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Queen Creek’s Crismon High gets new head football coach

Crismon High School is getting a new head football coach. The Queen Creek Unified School District has announced that it is recommending Scott Hare for the position. His appointment must still be …
Water Conservation

Queen Creek accepting submissions for kids’ art contest

Queen Creek is calling on students in grades K-12 to take part in its 2025 Water Conservation Art Contest to demonstrate creative ways to conserve water. “This art contest provides a great …
Housing

Report: Vacant Queen Creek land can meet future housing needs

With Queen Creek’s population expected to grow by 19,000 over the next five years, a new report finds that there is enough vacant land to meet single-family and multifamily housing needs. The …
Holiday

Queen Creek town offices closed MLK Day

  Queen Creek is marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day.   Town offices and the Recreation Annex will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20 in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. …
Recycling

Queen Creek holding recycling event in February

Queen Creek is offering another opportunity for residents to drop off their recyclables. The QC Recycles drive-through, drop-off event takes place from 7 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8 at the …

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QCUSD marks 100th day of school year

Monday marks the 100th day of the 2024-25 school year and Queen Creek Unified School District teachers, staff, students and parents are celebrating. The day offers an opportunity to reflect on …
PUBLIC HEALTH

Pinal County confirms Arizona’s 1st pediatric flu death

Pinal County Public Health Services District announced Friday that a “young child” died due to influenza. It is the first pediatric flu death in the state of Arizona this year, …
Business

Gulfstream opens $130M facility at Mesa Gateway Airport

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has officially opened its $130-million Mesa Service Center at Mesa Gateway Airport, bringing about 250 jobs with more expected. A ceremonial ribbon cutting took place …
QCUSD

Queen Creek Unified calls for applicants to board

Starting Friday, residents living in the Queen Creek Unified School District can pick up an application packet to begin the process of being considered to fill the vacancy on the governing board …
Pinal County

Miller new chair of Pinal County Board of Supervisors

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors has selected a new chairman for 2025. The board unanimously voted at its Wednesday meeting to appoint District 3 Supervisor Stephen Q. Miller as chairman. …
News
Planning & Zoning

Queen Creek P&Z recommends permit extension for events venue

The Queen Creek Planning & Zoning Commission has forwarded a recommendation to the town council to approve a request to extend the conditional-use permit of an agrarian business noted as an …
QCUSD

Queen Creek Unified board looks to fill Knox vacancy

James Knox’s sudden resignation from the Queen Creek Unified School District governing board leaves a vacancy that will be filled through an appointment by Maricopa County School Superintendent …
Missing

Police search for missing Queen Creek teen

The Queen Creek Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teen. Adam Leyba, 14, was last seen at around 2:57 p.m., Jan. 5, near the intersection of Sossaman …
QCUSD Board

Knox resigns from Queen Creek Unified board

Queen Creek Unified School District governing board member James Knox resigned Tuesday just hours before the board held its first meeting of the new year. “The 2024 election was the …

Arizona Local News Foundation to fund 15 newsrooms in $2 million education collaborative

Education

East Valley Institute of Technology using data to increase course-completion rates

East Valley Institute of Technology officials have analyzed three academic years of data to identify where students are dropping out and not completing programs with a goal of developing improvement …

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ENTERTAINMENT & THINGS TO DO
Rodgers & Hammerstein’s A Grand Night For Singing

A night at the theater

With the hustle and bustle of the holidays over, now may be a good time to treat yourself to a night at the theater. The Queen …
American Leadership Academy Queen Creek High School is holding an Empty Bowls fundraiser on Thursday.

Queen Creek school event takes on hunger

The American Leadership Academy Queen Creek High School invites the community to its  Empty Bowls charity event. Hosted by art teacher Sue Brewer, the event takes place from 5 to 8 p.m., …
Queen Creek SXS Christmas Cruise runs from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14 throughout the streets of town,

Annual Queen Creek Christmas light parade set for Saturday

Another holiday event is hitting the streets of Queen Creek this weekend. The annual Queen Creek SXS Christmas Cruise runs from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 14. Vehicles decked out in their …
The town is taking over the newly dubbed QC Hometown Christmas celebrations on Dec. 6-7. The parade will take place on Dec. 7.

Queen Creek's Hometown Christmas is two-day celebration

With the town of Queen Creek taking over, the annual holiday parade residents enjoy will now be part of a two-day celebration. Now known as QC Hometown Christmas, the festival and parade …
Queen Creek will be opening three new connector roads in downtown on Nov. 30. The roadways are designed to make the Town Center area a more walkable district.

Queen Creek event to inaugurate connector roads

Residents out shopping during Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30 are invited to a special town event celebrating the opening of downtown core connectors. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 1 …
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