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Florence selects new fire chief

5/11/2021
The Town of Florence has successfully concluded its search for a new fire chief with the selection of Paul Adams. Mr. Adams has been serving in the interim fire chief role for the past four …

Peoria joins 8 other cities to form West Valley …

5/7/2021
Peoria is joining eight other West Valley cities to take a regional approach to some aspects of policing and to have officers’ conduct investigating by another city rather than their own department.

Photocentric moving U.S. headquarters from Phoenix to …

4/26/2021
Photocentric Inc., a pioneer in the development of photopolymers and additive manufacturing, announced April 26 it will move its U.S.-based headquarters from Phoenix to Avondale.

West Valley health care sector is booming

4/26/2021
The West Valley is open for business and health care is in especially high demand.

Many Southwest Valley schools still requiring masks …

4/20/2021
Gov. Doug Ducey rescinded his July 2020 executive order requiring schools to implement face covering policies April 19, but what does that mean for Southwest Valley students, staff and campus visitors?

Avondale meets growth with The BLVD

4/12/2021
The city of Avondale broke ground Monday on a significant portion of The BLVD, a new development along Avondale Boulevard just south of Interstate-10 and the city’s booming health-tech corridor.

Litchfield Park terminates contract with sheriff’s …

4/9/2021
Come July, Litchfield Park will have a new police services provider.

Southwest Valley Chamber hires new president/CEO

4/8/2021
The Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce announced April 8 that Jeffre Campos, executive director of Global Chamber Denver and Chicago, has been hired to replace outgoing President and CEO John Safin.

Litchfield Park council eyes switching police services …

4/6/2021
The Litchfield Park City Council will meet in virtual special session Wednesday, April 7, to consider terminating its police services contract with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and directing staff to begin negotiations with the city of Avondale to provide those services beginning July 1.

Southwest Valley cities plan Earth Day-related events …

4/4/2021
With Earth Day coming up April 22, the Southwest Valley cities of Avondale, Goodyear and Litchfield Park are celebrating the planet in a variety of ways. Here’s what’s in the …

Southwest Valley schools react to new CDC guidelines

3/19/2021
New coronavirus guidance issued March 19 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allows schools to seat masked-up students 3 feet apart instead of 6 feet in classrooms, but that doesn’t mean local administrators are throwing caution to the wind, especially in middle and high schools.

Veteran educator to lead LESD Digital Learning Academy

3/17/2021
It’s been one year since the A-rated Litchfield Elementary School District pivoted to reinvent its time-tested approach to educational excellence in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.