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The Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum is housed in one of the dwellings on the grounds of what was the Paul W. Litchfield estate at Camelback and Litchfield Roads.
Litchfield Park Historical Society temporarily closes museum due to COVID-19
Due to rising numbers of COVID-19 in the Southwest Valley, the Litchfield Park Historical Society has temporarily closed its museum to the public through at least February. more
A tall pine tree toppled when a microburst hit near Scout Park in Litchfield Park on Monday, Jan. 25, rests on a portion of a home at the corner of Luchana Drive and La Loma Avenue.
Microburst damages Litchfield Park home, Scout Park facilities
Litchfield Park residents and workers were busy cleaning up Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the wake of a microburst that hit the city when heavy storms rolled through the West Valley on Monday afternoon. more
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Thefts, burglaries, assaults reported Jan. 19-26 in Goodyear, Litchfield Park
Independent Newsmedia is debuting a weekly crime log for Goodyear and Litchfield Park, scheduled to run Tuesdays on our Goodyear Independent and Litchfield Park Independent sites. more
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Residents can sign up to receive heart health tips from Abrazo Health
Heart disease still ranks as the No. 1 killer in the United States, and Abrazo Health, which operates Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, will mark National Heart Month in February with weekly email tips to inspire and empower individuals to commit to a healthy heart in 2021. more
COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park top 3,000
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park 85340 was 3,059 as of Friday, Jan. 22, a 7.52% increase over last Friday and 2.9% increase over Thursday. more
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The Goodyear City Council will meet at Municipal Court and Council Chambers at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 25, to consider a Goodyear Recreation Campus promotional pass for residents.
Goodyear council to consider discounted recreation passes
Goodyear is implementing new recreation and rental fees this year, but residents will receive a break if the City Council approves a 75th anniversary pass promotion when it meets in regular session Monday, Jan. 25. more
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Abrazo announces free women’s heart health webinars
Abrazo Health, which operates Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, is registering participants for a free virtual webinar series on women’s heart health scheduled for Feb. 15 to 19. more
Ground Control owners Ian and Stephanie Harwell, photographed outside their restaurant, beer, coffee and wine bar in November, have applied for a $10,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant from the city, and have asked the council to recommend that the state approve their request to expand operations outdoors through June.
Litchfield Park council eyes COVID-19 grant, Ground Control expansion requests
Litchfield Park’s City Council has a packed night Wednesday, Jan. 20, with a regular meeting that will see reelected incumbents Ron Clair, Ann Donahue and John Romack taking their oaths of office and selection of a vice mayor among seven action items and numerous presentations, project updates and monthly reports. more
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Scottsdale artist Emma Garcia painted the heart representing the 2000s at Falcon Park, 15050 W. Indian School Road.
Goodyear to kick off 75th anniversary celebration with virtual ceremony
The city of Goodyear will kick off a nearly year-long 75th anniversary celebration of its Nov. 19, 1946, incorporation with a small ceremony streamed live from its oldest park at 10 a.m. Jan. 22. more
Amalia Ayala, front, a resident of Las Brisas Sunset senior apartment complex in San Luis, Ariz., deposits saliva for her COVID-19 test during the ASU and Equality Health Foundation pilot program on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. Free saliva tests engineered by Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute are administered in Yuma County's small border city of San Luis to disabled and older people living in subsidized housing. The tests have also been given to hundreds of farmworkers. (Cesar Neyoy/The Yuma Sun via AP)
Military nurses, tests coming to help hard-hit Arizona city
PHOENIX (AP) — Exhausted nurses in rural Yuma, Arizona, regularly send COVID-19 patients on a long helicopter ride to Phoenix when they don't have enough staff. The so-called winter lettuce capital … more
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New weekly COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park down slightly
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported the number of COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park 85340 was 2,845 as of Friday, Jan. 15, a 11.65% increase over last Friday and 2.56% increase over Thursday. That represents an increase of 297 new cases over the week and 71 cases overnight. more
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FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021, file photo supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol in Washington. An Arizona man seen in photos and video of the mob wearing a fur hat with horns was also charged Saturday in Wednesday's chaos. Jacob Anthony Chansley, who also goes by the name Jake Angeli, was taken into custody Saturday, Jan. 9. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Feds: Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials
PHOENIX (AP) — The pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials,” federal prosecutors said in court documents. The remarks came … more
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FILE - This June 15, 2015, file photo shows in the distance, part of the Resolution Copper Mining land-swap project in Superior, Ariz. A group of Apaches who have tried for years to reverse a land swap in Arizona that will make way for one of the largest and deepest copper mines in the U.S. sued the federal government Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Apache Stronghold argues in the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona that the U.S. Forest Service cannot legally transfer land to international mining company Rio Tinto in exchange for eight parcels the company owns around Arizona. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Apaches object to Forest Service review of huge copper mine
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The U.S. Forest Service is scheduled to release an environmental review that will pave the way to create one of the largest copper mines in the U.S., against the wishes of a … more
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L. Darlene Smith captured the Sun City sunset. [Submitted photo]
Readers can submit Scenic Arizona photos for Daily Independent at YourValley.net
The Daily Independent at YourValley.net is publishing submitted photos that highlight the community and showcase Arizona’s beauty. more
2020 champion Graysen Huff, a senior from Auburn University, celebrates his Patriot All-America Golf Invitational win Dec. 31.
Mavericks, partners pull off successful Patriot All-America despite pandemic
Coordinating a growing, 10-year-old tournament that brings 84 amateur golfers from colleges and universities around the country to Litchfield Park is no simple task. Toss a pandemic into mix, and the challenges are magnified immeasurably. more
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Dr. Emun Abdu administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Alice Gonzales, RN, at the point of dispensing POD at Abrazo West Campus in Goodyear, Dec. 21.
State moves into Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination stage
As part of its Phase 1B COVID-19 vaccination schedule, the Arizona Department of Health Services opened registration for the state’s first 24/7 COVID-19 vaccination site at State Farm Stadium in Glendale at 9 a.m. Monday. more
311 new weekly COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park brings tally to 2,548
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 311 new COVID-19 cases in Litchfield Park 85340 over the week ending Friday, Jan. 8, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 2,548. more
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Ruben Trujillo works to fill the 1,200 orders Cafe Emporos: Hand Drip Coffee received after his TikTok video on coffeegrams went viral in November.
Goodyear’s Innovation Hub helps small business owners succeed
Entrepreneurs like Cafe Emporos: Hand Drip Coffee owner Ruben Trujillo and Military Spouse Nutritionist owner KaTrina Samuels-Garrison are an independent lot, but that doesn’t mean they want to navigate the complicated world of 21st century business alone. more
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Litchfield Park seeks State of the City comments, questions
The city of Litchfield Park is looking for questions and comments from residents as it prepares for the annual State of the City address next month. more
Leadership from the 56th and 944th Fighter Wings at Luke Air Force Base, along with airmen from the 1K Maintenance Group, participate in a conference call with the Honorable Barbara M. Barrett, secretary of the Air Force, as she congratulates the team on its large-category 2020 Secretary of Defense Field-level Maintenance Award.
Luke AFB maintenance groups win 2020 Secretary of Defense field-level award
The 56th and 944th Fighter Wing maintenance groups at Luke Air Force Base, referred to as the 1K Maintenance Group, were recipients of the 2020 Secretary of Defense Field-level Maintenance Award in the large category. more
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