by Melissa | Jan 12, 2015 | Arizona City, Government
District 11 lawmakers hunt for new money By Raquel Hendrickson | inMaricopa Pinal County and the state of Arizona need to grow their “tax pie” instead of adding taxes vertically, lawmakers and county officials said Saturday. Before the Arizona Legislature went into...
by Melissa | Jan 9, 2015 | Apache Junction, Transportation
Portion of Meridian Road closed for US 60 construction Meridian Road is scheduled to be closed in both directions at US 60 (Superstition Freeway) in the Apache Junction area for approximately seven months, starting January 5. The closure will be in place to allow...
by Melissa | Jan 9, 2015 | Development
Arizona’s Pinal Airpark serves as airport, graveyard, junkyard, museum By Kevin Baxter | Los Angeles Times Every plane stored or scrapped at Pinal Airpark outside Tucson has a different story. Pinal Airpark is full of reminders of its secret past, including black-ops...
by Melissa | Jan 9, 2015 | Casa Grande, Environment, Government
Dick Powell: Always up for a challenge By Melissa St. Aude | Casa Grande Dispatch Dick Powell spent hundreds of hours in 2014 focused on water — talking about it, learning about it in special conferences and advocating for agricultural water users. “Water’s become one...
by Melissa | Jan 7, 2015 | Development, Economy, Oracle
Oracle bar makes big changes under new ownership By John Hernandez | San Manuel Miner Troy and Suzanne Letwak have taken over the old Don Juan’s Tavern in Oracle, AZ and turned it into a new fun place to be, called the Ore House Hilltop Tavern. They have done some...