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The public comment period ends at 5 p.m. June 1. The State Transportation Board is expected to consider formal action on the program at its June 16 meeting.

The primary goal of Maricopa County Reads is to interrupt the summer slide, the common term given to the learning loss experienced by children while transitioning between school years. Kids are incentivized to read by earning points which can be redeemed for prizes.

Christ’s Church of the Valley's 16-acre Queen Creek campus slated to open to the community in spring 2024.

Arizona is home to a variety of pests that are not just a general nuisance, but can also pose serious health risks and cause costly repairs to your home.

Estate planning certainly involves the big-picture issue of leaving a legacy to the next generation.

From 9 to 10 a.m. on Monday, May 29 the gathering will take place at San Tan Memorial Gardens at Schnepf Farms, located at 22425 E. Cloud Road.

In honor of National Water Safety Month, Florida Autism Center, aka BlueSprig Pediatrics, collaborated with AquaSafe Swim School to present valuable swimming and water safety advice, suggestions and materials for families everywhere.

“As friends and family gather for Memorial Day weekend, it is particularly important to be mindful of water safety,” said QCFMD Chief Vance Gray. “We encourage the ABCDs of water safety to help prevent these tragic incidents.”

This week, 704 seniors graduated from Queen Creek Unified School District schools. Eastmark High School’s second graduating class totaled 188 students, while 461 seniors graduated from Queen Creek High and 55 more graduated from Queen Creek Virtual Academy.

Beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 27 hundreds of volunteers will join the nonprofit Honoring America’s Veterans (HAV) in decorating tens of thousands of internment sites at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, located at 23029 N. Cave Creek Road in Phoenix.