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![Five candidates are vying for two seats on Maricopa Unified School District's Governing Board. From left, Loraine Conley, Patti Coutre, Lisa Garcia, Latrinda Williams and Nicolas Yendrzeski. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261007-musd-board-candidates-ruixlwnxjaecwcqoyjg5321idx00xdzqfs4u2sosqs.jpg "20261007-musd-board-candidates")
- 5 candidates, 2 seats
![Amir Badgett and Davontae Lewis were arrested on suspicion of shoplifting at Walmart on Oct. 1, 2026. [Pinal County Sheriff's Office]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20261007-pcso-badgett-lewis-arrest-ruinktxu7e430v82dyoero83gep333jp4mf4fa24xw.jpg "20261007-pcso-badgett-lewis-arrest")
- caught on camera
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- Letter from the editor
![Austin Lynn talks to attendees at Copa Farmers Market Jan. 5, 2025. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PJ_5928-scaled-2-rdt8i0w2fv5afbkukr10xu9s1rd5psifwpq8wxqx6s.jpg "PJ_5928-scaled")
- Fresh finds ahead
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- Keeping track
![Global Water Resources told customers in a Friday letter its proposed Maricopa rate hike has been reduced to about 7%, with any new rates unlikely to take effect before 2027. [InMaricopa file]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Global-Water-180622-_RMC1562-768x512.jpg)
- Water warning
- Staff Reports
Global Water-Santa Cruz Water Company, Inc. is issuing a precautionary boil water advisory to water utility customers in the City of Maricopa. Do not drink tap water without boiling it […]
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![Pete A. Rathfelder and Roger Evans deep in conversation at the "Merlot and Manuscripts" event on Sept. 25, 2026. [Karen Bartunek]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260925-bartunek-merlot-and-manuscripts-6-scaled-ru9ztjc3tjnwt1rjr3792vdprczr35gb0daosk6tbs.jpg "20260925-bartunek-merlot-and-manuscripts-6")
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Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
Business
![The Taco Spot on John Wayne Parkway will host its soft opening starting Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya, The Taco Spot]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260925-taco-spot-soft-opening-rtxwu84l698wq9se4rk0ixzwixqub42lpz2o38emm0.jpg "20260925-taco-spot-soft-opening")
![Sakura Asian Kitchen plans to open October 2026 in the old Asian Seoul's Copa Kitchen on John Wayne Parkway. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260923-sakura-asian-kichen-sushi-rtuejluhcj9ok4086ypvbrn361g951b6aasv77q1o8.jpg "20260923-sakura-asian-kichen-sushi")
![Danny and Parker Hunsaker, co-owners of the upcoming Back Nine indoor golf simulator, stand inside the building under construction on Sept. 22, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260922-spencer-back-nine-construction-1-rtsr8n3abcnu8x5uw43jyiohzof9y9n8r7a61t9aew.jpg "20260922-spencer-back-nine-construction-1")
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Government
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
Public Safety
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Education
![A rendering of the Maricopa campus of Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology. [CAVIT]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260930-cavit-rendering-2-ru6jyjkd3tmyy8pa55x2bkztzkszhak2aeeeh5l0c8.png "20260930-cavit-rendering-2")
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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Real Estate
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Traffic
![Police and fire respond to a crash on Smith Enke Road and Desert Greens Drive on Aug. 8, 2024. [Brian Petersheim Jr.]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/PJ_9717-rb5fmn35nvpf0g39dmpdl2git19oenz1upxoafcbug.jpg "PJ_9717")
Monica D. Spencer, Associate Editor
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![Maricopa will restrict U-turns along John Wayne Parkway by the end of September. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260921-spencer-no-u-turns-rtrc40ipdizdhwrxuzqjvht5dyn23fhfcy03wodgqg.jpg "20260921-spencer-no-u-turns")
![Tena Dugan speaks at an Arizona Republican Assembly event on Jan. 27, 2026. [Monica D. Spencer]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260128-spencer-azra-panel-2-ricm1rbnqussg9ovt55oy3sjlszkmeb2h6zyxkax2w.jpg "20260128-spencer-azra-panel-2")
![Councilmember candidate Vincent Manfredi speaks with attendees at the 2026 City Council Forum in the Maricopa Library on June 25, 2026. [Ryan Tafoya]](https://inmaricopa.com/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/20260625-Tafoya-2026-Council-Forum-10-rpolgpy5ltcbxv0106bs92fnrugfivr10mutrl6e48.jpg "20260625-Tafoya-2026-Council-Forum-10")
