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EDUCATION

Buckeye McTeacher night challenge raises $8,307 for area schools

Buckeye’s I-10 and Watson McDonald’s restaurants raised more than $8,307 for local schools during their annual McTeacher’s Night Challenge in February. The McTeacher’s …
METH/FENTANYL

Former MCSO officer gets 2 years for smuggling drugs into county jail in Buckeye

A former detention officer for the Maricopa County Sheriff’s office has been sentenced to two years in prison for smuggling meth and fentanyl into the Maricopa County Lower Buckeye Jail. …
Public Safety

West Valley police agencies join together to stop speeding

A group of West Valley police offices are joining together in an effort to save lives on the state’s roads by creating a West Valley Speed and Aggressive Driver Task Force.
DEVELOPMENT

Abrazo's new medical campus construction starts in Buckeye

Abrazo Health celebrated the start of construction of its new campus in Buckeye with city and business leaders Thursday. Participants signed a steel beam representing the start of ‘going …
WEST VALLEY PREPS

Canyon View boys roll to first state wrestling title

PHOENIX — When Canyon Vista’s four state champions won their title matches Saturday, they each chose to leap into their coach’s arms. It made it easier on their coach that none …
Growth

West Valley city may face water shortage for new development

PHOENIX — Tom Buschatzke says it wouldn’t be wrong to see the freeze on new development in an area in and around Buckeye due to a shortage of groundwater there as the canary in the coal …
water supplies

Colorado River water scarcity will affect farmers — somewhat

BUCKEYE — Today, anyone can drive around the corners of the Valley and find farmland still in use. This is especially true in the Southwest Valley, near Buckeye, Goodyear and communities along …

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OPINIONS WITH CIVILITY
BUCKEYE — A local grant program is again inviting Buckeye businesses to apply for funds to improve the appearance of storefronts and other elements.Buckeye’s Catalyst Program is now open …
Imagine you’re at an outdoor dinner party (yes, COVID-friendly). It’s October, and the conversation steers towards the World Series. While you are generally culturally literate, you know …
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has impacted millions across the country, and Arizona has not been spared. This virus and its resulting economic fallout have put a harsh spotlight on rising health care …
News
WATER RESOURCES

A 100-year water supply?

Whether its groundwater or river water in danger of running dry first, the biggest potential impact from Arizona’s continuing water issues is it will stall growth. Developers in Arizona, …
LOCAL NONPROFITS

Buckeye awards grants for Nonprofit Community Funding Program

As the Buckeye Independent reported earlier this month, the  Nonprofit Community Funding Program grant applications have been approved and awarded for Fiscal Year 2023. A total of ten grant …
community event

Fur-flying fun at Dog Days of Buckeye

The eighth annual Dog Days of Buckeye returns to Sundance Park on Saturday, Nov. 12 from 9 a.m. to Noon. This family friendly, four-legged event is like bringing your dog to a canine amusement park. …
MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Buckeye selects deputy city manager

Buckeye city manager Dan Cotterman has named Javier Setovich, P.E. as deputy city manager. Setovich replaces Interim deputy city manager Larry Hall, who has returned to his previous position as …
ANNEXATION

Buckeye council approves more development

BUCKEYE — Another light-industrial property and another potential commercial development were annexed into the City of Buckeye by a unanimous vote of the City Council on Tuesday. Two of the …
COMMUNITY

82nd annual Halloween Carnival haunts downtown Buckeye

Buckeye’s 82nd Annual Halloween Carnival returns to Monroe Avenue in Downtown Buckeye on Saturday Oct. 29, from 5 to 9 p.m. Enjoy exciting carnival games, bingo, cake walk, trunk-or-treat, …
DEVELOPMENT

Buckeye P&Z green lights industrial, apartment projects

BUCKEYE — A full agenda only took the Buckeye Planning and Zoning Commission about an hour to go through Tuesday evening. Two of the items the board approved Tuesday were about the same …
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