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Council to consider new authorities for city manager

The city council will vote Tuesday whether to approve new powers and duties for its city manager. On the agenda June 5 is an ordinance...
Second High School Digging

Soil testing begins at site of 2nd high school

It’s not easy to see, but progress is already being made on Maricopa’s second high school. “We really just got started,” said Mark Rafferty, a...

SR 347 closed intermittently Sunday morning

Motorists traveling near Maricopa early Sunday morning should be prepared for delays and plan extra travel time while the following closure is in effect:State...

Dutch Bros changed mind on second location

Just a few weeks after announcing it will move corporate offices from Oregon to metro Phoenix, Dutch Bros Coffee changed its mind about a...

Council approves budget with decreased expenditures

Tuesday, Maricopa City Council unanimously approved its annual budget. The total expenditures of $105.7 million are a decrease from last fiscal year by $935,103. General...
Fireworks

City plans 2 fireworks shows on Fourth, but will close Copper Sky

There will be not one but two fireworks displays in the city on the Fourth of July, but residents won't be able to watch...

Court audit shows limited security breach of files

An independent review of sealed court files in Pinal County turned up a much lower number of incidents of unauthorized access than the Clerk...

Reader poll results: Residents see growth boom continuing

With the 2020 Census data showing Maricopa as the largest city in Pinal County, we were curious about residents' thoughts about the pace of...

Polling places busy across city but no lengthy lines yet reported by midday

Voting was brisk across Maricopa on Tuesday morning as polls opened for the General Election. While polling places were busy, there were no lengthy...

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...

THE SIREN CALL: Maricopa fire chief grew up in the department

Maricopa Fire and Medical Chief Brad Pitassi has risen from one of its first firefighters to the top of the department during his 17...

Gusse announces run for Justice of the Peace

Maricopa councilwoman Julia Gusse announced her candidacy Monday as Justice of the Peace for the Maricopa-Stanfield Justice Court.Gusse’s seat on city council is up...

Tobin visits Maricopa in spirited, costly congressional race

Republican Congressional candidate Andy Tobin has been everywhere in sprawling District 1, it seems, in the last month of his campaign to unseat incumbent...

MUSD sets start date for new school year

  Maricopa Unified School District will begin school July 30. The school year will begin online with two different virtual academies. A 6-12 Virtual Academy, which...

City gets ADOT permit for monument entering town

Installation of the “M” monument entering town from the north on John Wayne Parkway, which has languished since February, is a step closer to...

A look inside Maricopa’s new city hall, police headquarters

The city will hold an open house Sept. 19 for its new 45,000-square-foot city hall and 11,000-square-foot police administration building near White and Parker...

Drone tour of construction on Porter Road at Copa Flats

InMaricopa photographer Bryan Mordt takes us on a tour of the new Copa Flats community currently under construction. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the...

Council to whittle down 13 applicants for vacant seat

Maricopa City Council has 13 applicants to choose from in the selection of a new council member to fill the seat left vacant by...

City approves $2.15 million for new city hall and rec. complex projects

The Maricopa City Council unanimously approved a $2.15 million deal with Abacus Project Management Inc. at Tuesday night's council meeting to accelerate construction of a city hall complex, a regional park and a multigenerational/recreational center.

Tacos N More among establishments with ‘excellent’ health rating

Seventy percent of Maricopa businesses inspected by Pinal County Public Health Services District in January received “Excellent” ratings.Panda Express, Tacos N More, Blockbuster No....

Business, development around town

Here's an update on economic activity in Maricopa in November: Sonoran Creek Marketplace picked up several permits and adjusted a lot line on a portion...

Education: Override campaign changes approach to voters

Teachers and technology have been top selling points for the “Vote Yes on the Override” campaign in Maricopa. City Councilman Vincent Manfredi is chairman of...
Moderna COVID vaccine

Pinal adds 65 and over to early vaccine group

Pinal County Public Health and its community partner vaccination teams have added persons 65 and older to the 1B-1 early vaccination group, increasing the...

City studies future roadways, linkage to I-11

Traffic flow tends to be employment related. That is the driving force behind transportation recommendations that have come to Maricopa. Every transportation discussion...

AUDIO SLIDESHOW: Mayors discuss Maricopa’s 10 years

On the 10th anniversary of the city’s incorporation, Maricopa’s current and former mayors sat down with local media Tuesday morning during a breakfast meeting...

AZ Supreme Court keeps case alive against county transportation

  The Arizona Supreme Court may look further at a lawsuit that could impact State Route 347. This week, the court opted to continue the case...

Price to head League of Cities and Towns

Mayor Christian Price has been named president of the League of Arizona Cities and Towns. The organization held its annual conference this week in Phoenix....

County seeks input on 2012 redistricting

By state statutes Pinal County voters will be electing a five-member Board of Supervisors in 2012.

District 11 lawmakers hunt for new money

Pinal County and the state of Arizona need to grow their “tax pie” instead of adding taxes vertically, lawmakers and county officials said Saturday....

Maricopa Broadband acquisition, UPRR quiet zone on Tuesday’s council agenda

The Maricopa City Council will be discussing and possibly taking action on the acquisition of Maricopa Broadband, LLC by Orbitel Communications at Tuesday’s meeting.
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