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Pinal County Environmental Health Services announced today adult mosquito fogging will be conducted in Maricopa tomorrow through Thursday from 1 to 5 a.m. Mosquitoes...

The Maricopa City Council will discuss and possibly take action Tuesday to award a contract to Interim Public Management to hire an interim finance/administrative...

With monsoon season upon us, we can expect great bursts of rainfall at a moment’s notice.In Maricopa, most of this water does not run...

John “Jack” McLain announced last night he is running for Maricopa City Council. McLain is a Vietnam veteran and the current commander of the Maricopa Veterans...

Pinal County Supervisor David Snider will hold his monthly office hours in Maricopa on Tuesday.Snider will be at the Interim Maricopa City Hall, 45145...

Bridger Kimball will again run for a seat on the Maricopa City Council.Kimball ran and lost for a council seat in 2010, but said...

Though convenient, mobile phone technology has its tradeoffs. To provide faster service and greater Internet capabilities, phone companies are constantly building new towers to...

City Council unanimously approved at its regular meeting Tuesday a $104,000 five-year lease agreement with Maricopa Manor Business Center for 990 square feet of office...

To be eligible for competitive federal and state grants, city council on Tuesday passed resolutions to designate three of Maricopa’s older neighborhoods as colonias.A...

Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa) kicked off the launch of the website www.BuildTheBorderFence.com at Tommy’s Bistro in Casa Grande last night.At the event, prominent state Republicans...

Sen. Steve Smith’s (R-Maricopa) much-anticipated website to solicit donations for construction of a fence along the Arizona-Mexico border is now up and running. Visitors...

The Maricopa City Council will discuss three resolutions to designate the Heritage District, Seven Ranches and Saddleback Vista areas as colonias.According the U.S. Department of Housing and...

When city council and staff went to their budget retreat in early May, a budget deficit of almost $300,000 was on the table.The retreat...

Motorists who drive from Maricopa to Casa Grande have likely noticed the new traffic light that was installed a few weeks ago at the...

 State Sen. Steve Smith (R-Maricopa) gets passionate when he talks about the need for a fence along the Arizona-Mexico border.“The lack of a border...

 FLORENCE – Pinal County Environmental Health Services announced today that adult mosquito fogging will be conducted in Maricopa on Thursday and Friday. Mosquitoes trapped...

Maricopa City Council approved a balanced $40 million budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year thanks in part to shared health care costs and reductions...

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has approved the final budget for fiscal year 2011-12, adopting a spending ceiling of $357 million. This is...

Pinal County Supervisor David Snider will hold his monthly office hours in Maricopa on July 5. Snider will be at city hall, 45145 W....

Maricopa Police Lt. Willie Payne is on administrative leave and the city is investigating a complaint from another officer, Sgt. Mary Turner, according to...

Local business owner Joe Hoover announced today he will run for mayor of Maricopa. The election will be held in the spring of 2012.Hoover...

Anthony “Tony" Smith announced today he will run for county supervisor and not seek another term as mayor of Maricopa.In a released statement, Smith said...

Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu was recognized Sunday as the “2011 National Sheriff of the Year” by the National Sheriffs’Association.The award was presented during...

The Maricopa City Council will hold a special meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday to discuss and take action on infrastructure and financing agreements with...

The City Council in a 4-3 split voted against renewing a $63,000 agreement with Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation. Alan Marchione, Carl Diedrich,...

Elected officials, business and nonprofit representatives gathered Friday morning at Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino. The event, organized by Pinal Partnership, featured a question and answer...

City Council may discuss Tuesday its contract with the Central Arizona Regional Economic Development Foundation.Although the city pays $60,000 a year for membership to...

The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office was asked Friday by the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office to assist with the Monument wildfire in southeastern Arizona.PSCO sent...

Former Pinal County Manager Stanley Griffis’ monthly restitution payments have doubled from $2,000 a month to $4,000.A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ordered yesterday...

While assessments have decreased since last year’s property tax notices, the rates by which property owners will be taxed will increase next year.The City...