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Good morning RJ,

A woman and her two children were sent to the hospital yesterday following a collision in Coolidge. According to police, a man pulled out in front of their vehicle the man was arrested on a DUI and drug charge.

And the public may have an answer as to what went wrong during last month’s Primary Election soon. The Pinal County Board of Supervisors got an update on Wednesday from an expert hired to investigate the errors. See why the county attorney doesn’t believe there will be a repeat of the issue in the November election.

Speaking of votes, voting in the annual Greatest of the Grande contest starts Monday. This year we had a total of 20,700 nominates. That’s the most nominations for the contest that we’ve ever received. The nominations have been narrowed down to the top three in each of the more than 147 categories. Voting runs through Oct. 2. Who will you vote for?

Local News

CGPD officers step up in the ranks

The Casa Grande Police Department has a new deputy chief along with a new lieutenant and sergeant following a promotion ceremony held at police headquarters Tuesday morning.

CHS Hall of Fame inductee broke ground for women in Coolidge

After becoming one of the first women from her hometown of Sherman, Texas, to enlist in a unit of the Navy’s WAVES in 1942, during World War II, it is believed Johnson also went on to become the first woman to lead the Coolidge Unified School District Governing Board in 1959.

Speakers criticize response time on JROTC hiring

It was another full house at the Casa Grande Union High School District’s board meeting on Tuesday night, with many in attendance voicing their concerns about the future of the school’s Junior ROTC program after resignations from three instructors.

Sports

CG Union looks to continue undefeated streak against Betty Fairfax

Two teams that opened their seasons with lopsided shutout wins will square off on Friday night at Al Van Hazel Stadium.

Today’s Top Video

AP: Chimp monkeys around in Kharkiv before capture

A chimpanzee escaped from a zoo in Kharkiv on Monday. The primate was seen leisurely roaming around the city’s central Svobody Square.Thanks in part to the intervention of rain, a keeper was eventually able to recapture the chimp and return it to the facility on a bicycle.

WATCH HERE

Area News

Powell: Vote on future of Dust Bowl Theatre coming ‘as soon as possible’

In May, the Eloy Revitalization Committee presented the City Council with recommendations on what to do with the old Dust Bowl Theatre on Main Street.

Maricopa to build new city court at Civic Center, hold interim sessions at City Hall

With the current system facing an ever-increasing load of cases, the Maricopa City Council has approved the creation of a new municipal court, with an interim setup at City Hall beginning in only a matter of months.