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Balancing growth, small-town roots
4+ hour, 58+ min ago (1278+ words) Three years after she and her husband moved to Queen Creek in 2007, Mayor Julia Wheatley wanted to get involved, so she ran for Town Council. She’s been involved ever since. Governing in Queen Creek is a balancing act between improving…...
Heat driving Valley fishermen northward
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1162+ words) Phoenix resident Chase Newlon poses with a brown trout he caught at Reservation Lake in Arizona’s White Mountains. Five minutes after stepping into a beaver pond on the Little Colorado River, Chase Newlon realized Arizona wasn’t the fishing desert about…...
Celebrated Valley concept coming to Queen Creek
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (453+ words) Postino’s will be opening its Queen Creek venue later this year in The Switchyard. One of the Valley’s well-known restaurant concepts is coming to Queen Creek. Postino’s, the all-day restaurant and wine bar that brags about its “cult-like following, welcoming…...
Queen Creek native enters U.S. Naval Academy
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (443+ words) Queen Creek native Taylor Curtis reported in June to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, for a rigorous six-week training program prior to beginning her formal studies there. Taylor Curtis was only 10 when she decided she wanted to attend the…...
Gilbert man turned sorrow into a movement
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (667+ words) When his 18-year-old son Kevin Adkins died accidentally from alcohol poisoning in 2005, Gilbert resident Barry Adkins (pictured) came up with a unique way of honoring his memory and preventing future tragedies like that. As Gilbert resident Barry Adkins notes, “every…...
East Valley Institute of Technology promises better busing for students
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (1563+ words) One of two East Valley Institute of Technology central campuses, located in Mesa. After a week of widespread transportation snafus throughout eight school districts for high school students attending its Mesa campuses, the East Valley Institute of Technology secured a…...
Queen Creek not fretting over Colorado River cuts
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (1386+ words) Phoenix administration officials shared this look at Salt River Project’s water system during an April 28 hearing. The absence of significant snowfall has depleted reservoirs that are critical to the Valley’s water needs. While other Valley municipalities are anxious to over…...
San Tan Charter preschool program debuts in Queen Creek
1+ week, 1+ day ago (520+ words) Preschooler Cataleya Salcido shares a fun moment with Kami Kerby, director of San Tan Montessori’s Gilbert Preschool, which is now being duplicated in Queen Creek. For the story, see page 16. San Tan Charter School is extending a preschool approach it…...
Queen Creek Restaurant Week coming
1+ week, 2+ day ago (319+ words) The Queen Creek Chamber of Commerce is hosting its third annual Restaurant Week Aug. 17–23, encouraging people to support local venues and explore the variety of dining options available in the town. Throughout the week, participating restaurants will offer specials, limited-time…...
Higley Board vacancy to be filled by appointment
1+ week, 3+ day ago (534+ words) Pictured: Higley Unified School District Governing Board President Amanda Wade (left) and Member Anna Van Hoek. The vacancy on Higley Unified School District’s Governing Board will be filled by appointment, following former board member Scott Glover’s abrupt resignation on July…...