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InMaricopa Rain clouds loom over Maricopa. File photo by Raquel Hendrickson Maricopa could be in for a few wet-and-windy days, including part of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. There is a significant chance of rain every day through Saturday, ranging from 20% Wednesday night to 40% Thursday to 70% Thursday night and through Saturday night, forecasters said. The NWS is predicting showers and perhaps thunderstorms Friday afternoon, with the chance of rain at 60% and a high temperature of only 93. The Maricopa area is under a flash flood watch from 5 p.m. Thur...

InMaricopa A voter enters the polling place at Pima Butte Elementary School in Rancho El Dorado for the August 2020 primary election. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is seeking resident participation in its first round of statewide public hearings beginning July 23 and continuing through Aug. 9. A Maricopa hearing is set for 5 p.m. Friday, July 23, at the City of Maricopa Public Library, 18160 N. Maya Angelou Dr. Information will be presented both in person and virtually about the redrawing of Arizona’s congressional and legisl...

InMaricopa Mr. Green (senior Simon Tye) holds a victim during the student presentation of "Clue: On Stage" during filming last week. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson The arts have been victimized by the coronavirus pandemic all the way down to the high school level. That includes the Maricopa High School Theatre Company, which had to change its plans for the performing year and change them again. What should have been dark times (as hopes for a spring musical evaporated) instead evolved into dark, comic farce. For its spring performance, the student troupe presents the play “Clue:...

InMaricopa Santa Cruz Elementary School. Photo by Raquel Hendrickson All students at Santa Cruz Elementary School are learning from home until Monday due to positive COVID-19 tests and quarantines among faculty and staff. The move to distance learning began today, according to the Maricopa Unified School District. “We have been closely monitoring the five recently reported COVID cases at Santa Cruz and the impact the associated quarantines have on the campus,” Mishell Terry, the district’s coordinator of communications and social media, said in an e-mail. “Due to the curre...

InMaricopa Maricopa High School will close Thursday and Friday due to staff quarantines. Students will learn from home and return to campus on Monday for classes. A message on the high school’s home page, however, said the closure could be extended if additional positive COVID-19 cases are reported. Teachers will provide additional information regarding access to online instruction, the message said. Last Wednesday, Superintendent Dr. Tracey Lopeman recommended to the Maricopa Unified School District Governing Board that in-person classes resume on Monday, Feb. 1. But she cautio...