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Peoria is celebrating the 25th Annual Arizona Cities & Towns Week, Oct. 18-24.
Annual Cities & Towns Week celebrates people who make Peoria work
From keeping neighborhoods safe and streets moving, to creating parks, programs and opportunities for residents, public servants help keep Peoria moving. more
The household hazardous waste collection is for items that typically cannot be deposited into the regular trash.
Household hazardous waste pickup appointments open in Peoria
Appointments are open for Peoria’s residential household hazardous waste collection program through Oct. 23. more
The SUnrise Mountain High School marching band performs in 2025.
All 7 Peoria district high school bands prepare performances
Seven high schools will take the field in one day, bringing ore than 500 musicians — that are all on the same team. Peoria Unified School District will host its fifth annual Marching Band … more
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Arizona DPS receives money to crack down on street racing
The Arizona Department of Public Safety has received $42,000 in grant funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to support enforcement efforts targeting illegal street and … more
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The candidates for the Pine District Peoria city council race are newcomers Joysaphine Waitman-Powell and Eva Osuna.
Waitman-Powell has money edge over Osuna in Peoria Pine District race
When it comes to raising and spending money for the Pine District Peoria city council race, Joysaphine Waitman-Powell has the edge over Eva Osuna, according to the most recent campaign finance numbers. more
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HEAL HER Art Co-Founder and Creative Director Dana N. Ramsey instructs veterans on completing their individual contribution to the overall American 250 Wildflowers of Liberty mural. Women military veterans created the piece through Arizona-based nonprofit HEAL HER Art.
Women veterans weave history, healing, service into mural
When 56 individual 6-by-6-inch canvases were first laid out across workshop tables in Arizona, they looked like fragments of an unsolved puzzle. more

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Phoenix among best markets for small business expansion
Phoenix is one of the nation’s stronger markets for small-business expansion, but Tucson is facing a more challenging economic outlook, according to a new study comparing 56 major U.S. metropolitan areas. more
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Kellis flag football coach Michael Grant talks to his players before the school's first ever home game Oct. 15 against Ironwood.
Glendale flag football program starts from scratch
Kellis and Cactus did not start playing flag football at the AIA level in 2025 like the rest of the Peoria Unified School District. Cactus is not playing this year. Things appeared to be touch … more
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Drew Madrid, 15, has been named the 2026 International Motor Contest Association Southern Region Rookie of the Year in the Hobby Stock division.
Peoria student named racing rookie of year
Most 15-year-olds have enough on their plate balancing high school, homework and sports. Peoria teenager Drew Madrid adds something else to that list. more
Bill Harris points out where he served to Sydney Moore.
$100K grant expands student-veteran education program across Arizona
Seven Arizona schools have joined a program that connects students with military veterans to preserve their stories and bring history to life, thanks in part to a $100,000 contribution from the Timothy T. Day Foundation that will help expand the program and reduce participation costs. more
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West-MEC student Grant Liles tightes a screw atop a fire hydrant Ict as instructor Paul Eaton watches Oct.15 at Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center.
West-MEC program lets West Valley students get jump on Firefighting skills
Nearly 50 West Valley high school students are getting a jump start on a potential career as firefighters. In partnership with Glendale Community College, West-MEC offers fire science … more
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Amkor Technology construction in the Peoria Innovation Core is attracting real estate deals like the recent sale of Peoria land to Opus Development Company.
Council to consider amending agreement for spec building in Peoria Innovation Core
The city is proposing to amend its purchase and sale agreement with Opus Development Company, who has plans to build a speculative industrial space on 12.2 acres in the Peoria Innovation Core, near … more
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