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Central Arizona College may be looking to sell its Casa Grande education site on Florence Boulevard. At last week’s board meeting, school officials gave an update regarding the possible sale of the property to an interested buyer for approximately $1.5 million, nearly 10% above its appraised value.
A proposal to redevelop the old Sacaton mine, just west of the city, raised questions about how the project (now renamed the Cactus Mine) might affect local drinking water as well as the economic impact to the region at a recent public hearing.
Know a talented child or teenager? The Casa Grande Veterans Day Parade Committee is holding a Veterans Day art contest for children and teens. Those who enter might have a shot of having their work displayed for public viewing at this year’s Veterans Day activities, scheduled for Nov. 6.
Did you go to the Florence homecoming parade? We might have seen you. See the photo gallery.
It’s someone’s lucky day… They just might not know: A Mega Millions ticket sold in Lake Havasu City has won the $108 million jackpot. The jackpot, so far, remains unclaimed.
Plus, from our crime beat:
– The suspect in the fatal shooting of a CG man outside the Radisson Hotel pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder charges on Friday.
– In San Tan Valley, a man is facing charges for allegedly driving off with someone else’s truck.
Friday Photo of the Week: See our latest selection for Photo of the Week here, taken by staff photographers Joey Chenoweth, Kimlye Stager and Maria Vasquez. Follow us on Instagram and never miss our newest photos and videos.
Local NewsResolution Copper efforts clean up old Pinal mine site, but critics question motivesWhen the Magma Copper Company left Superior in the ’80s, it left behind a dirty hillside with toxic tailings ponds and other mine waste. Since arriving in 2005, the Resolution Copper Company spent millions reclaiming the site.Read More
Apaches ask appeals court to oppose transfer of Arizona landAn attorney for members of the San Carlos Apache tribe on Friday asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to back their efforts to halt the transfer of central Arizona land that they consider sacred to a copper mining company.READ MORE2 Phoenix men in allegedly stolen vehicle arrested in EloyTwo Phoenix area men were arrested after a Pinal County deputy pulled them over in a suspected stolen vehicle on Interstate 10.READ MORESports
Injuries plague Santa Cruz Valley in loss to Tanque VerdeThe lights were dimmed on Santa Cruz Valley as injuries played a key role in Friday night’s game against Tucson Tanque Verde.READ MORE
Today’s Top Video60 Minutes segment on water crisis features Pinal farmersCBS correspondent Bill Whitaker followed the Colorado River water system from Arizona to Utah for his report on “60 Minutes” Sunday.WATCH NOWArea NewsSan Tan Valley man facing charges after allegedly driving off with childA San Tan Valley man is facing charges after he allegedly struck a woman he lived with and drove off with their child.READ MOREMajor Pinal highway projects stalled by funding issuesThe good news for some major Pinal County highway projects is that nearly all designs, paperwork and intergovernmental agreements are in place to facilitate their approval. Unfortunately, there’s a roadblock, and it’s a big one: money.READ MORE
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