl Cookies, a dessert chain known for...

Details emerge on eegee’s restaurant

The eegee’s restaurant planned for Maricopa will be a 2,300 square foot, single-story, ground-up prototype eegee’s-branded restaurant with indoor seating and a drive-thru lane,...

“Desert Freedom” placed as tenth wild horse, more on way

The last of the ten wild horses has been placed in its new home on the northwest corner of West Edison Road and John...

Police: Stop leads to arrest involving drugs, narcotics

A man was pulled over at CVS, who police say was found to have an assortment of illegal drugs and paraphernalia, along with an...

InDiscussion: Maricopa Police Chief Hughes on crime reporting

In 2021, the Maricopa Police Department transitioned from the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) system to the FBI’s National Incident Based Reporting System, also known...

Installation of welcome monument delayed

The welcome monument the city had hoped to install early Monday morning at the north end of town to greet visitors is on hold. The...

Big box retailer coming to Sonoran Creek

Sonoran Creek Marketplace is filling up, and as a result, Maricopa is getting a major new retailer. Marshalls is in construction on a nearly 22,000-square-foot...

Lessons learned from the pandemic

Our actions affect others. That has to be the biggest takeaway from the COVID-19 pandemic we've all lived through for the past two years now. There...

Pinal shelter ‘triple overcrowded’ as pandemic pooches discarded

When the COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, many people suddenly stuck at home battled their loneliness by adopting a pet. In fact, more than...

Tucson restaurant giant coming to town

Maricopa’s dining options continue to expand. Eegee’s, which grew from a single truck selling frozen lemonade in Tucson in 1971 to a frozen smoothie dynasty...

Police: Woman found in possession of stolen car, meth

A woman was arrested and charged after police allegedly found her in possession of a stolen vehicle and a hefty amount of methamphetamine. The suspect,...

Staging a home on a budget

So, you want to sell your home, but you don’t have thousands of dollars to bring in brand new furniture to stage it. I’m not...

Business, development around town

ATL Wings restaurant received an administrative zoning compliance permit for tenant improvements to a vacant and never-occupied, 1,258-square-foot storefront at 19975 N. John Wayne...
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Victim in fiery SR 347 crash identified

The victim in Thursday’s fiery fatal crash on State Route 347 has been identified. Buford Delaughter, 56, of Maricopa was the driver of the Toyota...

Leaders discuss growth, city’s future

Each year, city manager Rick Horst holds a futures planning meeting for the city council to outline city priorities for the coming year and...
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