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A Florence councilman is lobbying for an audit of the town’s emergency system following a frustrating experience calling 911 that resulted in the operator telling him he didn’t have an emergency. You can find out more about this and other items possibly up for discussion at future town council meetings here. 

Plus, in business and energy news impacting the county, the SunZia Transmission Project is expected to begin building 570 miles of extra-high-voltage transmission lines and substations next year, bringing renewable energy from New Mexico to Central Arizona. 

The Casa Grande Youth Council attended the city council meeting this week to discuss their upcoming youth summit. The conversation, likely due in part to the commission’s presence, inevitably turned to the recent issues impacting Casa Grande Union High School. See what councilmembers had to say. 

And, finally, Maria Vasquez has the update on how local high schools teams performed in the 3A Conference play-in tournament. Don’t miss our latest episode of Back Storyfor an in-depth look at how Pinal’s soccer teams did. Want more sports updates all in one place? Sign up for the Pnal Sports Report newsletter, delivered Mondays and Thursdays at 2 p.m.  

Local NewsDespite windy weather balloons and bluegrass festival deemed a successDespite cool and breezy weather, organizers of the first Box Canyon Balloons and Bluegrass Festival say the event was a success.Read More

Blaze destroys CG mobile homeA home in a Casa Grande mobile home park was destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon.READ MORE

Councilmembers, residents want Pinal district maps to remove Maricopa splitA split in the city of Maricopa was at the top of concerns over a proposed redistricting for Pinal County supervisor districts presented to a large crowd at a public hearing Monday.READ MORESports

Rowe’s late goal, DeMascio’s saves propel Rams to state tournamentIt took a late goal and some clutch goalkeeping to get the job done, but despite falling behind on the road in a do-or-die game, the Maricopa Rams’ season isn’t over just yet.READ MORE

Today’s Top VideoHome Fire at CG Mobile ParkA home in a Casa Grande mobile home park was completely destroyed in a fire Wednesday afternoon. The Casa Grande Fire Department respond to the mobile home fire at 12:30 p.m. in the La Verde Mobile Home Park at 1310 north French Street.WATCH NOWArea NewsEloy mayor expects big things with State of the CityWith the new year underway, the Eloy City Council is ready to update residents on plans for the future during the 2022 State of the City event.
READ MORECoolidge fourth grade students learn about water conservationFourth graders in the Coolidge Unified School District and Imagine School in Coolidge learned about water conservation last week from Arizona Water Company officials at Artisan Village in its first water festival for the city.READ MORE

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