by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Casa Grande, Development
New adult vocational center granted Casa Grande permit Casa Grande Dispatch Portable Practical Educational Preparation Inc. has been issued a permit to open another care facility in Casa Grande. The Tucson-based nonprofit company currently operates a small high school...
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Government, Transportation
I-10 widening priority for Babeu by Kevin Reagan | Casa Grande Dispatch Republican Congressional District 1 candidate Paul Babeu says he plans to make improvements to Interstate 10 a greater priority for the federal government. Babeu, who is Pinal County sheriff,...
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Government
Decades-Old Mystery Put To Rest: Why Are There Xs In The Desert? by Danny Hajek | NPR Pez Owen was flying over the desert in her single-engine Cessna airplane when she spotted a huge “X” etched in the desert below. She says it was the strangest thing....
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Environment, Government
Pinal County Assessor reacts to frustrated farmers by Kelly Fisher | Coolidge Examiner After hearing concerns from farmers for months, the Pinal County assessor used his “assessor’s discretion” to sign a policy pertaining to the irrigation district’s agriculture...
by Melissa | Oct 12, 2016 | Development, Economy, Florence
Longtime Pinal family keeps farming for the community by Mark Cowling | Tri-Valley Dispatch As a cotton-farming youngster, Guy Rankin used to imagine how much food he could grow, and all the people he could feed, with some of the water his family used to grow cotton....