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Happy Trails: BLM wants to re-open sites to vehicles, keep OHVs off Butterfield

Maricopa is surrounded by desert historic sites, but it is not always easy – or legal – to get to them in a vehicle. Take,...

InMaricopa Outdoors: 11 family activities on a budget

By Misty Newman Are you looking for something fun to do with your family during the school year that will fit into your busy schedule...

Letter: Palo Verde Regional Park will protect desert lands

By Charlie and Becky Goff The Pinal County Open Space And Trails Department is currently in the Master Planning process for the proposed Palo Verde...

Things to do this week in Maricopa

The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson is just one of several events for kids this week in Maricopa, which also includes important meeting. For details...

Fire restrictions in effect for public lands

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will implement fire restrictions beginning June 15, to help reduce the risk of wildfires on public lands north...

Meeting in Maricopa to discuss opening routes into BLM land

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District Office  announced the times and locations for the public scoping meetings to evaluate the potential impacts...

Memorial bricks offered at police substation

The Maricopa Police Foundation is allowing residents to purchase and engrave memorial bricks “to honor the memory of a lost friend, family or loved...

BLM seeks public input for revision of Sonoran Desert Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Phoenix District Office is seeking public input as it begins revision of a portion of the land use...

Maricopa Music Circle to play Christmas concert with taste of Star Wars

Sacred Christmas music, fun holiday standards and a cinematic surprise are all part of the annual Winter Serenade by the Maricopa Music Circle. The concert...

InMaricopa Outdoors: Avid adventurer changes life, now helping others

By Misty Newman No mountain is too high or challenge too big for Nathan Smith. His first epic hike was 22 miles and then he...

Davis: Evan Grace’s sock drive helped military members

A single, kind thought can produce such a monumental outcome. A fine example of this was brought to fruition by one of Maricopa's...

Reclaiming wilderness from trash, drug-smugglers

A quail-hunting trip in the Sonoran Desert National Monument brought a rude awakening to a Maricopa resident.   Pockets of discarded backpacks, clothing, food...

Vietnam vets to be honored at commemoration

Maricopa Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 12043 is inviting all Vietnam veterans to participate in a special event Jan. 27. The general public,...

Former police chief hoping to ‘give back’ as member of city council

Former Maricopa Police chief Patrick Melvin is one of 10 candidates in a crowded competition to represent Maricopa as an elected member of its city...

A-frame signs likely targets of zoning rewrite

Street corners dotted with portable A-frame signs could have a cleaner appearance by summer.The growing number of small sandwich board-style signs throughout the city...

PRICE: Big projects ahead in next decade

Let me be the first to welcome you into the New Year and say that 2014 will be another year of monumental things occurring...

WADE: President Obama shows calm strength

The primary responsibility of the President of the United States is to protect U.S. citizens. In doing so, he runs the risk of making...

Snider: Wraps up 2012; grateful to serve

It’s the end of another calendar year and a month of celebration, reflection, cerebration, and resolutions for the future. And in retrospect, 2012 has...

Mayor to announce winner of Mysterious Mansion Mayhem contest

Mayor Christian Price will announce the winner of the Mysterious Mansion Mayhem contest at the Maricopa City Council meeting 7 p.m. Tuesday.Twenty-seven homes –...

Supervisor candidate: I-11, great news for county

I am thrilled Congress has seen fit to designate I-11 (linking Las Vegas to Phoenix) in the transportation bill last week.Much effort has gone...

Maricopa veterans hold flag-raising ceremony

As a crowd of more than 100 looked on, Maricopa’s veterans honored their fallen comrades with a flag-raising ceremony Monday morning in front of...

Sept. 11 attacks hit close to home for Mullins family

Jack Mullins vividly remembers taking a break from work one day in the early 1970s to have lunch with his father Thomas.His father was...

One man’s war on drugs

While state Republicans have just launched a website in an attempt to raise millions of dollars to construct a fence along the Arizona-Mexico border,...

6 Maricopa wrestlers advance to state meet

Six wrestlers from Maricopa High School will be making the trip to Prescott later this week to compete in the Division III State Wrestling Championships.

Firefighters home from wildfires – for now

Firefighters from the Maricopa Fire Department are getting a respite from their deployments to wildfires across the state, including the colossal Wallow fire in...

Japanese-American internment camps: ‘It cannot be helped’

The people who inhabited the two camps in what was called Rivers, Arizona, were virtual prisoners.

Maricopa will celebrate its veterans with several Thursday events

Veterans Day 2010 will feature multiple events to remember and celebrate Maricopa's veterans, as well as those who are now serving our nation's military.

Supervisor Snider: Response to PCSO’s anti-smuggling enforcement unit request

I'd like to take a few minutes to talk about the matter of Sheriff Babeu's request for some $1.5M of emergency funding from Pinal County coffers for the purpose of creating and equipping a special interdiction squad or "anti-smuggling enforcement unit."

4 Dems square off for November U.S. Senate ballot slot

This week we are examining the four Democrats, Cathy Eden, John Dougherty, Rodney Glassman and Randy Parraz, who are squaring off for the Democratic nomination to run for United States Senate.
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