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Former Maricopa Police Sgt. Carlton "Aki" Stant has filed a complaint against the city of Maricopa Merit Board alleging the group made an erroneous ruling concerning his case during his Sept. 18 hearing.

If there's one thing the City of Maricopa deserves, it's a police department that not only protects its citizens, but does so in a professional manner that inspires the confidence of taxpayers and police personnel alike. Sadly, that hasn't been the case in the recent past, a time marked by accusations, allegations, incidents and conflict ginned up by the leadership of the City of Maricopa Police Association, or COMPA.

The Streets Don't Love You Back is having its 2nd Annual Christmas Toy Drive for children in the community who are less fortunate and its 2nd Annual Winter Jacket/Warm Clothes Drive for the homeless.

Jim and Louise Slack, and their three children, came to Maricopa in 1956 from Casa Grande. They leased the Texaco station from Harry Little.

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.

Maricopa fire crews responded to a kitchen fire in the 46000 block of West Windmill Drive at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday.  As crews arrived on scene they found the home's residents outside stating that the kitchen was on fire.

On Monday long-time resident and Optimist member Ted (Sergio) Gomez passed away in Maricopa.

Excitement is in the air at the Stagestop Marketplace, and the business owners are hosting a day of fun and holiday festivities for Maricopa residents.    

Maricopa eatery Rice Garden failed its November health inspection.

The city of Maricopa is organizing a co-ed softball tournament to benefit the Cano family, whose home was destroyed by a fire the week of Thanksgiving.

The city of Maricopa Council will meet this Tuesday night to consider approving the funding of Abacus Project Management Inc. to provide construction management and design services for a future city hall complex and a recreational complex.

Republican Arizona Senate President-elect Russell Pearce and Republican House Speaker Kirk Adams have announced committee assignments for the next session of the Arizona Legislature.

Maricopa master plumber Mike Noli's first gig as an apprentice in his home state of Connecticut was supposed to be a summer job. It was 1980 and he was 18 years old the day he started. Thirty years later, he is still cranking a pipe wrench, doing residential service calls in Maricopa along with large commercial construction projects.

Sometimes an American flag becomes tattered or torn, and that's when it needs to be retired in a dignified manner.

HoHoHo - 'tis the season to cover the plants at night and call your friends and relatives back east to brag on our daytime temperatures.  Oh yes, and don't forget to send some Christmas cards, throw some tinsel on a tree (any tree will do), and buy, buy, buy. 

This past Sunday, Nov. 28, a teenaged boy was found unconscious in the sporting goods section of Walmart. His condition is believed to have been caused by ingestion of compressed air, a type of drug use, referred to as dusting or huffing, which involves the inhalation products such as canned air or carbon dioxide cartridges.

Kyley is a pit bull/ terrier mix. She is about four months old and has been spayed.

Influenza, also known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by different strains of viruses.

Ask any person on the street to describe Christmas and words like gifts, caring, family, friends, food, celebration and happiness are certain to be spoken.

Two Maricopa businesses are stepping forward this December to help raise food for the less fortunate.

More than 8,000 citizens lived in Butte Community (closest to Maricopa), and Canal Community had a population of more than 5,000. These two communities consisted of relocated Japanese Americans from the California area. 

 Interested in yoga? Want to learn how to cook a dozen eggs using the heat of the sun? If you are, or if you're just in the mood to listen to some cool jams from area band Kush County, then head on out to the Wellness Oasis Center this Saturday, Dec. 4.

Maricopa's first ballet company is proud to present a Sugar Plum Tea. 

What is more fun than spending some time feeding alpacas, seeing weaving demonstrations and shopping for unique Christmas gifts offered by vendors?

The Pinal County Regional DUI Task Force made a 300-pound pot bust in the city of Maricopa yesterday.

The Pinal County Sheriff's department is reporting that it ended November with a bang, seizing nearly 11,000 pounds of marijuana and apprehending more than 30 illegal immigrants in Vekol Valley, an area less than 20 miles south of Maricopa.

A Pinal County sheriff's deputy who survived a shootout with drug smugglers in Vekol Valley just south of Maricopa and an investigation to determine whether his dramatic tale about the armed encounter was true, was suspended yesterday for comments he made to the Phoenix New Times.

InMaricopa's recent article on the MaX bus service represents only one side. No where does it mention why the ridership has dropped. Since I have never ridden the early bus to Phoenix, I don't know exactly how many people were riding. I do know that with all the changes the council felt necessary to make, that riders would not be taken to the capital area, where the majority of them work.

This feature, which replaces the former weekly deals, highlights the best deals at the four major grocery chains in Arizona. Each store name is hyperlinked to its ad.

More than a thousand Maricopa residents could see their unemployment benefits canceled between now and Jan. 1, due to the federal government's failure to extend benefits a sixth time.