Ana Borkowski knew she wanted to help babies since she was 10 years old. As a neonatal nurse practitioner taking care of the smallest babies and their families, the Arizona native is living her …
The final round of the second annual National Civics Bee for East Valley students is set.
The top student finalists will compete from 9 to 11 a.m., Friday, March 28 at the Combs Performing Arts …
Kids can take part in the Rodeo Egg Roundups at Queen Creek's signature spring event, Spring Into QC, this weekend.
Spring Into QC runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday at Frontier Family Park, …
With Frontier Family Park and a nearby charter school, the intersection of Queen Creek Road and 220th Street is getting busier. As a result, the Queen Creek Town Council will consider a more than …
Country Thunder 2025 will be rolling into central Arizona in the next few weeks, but first, country music fans can enjoy the “opening act.” Florence is the long-time home of Country …
Queen Creek is gearing up for its Earth Month celebrations in April.
Up first is the town’s annual, free Cardboard Box Car “Drive-in” Movie.
The town’s …
The Queen Creek Unified School District’s newest elementary school has reached another milestone in its construction.
The exterior color finish for Mountain Trail Academy, which is located …
The largest urban counties in the U.S. kept growing last year because of immigrants. Among those were the core counties of Houston, Miami and Phoenix, which grew by more people than any other …
The olive trees are ready to bloom and that means the Queen Creek Olive Mill is preparing for its annual olive blossom festival. This year’s Olive Blossom Bash runs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., …
Friends of the Library in San Tan Valley is hosting its annual spring book sale benefiting library programs and military service members.
The “Spring into March” book sale and silent …
Construction is among the several career and technical education programs offered by high schools in the Queen Creek Unified School District.
Queen Creek High School is helping students find a …
Jared Beauchamp doesn’t think of himself as the CEO of his Queen Creek-based hot sauce company Salce. He prefers to be called the “Chief Spice Officer.” Jared and his wife Mary …
Those who enjoy reading the Daily Independent at YourValley.net have an opportunity to win Renaissance Festival tickets or lawn seats to the Peoria Sports Complex.
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LG Energy Solution is still planning to open its currently paused second phase of its $5.5 billion electric vehicle complex in Queen Creek. During a recent trip to an international conference in …
The Pony Express will ride again at the Roots N’ Boots rodeo in Queen Creek this week.
The Second Annual Roots N’ Boots Pony Express Ride takes place Saturday with the final leg …
PHOENIX — Homebuilders are asking a judge to void what they call an illegal “tax” they have to pay to get permission to build in certain areas of around Phoenix and in Pinal County, …
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Country Thunder 2025 will be rolling into central Arizona in the next few weeks, but first, country music fans can enjoy the “opening act.” Florence is the long-time home of Country …
The olive trees are ready to bloom and that means the Queen Creek Olive Mill is preparing for its annual olive blossom festival. This year’s Olive Blossom Bash runs from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., …
Friends of the Library in San Tan Valley is hosting its annual spring book sale benefiting library programs and military service members.
The “Spring into March” book sale and silent …
Queen Creek’s very own rodeo, Roots N’ Boots, starts Wednesday and its motto is “More Than a Rodeo” — the operative word being “more.” There are more events, …
Queen Creek High School’s next theater production is “Hadestown.”
"Hadestown" is a musical that retells the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. It also incorporates the …