The city of Maricopa is mourning after receiving word that Public Works Director Mike Riggs has passed away. Riggs was a fourth-generation Arizonan who was well known for his service to the city, his church and his community. You can read more about him and his accomplishments here.

And motorists traveling Florence Boulevard in Casa Grande may want to double check their speed. The city recently lowered the speed limit between Arizola and Henness roads.

Also, the Casa Grande Dispatch and the Maricopa Monitor were each honored with more than a dozen awards in news writing and advertising at the annual Arizona Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The Dispatch also won second place in the overall General Excellence category and the Monitor tied for second in the same category with another paper of the same size. You can find links to all the award-winning coverage here.