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Palo Verde nuclear plant sets annual test

Southwest Valley residents who hear sirens from the Palo Verde Generating Station in Wintersburg on Wednesday, Dec. 2, need not worry. That’s the day the nuclear power plant will conduct its annual test.

Arizona urges Thanksgiving precautions against virus spread

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona on Saturday reported 3,628 additional COVID-19 cases and 30 more deaths amid increasing hospitalizations as health officials urged residents to take precautions during …

Arizona's largest county certifies Biden win over Trump

PHOENIX (AP) — The elected leaders of Arizona's most populous county certified election results Friday that showed Democrat Joe Biden won the presidential race and set the stage for state leaders …

ADOR seeking military personnel owed unclaimed funds

The Arizona Department of Revenue’s Unclaimed Property program is searching for members of the U.S. military who have unclaimed funds in their names from when they were stationed in Arizona.

Penzone leads to retain Maricopa County sheriff’s badge

Early election results from the Maricopa County Elections Department indicate Paul Penzone will retain his office as county sheriff.

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Clymer, Hoenack, Zuidema win LESD board seats

In what would have been a canceled election had two candidates who left the race withdrawn earlier, Litchfield Elementary School District will retain incumbents Danielle Clymer and Melissa Zuidema, …

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Westmarc honors West-MEC among 2020 Best of West

The Western Maricopa Coalition, Westmarc, presented its 2020 Best of the West awards during an Oct. 22 dinner at Phoenix Raceway.

LESD middle-schoolers won’t transition to classroom full time

Sixth- through eighth-grade students in Litchfield Elementary School District will not transition to full-time in-person instruction as planned Monday, Nov. 2, and all students, …

Taste for Joy to introduce West Valley seniors to meal program

Meals of Joy, a Litchfield Park-nonprofit that delivers fresh weekday lunches to seniors across the West Valley, will hold its first-ever drive-thru event Saturday, Nov. 14, at First …

Commerce Spotlight

GymGuyz mobile workouts now available in Southwest Valley

Goodyear’s Matthew Brandal is bringing GymGuyz mobile personal training to Southwest Valley residents. The company brings the trainer, equipment and workout to its clients at their homes, …

2020’s loudest toys to avoid; how to test the volume of toys at home

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Conference to combat bullying, depression, suicide

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Dynamic piano duo next in Webb Center’s free virtual concert series

HISTORY

Historian to discuss Arizona's Great Escape in Litchfield Park

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The man, the myth, the legend: Danny Zelisko tells all

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80 seniors receive free Taste for Joy meals

Eighty seniors from around the West Valley all the way out to Tonopah received free meals during Meals of Joy’s first-ever Taste for Joy event Nov. 14.

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