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Freestanding sign policy proposals prompt temporary …

7/17/2017
The entrance sign to the Surprise Civic Center (Independent Newsmedia file) By Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia The first of four Surprise Planning and Zoning Commission presentations …

Peoria veteran tempts death during war and peace time

7/17/2017
Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower lives to tell about his time spent in POW camps. By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia Chief Master Sgt. Harold Bergbower may as well be a cat with the …

AZ Challenger Space Center in Peoria searches for new …

7/14/2017
  Challenger Space Center Staffer Shannon Conte provides a tour to kids from the Northwest Family YMCA in El Mirage. By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia A staple of space education …

SCHOA gaining ground on Sun City violations

7/14/2017
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia Going into the summer months, the Sun City Home Owners Association Compliance Department was making headway on CC&R violations. Through the year …

West Valley battles opioid abuse

7/13/2017
2016 Arizona Opioid Report highlights • 64 percent of the growth in opioid deaths over the last four years and nearly 54 percent in the last two years have been heroin deaths • Heroin has …

Flag flies high over Bell Road near Sun City

7/13/2017
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia Old Glory is flapping in the breeze again above the Liberty Buick dealership on Bell Road. Liberty Buick officials, from left, Justin Sgro, general …

Interest in Ottawa Arizona blows away early …

7/12/2017
Phase 1 of the Ottawa University Arizona campus in the Surprise Civic Center. By Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia Interest in Ottawa University Arizona’s first year in the Surprise Civic …

EPCOR district consolidation fight continues in Sun …

7/12/2017
By Rusty Bradshaw Independent Newsmedia Sun Cities residents can contribute to the legal effort to overturn the Arizona Corporation Commission’s order to consolidate five wastewater districts …

Peoria neighborhoods program instills pride, improved …

7/11/2017
Volunteers with the Neighborhood Pride program work to bring a fresh face to a city neighborhood. By Philip Haldiman, Independent Newsmedia When Megan Coak found a flier on the front door of her …

Class of 2017 athletes choose colleges (FINAL)

7/10/2017
Valley Vista football players pose during a national signing day ceremony Feb. 1. Seniors, from left to right: Reyes Lara III, Darin Perkins, Gavin Smith, Creston Cooledge, Ben Collier, Vodrey Gates …

Program bridges gap to keep teens off streets

7/10/2017
Blayne Whitt is one of 19 previously homeless students who graduated from high school this year with help from Homeless Youth Connection. He has plans to attend Glendale Community College in pursuit …

Surprise could become destination for Canadian …

7/10/2017
By Richard Smith Independent Newsmedia Canadians already flock to the Valley of the Sun — and the Northwest Valley in particular — in droves every winter. Arizona is home to more than …