Education
Litchfield Elementary School District has recovered nearly $34,000 in outstanding facility-use fees since August as part of an effort to modernize how the district manages rentals, payments and use …
The LESD79 Governing Board approved a spring, 2027 out-of-state, overnight trip as part of its consent agenda. No items were removed from consent and the agenda was approved unanimously.
Litchfield Elementary School District has 1,579 students attending through open enrollment this school year, an increase of 53 students from last year, as district officials increasingly use …
Education
District administrators provided mandatory-reporting training to the Litchfield Elementary School District Governing Board during its Sept. 22 special meeting.
Crime
Goodyear police are asking the public to submit photos, videos or information regarding an Aug. 15 house party where 19-year-old Jaguar Williams was fatally shot, with a reward of up to $10,000 available for information leading to an arrest.
Local news
arts
The city of Goodyear invites Arizona artists to submit qualifications to paint themed artwork on fiberglass hearts installed throughout the city.
Education
A middle school agriculture program that began with a single class at Palm Valley Elementary last year has doubled in size, with students now looking toward livestock and expanded hands-on learning.
community
Veterans are used to marching, no matter what military branch of service. Few can relate to a full marching band with a fanfare greeting that retired U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist Second Class Cassandra Johnson and her family got when they arrived at their new Goodyear home.
Community
Supporters of Litchfield Park’s 72-year-old Scout Lodge will invite the public inside Oct. 31 as they seek money, materials and labor for a $1.2 million replacement in nearby Scout Park.
Community
The birds know when Daryl Rigsby is coming.
Each morning, he scatters seeds across the front yard he and his wife, Lisa, have cultivated along Fairway Drive in Litchfield Park. Quail, sparrows and finches gather within view of the kitchen window, while hummingbirds visit feeders maintained by Lisa.
City Council
The Litchfield Park City Council voted unanimously Sept. 16 to approve a contract for the next phase of work at Hilltop Park, though city officials stressed that more work will need to be done.
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Community
The P.W. Litchfield Heritage Center will celebrate its 25th anniversary Sept. 27 with an event featuring the presentation of a $161,000 gift from Sun Health.
The celebration is scheduled from 5 …
Health
Abrazo Health is hosting the 2026 West Valley Heart Walk torch through Sept. 25 as part of a 10-week campaign promoting CPR education and cardiovascular health.
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