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Arizona Foundation for Handicapped art show opens

Colorful mixed-media works of art by four artists from Arizona Foundation for the Handicapped-Maricopa branch, will be on the walls of Maricopa’s new Seven...

New police commander from New Jersey

The city of Maricopa Police Department has hired New Jersey native James R. Hughes as commander.He is the second commander to be hired by...

Nonprofit grant requests up for council’s approval

Nineteen nonprofits applying for city grants are expecting to find out whether they receive funding at Tuesday’s regular Maricopa City Council meeting.Last year the...

‘The Music Man’ comes to Maricopa

By day, Paul Matthew Ortega is a teller at Great Western Bank.Come night, though, he is a song and dance guy, none other than...

Sen. Steve Smith: Update from the Senate

I just wanted to take a minute to give you an update on what is happening in the Senate and in the Legislature as...

Cub Scout receives high honor

Many first-graders would panic if they watched their father slip and fall and twist his ankle so badly his foot turned around 180 degrees.Jack...

Juvenile court volunteer: If not you . . . then who?

People volunteer for a wide variety of reasons. And yes, it is OK to want some benefits for yourself as one of those reasons.Some...

Council pay should stay the same

The mayor and city council recently voted to increase their pay from $10,000 to $15,000 for the mayor and from $7,500 to $12,000 for...

New Mexican restaurant opened this week

A family-owned Mexican restaurant, Cilantro’s Mexican Cocina, opened this week in Maricopa Fiesta shopping center.A half dozen employees, most wearing bright green shirts, were...

MPD latest crime-fighting tool launches Friday

A new iPhone application and link on the Maricopa Police Department’s website will allow residents to track crime in their neighborhoods and give police...

Community prayer service Saturday

A community prayer event will be 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Maricopa Assembly of God Church, one block west of City Hall at...

Work at I-10 and Riggs Road planned

Drivers who use Interstate 10 southeast of the Valley should plan for east- and westbound lane restrictions between Riggs Road and Wild Horse Pass...

Eckhardt discipline handed down

Larry Eckhardt, the Maricopa police lieutenant who was placed on paid leave July 22 then sent back to work in November, will keep his...

Troop 981 names first two Eagle Scouts

In cultures throughout the world, the eagle is a symbol of valor and perfection.Boy Scout Troop 981, which was organized four years ago, recognized...

City names new assistant city manager, community services director

City Manager Brenda Fischer announced two key leadership selections. Danielle Casey has been named assistant city manager and Jennifer Campbell has been named community...

Father says MUSD mishandled Pledge incident

Editor’s note: This is the speech Jason Beach plans to give during the Call to the Public at Wednesday’s Maricopa Unified School District governing...

Avena pulled shotgun on sister, police say

The 21-year-old man, who on Friday held an 11-hour standoff with authorities at a house in the Alterra subdivision, is suspected of pulling a...

Horse thieves strike in Hidden Valley

Two horses were stolen over the weekend from a home in Hidden Valley, a rural area south of Maricopa where many people keep horses.The...

Ministry sets up salon in Cambodia to help women

XP ministries and media cambodia church missionary

City to address Amtrak schedule change

Morning commuters who need to cross the Union Pacific tracks routinely are stopped by freight trains as the trains cross North John Wayne Parkway.Starting...

All-day barricade situation comes to end; no injuries

More than 11 hours after a man barricaded himself in a house on Rhea Street after an apparent domestic violence incident, police took 21-year-old...

Banner gets thumbs up

Chances are good the Banner Health Center in Maricopa could be busy with new patients when it opens May 16.Results of this week’s online...

McDonald won’t pay city court costs

Former Maricopa Community Services Director Marty McDonald will not have to reimburse the city for its court expenses in a civil claim against the...

Small retail store to open by car wash

It doesn’t take long for little kids to outgrow their clothes.“Sometimes they outgrow them in just one season,” said Jinan Alsammarie, who plans to...

Henry said he will build on Babeu’s success

Steve Henry, chief deputy to current Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, has formed an exploratory committee to run for sheriff as a Republican.Henry said...

Letter to the editor

Pinal County Board of Supervisor Chairman Pete Rios and Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu should step down from their positions.The in-fighting between the chairman...

Banner concierge line is 520-233-2500

The Banner Health Center phone number is wrong in the April edition of InMaricopa News.The correct number is 520-233-2500.The health center is taking calls...

Ak-Chin’s Vekol Market to reopen

The public is invited to the grand opening 11 a.m. Thursday of the new Vekol Market on the Farrell Road on the new Ak-Chin...

Public input sought on multigenerational facility

They’ve heard it all -- and they want to hear more.Brent Billingsley and Maria Billingsley from the city of Maricopa and Brie Smith from...

Mayor, city council will earn more beginning in June

Beginning in June, Maricopa’s mayor and city council will be earning more money.With Mayor Anthony Smith dissenting, council members voted Tuesday to increase the...
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