Talk about making lemonade out of lemons! 🍋 After posting to social media that her daughter’s bike was stolen from school, a Maricopa mom got numerous offers from the community to replace the bike. Instead of taking people up on their offers, mom decided to return the favor to the community. đźš´
Speaking of Maricopa, we recently caught up with Nancy Smith, the new mayor of Maricopa, and talked to her about her goals for the city.
And finally, don’t forget to cast your vote for your favorite Casa Grande business in the Greatest of the Grande. Voting runs through Oct. 2.
The deadline to decide whether an 18-year-old man accused of a double murder in Casa Grande will face the death penalty has been extended another two months.
Eloy’s Fiestas Patrias has been a part of Richard Rosales’ life since he’s been a kid. This year, he’s being honored as the fiestas’ grand marshal for his work during the multi-day power outages that took place in Eloy and Arizona City earlier this summer.
Six high school upperclassmen and Youth Council members got their first taste of an overnight professional conference Sept. 1-3 at the Arizona League of Cities and Towns convention in the Renaissance hotel in Glendale.
Voters in Florence Unified School District No. 1 will elect two members of the Governing Board on Nov. 8, filling the seats currently held by Steven Johnson and Jim Thomas.