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We had a game-of-the-year candidate in Friday night's football game between the Coolidge Bears and the San Tan Foothills Sabercats. The Bears scratched and clawed their way to a comeback victory, winning on a last-second field goal. Click here for the full preview.

In Maricopa, the local stars continue to step up in their dancing shoes to help a major youth organization. The annual Dancing for Our Stars event recently announced the lineup for next year's event. Check out the full list here.

Plus, in Arizona City, a new website for the Arizona City Chamber of Commerce is expected to benefit local businesses and keep residents informed. Chamber President Sierra Tripp discussed the process of creating the new site.

Local News

Plans underway to celebrate Boyce Thompson Arboretum's 100-year milestone

Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Arizona’s oldest and largest botanical garden, officially turns 100 years old in 2024 and preparations are underway to celebrate the milestone.

G Diamond Ranch residents decry apartment complex

Residents of the G Diamond Ranch Preserve community on Thursday vigorously opposed a two-story, 120-unit apartment complex proposed by Utah-based Westates about 600 feet south of the southeast corner of Kortsen Road and Colorado Street.

6 cats dumped outside Coolidge; 2 arrested

A Pinal County Sheriff’s deputy was called to the area of Bartlett and Wheeler roads outside of Coolidge on Sept. 30 when a concerned citizen witnessed two people dumping six young cats along a dirt roadway.

Sports

CG Union swim knocking on the door of possible state meet appearance

The Casa Grande Union swim team is always made up of an eclectic group with a wide range of skill levels. As head coach Kim Batina put it, some athletes start not knowing how to swim, only to blossom into a key role for the squad.

Today's Top Video

Simple or Not Kitchen: Stale bread pizza crust

Check out the latest episode of Simple or Not Kitchen, featuring this tasty pizza dish.

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Area News

Nearly 38 years later, Eva's is still all about family

— For Subscribers —
For the Cornejo family, food and family are at the heart of life. And when Cornejo matriarch Eva opened her first restaurant in 1985, it was all about family and favorite foods.

Latest student debt relief plan could save 11,700 Arizonans $840 million

The Biden administration said Wednesday that it has cleared the way for another $9 billion in student debt relief for as many as 125,000 borrowers — 11,700 of them in Arizona.

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