A very special gift from two retired teachers at San Tan Heights K-8 School is making a small, but meaningful, difference in the lives of young learners at the school. Every kindergarten student at the school will receive their own copy of this classic written by Dr. Seuss thanks to an ongoing gift.
Speaking of making an impact on young minds, the Coolidge Cotton Patchers also hoped to do the same with their first youth class. The class taught Girls Scouts from Troop 199 how to make a pillowcase for the Cotton Patcher’s Quilts of Valor project. Here’s some insight into how it all came about.
Plus, in regional news, a new law signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom temporarily allows Arizona doctors to go to California to perform abortions. You can find out more about that law here.
Up to 50 firefighters from local and state agencies fought a brush fire off State Route 79 in the Cactus Forest community south of Florence that scorched 8 acres before it was fully contained late Wednesday.
The Maricopa City Council voted to reevaluate who can file ethical violations with the city at this week’s regular meeting after dismissing an ethics complaint filed by a Maricopa resident against Councilmember Vincent Manfredi.
Multiple emergency service agencies were urging residents to stay clear of the Cactus Forest area after a brush fire broke out just south of Florence on Wednesday afternoon. Video courtesy of AMR Central Arizona