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Last week’s lightning may have caused hay fire

The Maricopa Fire Department issued a smoke advisory after a hay fire on Cowpath Road near the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway broke out about 2:45...

Readers not better off four years later

Fifty-eight percent — 192 out of a 332 total respondents — said they were not better off than they were four years ago in response to InMaricopa.com’s...

City will take no further action with Marchione

City Attorney Denis Fitzgibbons has completed his follow-up to an investigation of a complaint of improper workplace behavior filed by City Manager Brenda Fischer...

Fifth annual Kids Day Maricopa set for Saturday

The fifth annual Kids Day Maricopa promoting health, safety and environmental awareness will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Maricopa Wells Middle...

Wade: Leave what ‘could’ve been’ behind

With the primary elections over, I’d like to take a moment to congratulate Anthony Smith on his win in the Republican race for District...

Miss City of Maricopa pageant this weekend

Saturday's winner of the Miss City of Maricopa pageant may not be from Maricopa, and it wouldn’t be the first time.Five contestants – three...

Construction to start next year on Dignity Health urgent-care facility

Dignity Health Arizona plans to open a seven-day-a-week urgent-care facility next year before beginning construction of a hospital in 2016.Suzanne Pfister, vice president of...

County gets home-page makeover

Pinal County’s website has already undergone one extreme makeover with the launch of the now familiar site in 2008. Since, Pinal County leaders have...

MPD gets new non-emergency number Sept. 30

A new non-emergency contact number for the city of Maricopa Police Department will be operational starting 6 a.m. Sept. 30.The new number will be...

Dignity Health buys land for emergency-care center, hospital

Dignity Health, formerly Catholic Healthcare West, has purchased 18.56 acres of land for more than $2 million at the northeast corner of John Wayne...

Copa Dem: Living dream at national convention

The week of Sept. 3-7, 2012 will be etched in my mind as one of the greatest weeks of my 57 years of life....

CGRMC honored as 2012 admired company

Casa Grande Regional Medical Center has been selected by Arizona Business Magazine and BestCompaniesAZ as one of 40 winners for the 2012 Arizona’s Most...

Patriot Day flag raising, community honor 9/11

Residents with children, elected officials, firefighters and police officers attended Tuesday’s Patriot Day flag raising and community event, hosted by the Maricopa Tracy P....

Firefighter’s union honors city manager

Professional Firefighters of Maricopa Local 4561 presented City Manager Brenda Fischer a photo album commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks during...

Mayor thanks Boy Scout troop for flood help

Mayor Christian Price and the Maricopa City Council publicly thanked local Boy Scout Troop No. 6977, led by Scott Moore, for filling sand bags...

Couple shares death experience

Pastor Chuck Simonson and Discover Community Church invite the public to join them in a free Friends Sunday with Craig and LaDonna Smith Sept....

Photographer brings his business to Maricopa

Jake Johnson, a photographer who owns Jake Johnson Pictures, is no longer a commuter.Johnson moved from L.A. to Maricopa in 2005, but had a...

Maricopans prefer local candidates

Of the 147 respondents to InMaricopa.com’s weekly poll question, 63 readers – 43 percent – said they prefer having Maricopa candidates in state and...

Strong winds, blowing dust affect travel in Pinal County

The Arizona Department of Transportation is warning drivers that blowing dust affect visibility for drivers traveling in southeast Arizona. The National Weather Service in...

9/11 flag raising, community event set

The Maricopa Tracy P. MacPherson Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 12043, in conjunction with American Legion Post No. 133, will commemorate Patriot Day...

Master Gardeners offer plant sale, seminars

The Maricopa Master Gardeners will host two free classes along with their Fall Plant Sale Sept. 29.The plant sale is 8 a.m. to noon....

Coffee with Chief focuses on safe havens

Safe-havens laws, which allow infants or juveniles to be left at legally designated facilities and allow the child to become a ward of the...

Tax hike OKed for multigen center, park

When the multigenerational center, aquatic facility and abutting regional park at the corner of John Wayne Parkway and Bowlin Road open in 2014, all...

Multigen center, park costs more to open complete

Maricopans could see the multigenerational, aquatic center and abutting regional park open in 2014 fully built, but for that to happen, residents will have...

Council to talk on new city hall financing

Tonight’s Maricopa City Council meeting will focus largely on money matters.•    The city council will consider approving transferring money to pay costs incurred by...

Labor Day celebrates workers, summer’s end

Labor Day, designed to appease city workers in the 19th century, serves as the unofficial end to summer and gives recognition to the contributions...

Great Reads: Where would you travel just to read?

It’s been my habit to remind my students you can travel the world and never leave home when you spend time reading a book....

Smith retains lead, wins primary

Former Maricopa Mayor Anthony “Tony” Smith had the most votes in the Pinal County Supervisor District 4 Republican primary race Saturday after all the...

City attorney questioning unhappy staff

Denis Fitzgibbons, the city attorney, “has solicited additional information” from complainants who reportedly told City Manager Brenda Fischer they were dissatisfied with Phoenix attorney...

Readers question Marchione’s effectiveness

In one of the highest-participated polls InMaricopa.com has had, 467 readers — 90 percent of 518 respondents — said allegations of inappropriate workplace conduct...
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