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Orbitel Communications announced today that it will be expanding its HD Channel lineup to its customers in Maricopa with the addition of MTN HD.  

The Arizona Corporation Commission, at around 4 p.m. yesterday, approved a rate increase for Global Water that goes into effect immediately. The final increase will result in the average water bill increasing to approximately $95.53 by Jan. 1, 2012.  

Maricopa Community Theatre will open the 2010-2011 season with its fall production of "Into the Woods."

Please be advised that a sinkhole has been found on south Farrell Road.

Homemade bread is now available delivered fresh daily to your door.

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office Adult Detention Center graduated a second group of inmates from the "Inside Out Dad" fatherhood program.

When a marriage ends in divorce, the lives of those involved are changed forever. During this time of upheaval, one thing that shouldn't have to change is the credit status you've worked so hard to achieve.

In the early 1900s the Scott Farm was one of the first farms in Maricopa.

These three little kittens aren't the ones who lost their mittens--but they, along with their mother, need a good home.

The Pinal County Public Works Department announces the following road closures after monsoonal rains on Thursday night and Friday morning.  

Four businesses were either approved for new permits or renewed their existing applications this week to do business in the city of Maricopa.

Pinal County Republicans celebrated the end of the primary election season with many candidates in attendance at a campaign event hosted by U.S. Senate primary candidate Jim Deakin. 

Local, family-owned dance school, Desert Sun Performing Arts (DSPA), will be holding its 5th annual Open House Saturday from 1-4 p.m.

As parents, we are accustomed to preparing our kids for the coming school year, yet rarely take time to get ourselves prepared for the possible challenges ahead.  

Here are the deals of the week for Aug. 25 through Aug. 31.

"Make a Splash--Read" was the theme of Maricopa Public Library's very successful Summer Reading Program, which ran from June 1 to Aug. 7.

Get those 12-packs of soda out of your fridge or off the grocery shelves and bring them to the Red-Black Soda Scrimmage Thursday night.

On Friday Harrah's will host The Grass Roots for two sets of rock and roll.

Fred Schoenthal's  "challenge" was using in excess of 1,000 wine corks to make a model of a fort, which took him more than 180 hours to complete.

This editorial is written to Maricopa's Mayor, Anthony Smith, in response to his comments, which appeared in the Friday, Aug. 20th edition of the Maricopa Monitor, page 2, in an article titled "Councilmember 'retracts' letter to media."

Passion, drive and desire are often what make a man go into business, but perseverance, patience and work ethic are what help him survive.

The Arizona Corporation Commission has set Global Water as the final item on the open meeting agenda for Wednesday, Aug. 25. The case will not be heard before 10 a.m.

One highly influential group that represents 20 percent of the state's population can make a significant impact on the outcome of an election. 

Desert Sun Performing Arts has created Maricopa's first professional ballet company, the Pearls. 

Every year thousands of victims of theft across the nation are unable to recover items because of one simple issue, the lack of a description.

Courtny Tyler's State Farm Insurance agency will be holding a Maricopa Appreciation Day on Saturday to say thank you to residents and to collect supplies for local schools.

In a market many consider already crowded with round food, a new pizza place is scheduled to open in Maricopa.

This article will introduce you to the first step to water safety and drowning prevention, adult supervision.

Travelers approaching Maricopa in the early 1900s from the south entered the town at this point. The lands south of Maricopa included the Ak-Chin reservation and the Samuel G. Scott Farm, located about five miles south of Maricopa on Papago Road (Eddie Pratt Farm).

Here are the weekly deals for Aug. 18 through Aug. 24.