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Bashed Bashas’ sign leads to arrest

  A Maricopa man is accused of damaging a monument sign at a shopping center while intoxicated. Fabian Sanciprian, 24, was arrested around midnight Sunday on...

Mayor highlights past, future economic development (VIDEO)

Mayor Christian Price’s State of the City address Tuesday covered many activities of the past year – from the completion of the State Route...

Maricopa Historical Society Speaker Series

Doug Whitbeck and Michael Daehler are scheduled to talk about the natural history of Sonoran Desert National Monument. Free. All are welcome.

Know your Maricopa history in this year’s Speaker Series

To understand Arizona history, you have to learn about Italian explorer Eusebio Kino.IF YOU GO What: Maricopa Historical Society Speaker Series When: First Mondays, October-April, 5:30...
Police Commander Jim Hughes

Police, fire pay tribute in sunrise 9/11 ceremony

By Joycelyn Cabrera The Maricopa Police Department hosted the City’s Sept. 11 Remembrance Ceremony at its substation at Copper Sky. The ceremony is the city’s third...

Watch for blowing dust tonight

A Blowing Dust Advisory will be in effect this afternoon. It is expected to impact the Interstate 8 and I-10 corridors, Sonoran Desert National...

City Council approves tentative budget of ‘wish list’ projects

Maricopa City Council approved a nearly $106 million budget for the coming year at its regular meeting Tuesday. The final annual city budget will be...

Briefs: Development keeps trending up in Maricopa

The following briefs appeared in the January issue of InMaricopa. T&K Contracting received a permit for grading and drainage at the northeast corner of Costa...

Teens re-create handcart experience of 1840s on historic trail (VIDEO)

  This week about 180 Maricopa 14- to 18-year-olds are re-creating the handcart trek of western pioneers across the country. The re-creation, called a Youth Trek,...

Music to ring out in December

  December is a musical month for Maricopa. Student performers and veteran musicians alike are tuning up for holiday programs. Dec. 4 MHS bands will present their...

Commercial activities, in brief

  Mountain Trace Development received the recommendation of Maricopa Planning & Zoning Commission for a rezoning of 5.83 acres from light industrial to general mixed...

Learn about Hohokam irrigation canals at Historical Society presentation

Kyle Woodson, Ph.D., will present "Hohokam Canal Irrigation and Landscape Change on Santa Cruz Island in the Middle Gila Valley" at a meeting of...

Board approves IHOP design changes

The newest breakfast chain to express interest in serving up business in Maricopa appeared in front of a city board Wednesday afternoon at City...

Past, future unite in Maricopan’s Navajo weavings

As the next generation in a legacy woven into the long shadows of Monument Valley, Tiffany Yazzie carefully blends tradition and innovation on her...

Mock City Council puts kids in charge

The mayor was 12 years old. The director of the Economic Development Department was just 11. And if they had the power, Maricopa would have...

What’s happening this week in Maricopa (VIDEO)

A very busy week in Maricopa includes a high school commencement, a fallen-officer monument dedication, middle school sports championship games, a televised golf event,...

Business moves in Maricopa

The Ak-Chin Pedestrian Bridge opened March 28. The bridge links Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino with UltraStar Multi-tainment Center. Crossing over the roadway between the two...

MPD to unveil fallen officer memorial

After more than two years of fund-raising, a memorial monument is about to be unveiled at the Maricopa Police Substation at Copper Sky. The fallen...

Career in National Parks honed retiree’s skills in archiving history

When Dorothy Shally Charles started working for the National Park Service, singing was a job requirement.IF YOU GO What: The History of Scotty's Castle, Death...

Top 10 Historical & Archaeological Sites around Maricopa (VIDEO)

By Maricopa Historical Society Vice President Denny Hoeh For Archeology & Heritage Awareness Month, Maricopa Historical Society Vice President Denny Hoeh shared his top 10...

A Model Life: WWII vet loves Maricopa, scratchbuilding

By Fran Lyons Harry Dieffenbach began his lifelong love affair with model-building when he was a kid in New York City. He started with aircraft...

Grand Holiday Concert caps Arts Day on Dec. 9

A series of arts events culminate Dec. 9 when Arts Day closes with a musical flourish in Maricopa Music Circle's Grand Holiday Concert at...

Mayor, councilmembers denounce ‘hate’ in wake of Charlottesville

  Members of the Maricopa City Council and local clergy offered their thoughts and condolences Tuesday to those affected by the violence that erupted over...

Fire restrictions in place for Pinal County

As temperatures heat up and grasses in the southern portion of the state dry out, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management will implement...

Edison Road extension opens as ‘mini-loop’ to SR 238

Tuesday morning, the City of Maricopa officially opened a new loop connecting Edison Road to State Route 238. Mayor Christian Price called it “a pretty...

Archaeology Month: Anza Trail a pathway to Maricopa history

Around the time the United States began its fight for independence from Great Britain in eastern North America, Spanish explorers on the other side...

BLM adds Maricopa to public meeting sites on target shooting

  After seeming to avoid Maricopa when it first scheduled meetings about target-shooting land next to Maricopa, the Bureau of Land Management has now set...

Local businesses toil with minimum wage increases

In a monumental move, Arizonans voted in November to increase the state minimum wage to $10 an hour in 2017, leading to $12 an...

It’s always Veterans Day at Col. Millar’s museum (video)

With persistent dissention and rapid dissemination of information in the world today, it’s sometimes hard to maintain perspective of the past and the lessons...

Paramotors let Maricopans ‘fly like a bird’ (video)

By Ethan McSweeney The vehicle Mo Sheldon climbs into on an early Wednesday morning at Ak-Chin Regional Airport looks more like it belongs on a...
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