Snider: News of the county
With all due respect to the Farmers’Almanac, the month of April certainly didn’t produce many showers around, so I’d like to remind everyone that...
Global Water wants feedback
Global Water Resources in Maricopa will be holding a customer focus group 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday to compile feedback on its online account...
Golf classic nets $4,000 for charity
The Maricopa Golf Classic Committee presented checks Friday to the Wounded Warrior Project and the 100 Club – each for $2,000.The donations came from...
Suspect arrested for indecent exposure
Maricopa police arrested Daniel Tapia Mollinedo, 24, Friday on suspicion of multiple incidents of indecent exposure during a saturation patrol in Maricopa Meadows and...
Mixed reactions on Amtrak schedule changes
Beginning May 7, the Maricopa Amtrak eastbound stop time will be 5:30 a.m. on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The city expects the changes will...
Council green lights proposed $27.8 million budget
The Maricopa City Council gave thumbs up Friday morning to a proposed $27.8 million budget for the 2012-13 fiscal year beginning July 1 --...
School and gym unit in Suns fundraiser
Desert Star Gymnastics and Sequoia Pathway Academy had a once in a lifetime collaborative experience April 7.This combined effort resulted in giving all students...
Maricopa celebrating Cinco de Mayo
Two first-time Cinco de Mayo events are planned May 5 in Maricopa.Our Lady of Grace Parish is holding its inaugural Cinco de Mayo Fiesta...
Police looking for man lurking in Alterra
The individual in this composite sketch is being sought after for questioning related to a suspicious activity call. The activity has taken place in...
Honor thy mother
Shine the light on the mom of your choice by nominating her in the 2012 InMaricopa Mother of the Year contest sponsored by Bashas’.Starting...
One giant garage sale to help many
If your car isn’t fitting in your garage, the city’s Parks and Recreation Department has just the thing for you – a community garage...
Police release sketch, video tape of bank suspect
The suspect Maricopa police are seeking in connection with Tuesday’s robbery at Great Western Bank in Maricopa is a black female in her mid...
Pencil in Great Reads on daily planner
The other day, I was reading an article from one of my favorite columnists, businessman Harvey Mackay.When I worked for Waldenbooks, his business books...
Child, AK-47 left behind following vehicle pursuit
An illegal immigrant from Mexico is in custody following a vehicle pursuit Monday evening.On Monday at approximately 8:30 p.m., a Pinal County Sheriff Office...
Landfill searchers prepare for summer heat
The search for the remains of 5-year-old Jhessye Shockley at the Butterfield Landfill west of Maricopa is in its 12th week.Investigators believe the Glendale girl...
Gun-toting suspect demands drugs from CVS
CVS Pharmacy at Smith Enke Road was robbed Tuesday by a man with a gun just hours after a female suspect robbed Great Western...
Great Western Bank robbed, female sought
Maricopa Police are seeking a female suspect in connection with a 9:30 a.m. robbery Tuesday at Great Western Bank on Garvey Road in the...
MHS coach Buchanan wins Pat’s Run
Inspiration is always the theme of Pat’s Run, the annual race staged in honor of former Arizona State University and Arizona Cardinal great Pat...
iPad probe: Eckhardt showed poor judgment
The father of an 8-year-old girl whose iPad was taken from a Starbucks at the Salt Lake City International Airport on July 19 requested...
Free recycling, haz waste day attracts crowd
When Gina D’Abella held a free hazardous waste collection day in November, she was thrilled to get 148 vehicles dropping off recyclables, household hazardous...
City breaks ground on government complex
City Manager Brenda Fischer said she can hear who’s coming to her office on the thin floor of the manufactured building that is City...
2012 Relay will ‘keep the magic alive’
Last year, $75,000 was raised during the city’s inaugural Relay for Life, exceeding the fundraising goal of $20,000 by nearly four times.With the theme...
Public hearing Monday on biomass plant
The Pinal County Air Quality Control District will have a public hearing Monday on an air-quality permit application for the construction of a green...
Code exemptions for Heritage District may end
Exemptions to the city code allowing residents in the Heritage District to store unsheltered and inoperable vehicles, construction materials and maintain other “prohibited nuisances”...
Ak-Chin to hold Earth Day event Friday
The Ak-Chin Indian Community will hold its annual Earth Day event 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday to provide area residents an opportunity to...
City hall groundbreaking Saturday
The city of Maricopa will hold a groundbreaking for its permanent City Complex 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday.The first phase of this complex includes...
Public hearing set on Amtrak schedule change
A public hearing with the Arizona Department of Transportation has been scheduled 6 p.m. May 2 in the MUSD governing board room for residents...
Repaving on SR 347 to begin May 1
The Arizona Department of Transportation will begin a pavement rehabilitation project May 1 on State Route 347, the North John Wayne Parkway, between Papago...
County debuts veterans’ resource page on website
The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has created a new website page to provide veterans of the US armed services a convenient place to...
Bring old tires, hazardous waste to recycling event
Maricopa residents can get rid of their used tires and hazardous waste for free Saturday.Everything from used tires, to batteries, paint, motor oils, fluorescent...