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Emergency Responder: Queen Creek Police Chief Randy …

12/14/2022
Queen Creek’s first chief of police, Randy Brice, is striving to create a police force that works for and with the community. A life-long East Valley resident, Brice started working in Queen …

VIDEO: Serving up sustenance in the West Valley

11/27/2022
More than a year ago, DPS Trooper Casey Rhinehart was helping a disabled vehicle on the U.S. 93 near Wickenburg.

Queen Creek's Hometown Heroes are celebrated

11/4/2022
The Class of 2021-2022 Queen Creek Independent Hometown Heroes was honored today for all the contributions they have made in a variety of ways to the town. Some were honored for mentoring and …

Hometown Hero: Karalee Morris is November’s …

11/1/2022
Karalee Morris brings scraps of fabric, spools of thread and pieces of yarn to life by sewing special celebration quilts or lap quilts to give hope to those in need. Her focus to provide a …

Community Cheerleader: Nancy Haggerty is October’s …

10/3/2022
Nancy Haggerty has lived through some tough times to get to a point where life is good for her. She is the founder of Nancy’s Closet, an extension of Marketplace Matters ministry, whose goal is …

VIDEO: Setting students on the right path

9/4/2022
The roots of Elmar Cobos run deep in Peoria.

Get to know the newest Peoria Independent Hometown …

9/4/2022
Elmar Cobos has been named the Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Coach/Mentor category.

Educator: Merly Raymond is September’s Queen Creek …

9/4/2022
With many students disliking math, chances are their math teachers are not their favorite faculty members. But that’s not the case with Merly Raymond, an algebra teacher at Heritage Academy …

Health Care: Dr. Scott Finkbeiner is August’s …

9/2/2022
After working as a physician leader in both inpatient and outpatient medicine in South Dakota, Dr. Scott Finkbeiner brought his vision of health care to Arizona. In 2014, he started an …

Join us for the Queen Creek Hometown Heroes Awards …

8/30/2022
The strength of any community lies with its residents. In Queen Creek, that’s particularly true as it has rapidly grown from a sleepy agricultural town to the bustling community it is …

Video: Bringing all the tools to today's youth

7/7/2022
Peoria Police Officer Beth Griffin keeps her tool belt well stocked.

Get to know the newest Peoria Independent Hometown …

7/7/2022
Beth Griffin has been named the Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the Emergency Responder category.