Valley Metro service for Independence Day celebrations
Valley Metro has announced the following public transit schedule to get riders to and from local Independence Day festivities on Tuesday, July 4. Valley Metro Rail will operate a Sunday schedule with enhanced service starting at 5 p.m. to [...]
ADOT weekend freeway travel advisory
Westbound Interstate 10 will be closed at 59th Avenue this weekend for bridge construction at [...]
June 4-13 Gold Canyon Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Crime Report
The following is a sampling of incidents that were reported to the Pinal County Sheriff’s [...]
112˚F-114˚F forecast Sunday
Highs Sundayare forecast to be in the upper 100s for the northern zones and 112-114 in the [...]
Plan for single-lane restriction on U.S. 60 in Superior Monday for paving
Drivers who use U.S. Highway 60 in Superior should plan for delays Monday, June 26, because of [...]
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‘Sewer story’ added to Flatiron Community Park
The partnership between the city of Apache Junction and the Superstition Mountains Community Facilities District No. 1 continues to grow at the [...] - More »
- Katelyn Jane Reid on deans list at Norwich University
- Heat relief station opens at Apache Junction Salvation Army site
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Lunch Mobs planned in Shop Local program
[Update: Edited to remove the July 11 Lunch Mob scheduled for Mongolian Grill (http://mongolianapache.wixsite.com/mongoliangrillaj), 300 S. [...] - More »
- Apache Junction City Council discusses setting aside property for business uses
- Apache Junction chamber awarded visitor information center contract
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Valley Metro service for Independence Day celebrations
Valley Metro has announced the following public transit schedule to get riders to and from local Independence Day festivities on Tuesday, July 4. [...] - More »
- ADOT weekend freeway travel advisory
- 112˚F-114˚F forecast Sunday
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Children First committee to meet June 19 at chamber
The Children First/Save Our Schools Committee is meeting 6-8 p.m. Monday, June 19, at the Apache Junction Chamber of Commerce, 567 W. Apache [...] - More »
- New initiative helps Arizona parents prepare babies for reading success
- Apache Junction school officials attend two days of training with consultant
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Lost Dutchman Days Royalty Luau Party June 24 in Apache Junction
A Lost Dutchman Days Royalty Luau Party fundraiser benefiting the Lost Dutchman Days rodeo queens will be held 4-8 p.m. Saturday, June 24, at [...] - More »
- 'Spencer Jones and Redhill' June 23 at Mesa Arts Center
- Ongoing activities including i.d.e.a. Museum
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1992-2022: Committee begins work on celebrating centennial of naming of Apache Junction
A committee set up to beautify the city’s focal point on the northeast corner of North and West Apache Trail has changed its focus over [...] - More »
- 43 years ago this week in Apache Junction, on June 26, 1974
- History Happens Here in AJ: Sign installed for Lost Dutchman Days
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Gold Canyon resident Mirza Fareed Baig plans to run for Arizona governor
Editor’s note: Meet Your Neighbor is a feature of the Independent that introduces readers to a community member. To receive a profile or to [...] - More »
- Anne Anderson one of 30 students to receive scholarship
- Marriage licenses filed in Pinal Superior Court April 23-May 20
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OPINION: State doesn’t pay for upkeep of Confederate memorials in AZ
Evidently the people, NAACP and Black Lives Matter have not done their homework. The state does not and has not paid of any of these monuments, [...] - More »
- OPINION: California Zephyr railcar has a long history as ‘boondoggle’
- OPINION: Thank you to all who planned chamber’s awards banquet
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Photos: Scenic Apache Junction
Please enjoy these photographs submitted by readers of the Apache Junction Independent newspaper. The Independent encourages residents to [...] - More »
- Video: Motorcycles on Main on first Fridays in Mesa, including June 2
- Mayor proclaims May 21-27 National Public Works Week in Apache Junction
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Plan for single-lane restriction on U.S. 60 in Superior Monday for paving
Drivers who use U.S. Highway 60 in Superior should plan for delays Monday, June 26, because of a paving project. U.S. 60 will be narrowed to one [...] - More »
- Supervisors adopt 2017-18 tentative budget for Pinal County
- Pinal County transfers ownership of California Zephyr railcar
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June 4-13 Gold Canyon Pinal County Sheriff’s Office Crime Report
The following is a sampling of incidents that were reported to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office for the community of Gold Canyon. See other [...] - More »
- Residents thank Apache Junction Police Department Officer Jesse Frantz for helping fix vehicle’s flat tire
- Disorderly conduct incidents reported May 31-June 4 to Apache Junction police
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Commission proposes to amend rules for game bird field training licenses
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission proposes to amend R12-4-414 to develop rule changes that result in an improved process and customer-friendly [...] - More »
- Bighorn sheep tours return to Canyon Lake July 1-2
- Salt River Tubing open seven days a week
