Rodeo grounds
An updated master plan with $23 million in proposed projects was recently approved for the Apache Junction Rodeo Grounds event center.
The Apache Junction City Council on May 21 approved the …
Forum
VFW Post No. 7968 Auxiliary will be hosting a “Meet the Candidates” Forum at 6 p.m. July 12 at 250 S. Phelps Drive in Apache Junction.
“This will give you another opportunity …
Water
Arizona Water Co. has been selected for a $9.1 million grant by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to improve and increase the water supply and drinking water quality for residents of Stanfield in Pinal …
Business
David Weekley Homes, a national home builder, is now open for sales in the Apache Junction community of Escena at Blossom Rock. The builder’s model home, The Woodbury, is open daily for tours.
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AMERICAN OVERSIGHT
PHOENIX — An activist group with Democrat leanings is suing Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb for failing to respond to multiple requests for public records.
Legal papers filed Wednesday in …
Land sale
The city of Apache Junction has purchased 10 acres in the downtown area, including property that previously contained the Grand Hotel at the northeast corner of West Apache Trail and North Apache …
Government
The improvement district budget has been approved for three streetlights in the 12-lot Coyote Crossing housing subdivision on the southwest corner of Tepee Street and Idaho Road in Apache Junction.
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First responders
The Apache Junction Police Department took the following reports of shoplifting incidents May 7-13:
Shoplifting, reported at 2:24 p.m. May 8 in the 3100 block of West Apache Trail.
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First responders
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office took the following reports of disorderly-conduct incidents in Gold Canyon May 7-13:
Disorderly conduct — noise disturbance, reported at 9:36 …
She passed in late May, at 23.
Things to do
The Community of Women business referral group will host Jyoti Devi Charlotte Benson, a professional astrologer, from 11:30 to 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, at Mimi’s Cafe, 2800 W. Chandler Blvd. …
Opinion
Concerning “$15M bond election considered for school district” on the front page of the June 2024 issue: Bonds should be voted on for each individual project, not a group of projects.
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Things to do
Salt River Tubing is open on the Lower Salt River seven days a week Saturday, April 27, through Monday, Sept. 2, weather and water-flow conditions permitting.
Note: Beginning Friday, Sept. 6, it …
Government
The city of Apache Junction is slated to operate with a nearly $129.5 budget for fiscal year 2024-25, up from last fiscal year’s $119.3 million adopted budget.
Council voted unanimously at …
Roads
The Arizona Department of Transportation advises drivers to plan for the lane closures on U.S. Highway 60 between Superior and Miami during daylight hours on Wednesday, May 29, for construction …
Water
A grant from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority of Arizona will pay for a portion of a $1.92 million project for 4,500 radios, two towers and other automated utility meter equipment for the …
Neighbors
More than 600 ASU Preparatory Academy graduates — including six from Apache Junction and one from Gold Canyon — are celebrating a major education milestone after receiving their high …
Government
Transportation services for Apache Junction’s senior and disabled populations to and from the multigenerational center for weekday lunches or for medical and shopping trips will continue to be …
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