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By Raquel Hendrickson When an Amtrak train pulls into the Maricopa station, it does not stop just once. The platform is only long enough to allow...

By Raquel Hendrickson Three men are running for two seats in the next election to hit Maricopa. Though it impacts property owners in the city...

By Adam Wolfe The Maricopa City Council honored Denyse Airheart for being named “One of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business” by Arizona Business...

By Adam Wolfe With the U.S. Senate out of session, Sen. Jeff Flake­­­­­­­­ spent much of the month visiting constituents around the state. Friday he...

By Adam Wolfe  National Board Certified teachers Jen Robinson, Angela Ebner and Treva Jenkins presented their “World Domination” plan to address issues facing teachers in...

The city of Maricopa will be holding a General Plan Open House over the next two nights for the public to come and address...

By Adam Wolfe A record-high 6,283 students are enrolled in the Maricopa Unified School District to start the year, and that number is expected to...

By Raquel Hendrickson The Finance Department at Maricopa City Hall is looking for a new head. Brian Ritschel, who received a certificate of recognition for Budget...

By Adam Wolfe The city of Maricopa is looking to revive the Second Saturday Market to create a thriving market for local produce. The Second Saturday...

By Adam Wolfe @Adam_Wolfe The project to extend Edison Road from Firehouse 575 to State Route 238 is still moving forward, but at half the size. “We...

By Raquel Hendrickson An overpass is one of the most certain elements on the Maricopa Area Transportation Plan. Its purpose of improving traffic flow through the...

By Adam Wolfe @Adam_Wolfe This year will mark the 10th year Pima Butte Elementary School has been educating the children of Maricopa. Pima Butte, which is Maricopa...

The Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Pinal County Flood Control District, unanimously approved the participation with the Army Corps of Engineers on a...

By Adam Wolfe As the city of Maricopa officials develop their plans for the next 25 years, the Development Services Department is continuing to push...

By Adam Wolfe City staff members were honored with “Employee Excellence Awards,” but it was the proposed speed limit change for Honeycutt Road outside of...

By Raquel Hendrickson Three weeks after Electrical District No. 3’s new solar policy went into effect, General Manager William Stacy took some tough questions from...

The city of Maricopa has witnessed numerous changes since its incorporation in 2003. New homes bloomed, businesses formed and the population swelled. Kazi Haque, zoning...