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Bringing transit to the Northwest Valley

7/25/2024
In a land that gave in to urban sprawl many years ago, where most everybody seems to own their own automobile, it is easy to take for granted getting from here to there.

Trilogy Veterans Club president leads the way

7/10/2024
The contributions of U.S. Air Force retiree Scott Duke to the veteran world, both locally and beyond, is expansive.

Some residents applaud, condemn Queen Creek replacing …

4/11/2024
Some residents are showing support and others are opposing Queen Creek’s decision to drop the Trunk or Treat Halloween event this year. “After careful consideration, effective this …

Queen Creek replaces signature event

4/9/2024
For years, Queen Creek’s signature events have included Spring Into QC, Founders’ Day and the  Trunk or Treat Halloween event, but things are changing this year. “After …

VIDEO: Peoria Unified student aims high

2/8/2024
Peoria Unified student Cougarjade Reyes is even more powerful than his unrivaled name hints at.

Get tickets for Peoria Hometown Hero luncheon today

2/6/2024
The deadline to purchase tickets to the third annual Peoria Hometown Heroes luncheon is nearing.

Peoria Heroes Wanted: Nominate your fellow neighbors …

1/19/2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Peoria Hometown Heroes Awards. The Peoria Independent will celebrate nominees throughout the year.

VIDEO: Giving back is a way of life

12/14/2023
Lori Jensen has always had a passion for community service, but it hit particularly hard just before businesses and school closed for the pandemic, in 2020.

VIDEO: Active involvement, selfless approach makes for …

11/29/2023
The son of a sheep herder, Bobby Gonzalo spent his early years in a Peoria that probably wouldn’t be recognizable to the average resident today, one that was still steeped in its agricultural ways.

Main Street lights up for the holidays in Florence

11/14/2023
The Florence Junior Parada Parade may be just around the corner, but take a deep breath because Florence’s annual holiday parade is coming in as fast as Santa’s reindeer. Less than a week …

Register soon to participate in Glendale Christmas …

11/13/2023
The deadline is approaching for residents and businesses to register to participate in the 10th Annual Hometown Christmas Parade in Historic Downtown Glendale.

Leader of Tomorrow: Ryland Johns in Queen Creek's …

11/9/2023
He may only be 14, but Ryland Johns knows how to hit the ground running. A freshman at Crismon High School, Johns is a career and technical education graphic design student. When his school …