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An 18-acre property at Arizona Farms Road and Apollo Road in the unincorporated San Tan Valley area has sold for $2.7 million to a buyer with plans for housing, industrial space and retail. Phoenix-based brokerage CRE8 Advisors announced the sale. The seller, Christ the Victor Future Facilities, LLC, sold the land to Apollo 18, LLC. Rommie Moj...

Pinal County Sheriff's Office leaders explained to the San Tan Valley Town Council on July 15 how the county's Flock license plate cameras work — and answered pointed questions about privacy, data sharing and the company behind them — as the town weighs whether the cameras should stay on its streets. Deputy Chief Jason Villegas and sheriff's office...

Rural Metro Fire San Tan Valley, the fire and emergency medical provider for the San Tan Valley area, is warning residents that everyday surfaces around the home can reach burn-causing temperatures during Arizona's summer heat. In a video posted to the department's Facebook page, public information officer Shawn Gilleland took thermometer readings ...

Kids will run every booth at the first San Tan Valley Indoor Kids Market on Saturday, Aug. 8 — and a few vendor spots are still open for young entrepreneurs who want in. The free event runs from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Homestead Cottage AZ, 28311 N. Homestead Lane, San Tan Valley. Shoppers can expect handmade jewelry, baked goods, lemonade and 3D-printe...

Christ the Victor Church is asking for more volunteers to help its food pantry serve families in the San Tan Valley area, along with donations of several food items the pantry is running low on. The pantry, at 6173 E. Arizona Farms Road in unincorporated San Tan Valley, hands out food every Tuesday and Thursday from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Families...

Rebecca Hendry, a 20-year veteran of Florence Unified School District, will begin the 2026-27 school year as the district's new assistant superintendent for administrative services. Florence Unified is one of the school districts serving San Tan Valley area students, so the appointment puts a familiar name in a district-level role for thousands of ...

Neighbors of a 3.3-acre parcel at the southwest corner of Gantzel Road and Lone Star Lane told the San Tan Valley Town Council on July 15 they oppose bringing the land into the town for commercial development, at the first annexation hearing in the town's history. The council took no vote. The hearing, on annexation case ANX2026-01, was for public ...

The San Tan Valley Town Council set annual pay for the town's future elected leaders at its July 15 meeting: $45,000 for the mayor, $35,000 for the vice mayor and $30,000 for each councilmember. The pay does not apply to the current council. Under Arizona's Constitution, sitting members cannot set their own salaries, so the amounts take effect only...

Schnepf Road will be fully closed between Ranch Road and Germann Road from July 19 through Aug. 14, according to Pinal County Development Services. The closure is for Town of Queen Creek water line work. Queen Creek provides water service to parts of the San Tan Valley area which is why a Queen Creek water project is closing a road in the ...

San Tan Valley area residents looking for work can spend a full day sharpening their job search and meeting employers at Get Hired 2026, a workshops-and-career-fair event hosted by ARIZONA@WORK Pinal County on July 23. The event is free to attend and runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Central Arizona College's Signal Peak Campus, 8470 N. Overfield Road...

The Town of San Tan Valley will hold a public hearing Wednesday on its first annexation request — about 3.3 acres at the southwest corner of Gantzel Road and Lone Star Lane, where developers want to build a shopping center. The hearing is part of the Town Council meeting set for Wednesday, July 15, at 6 p.m. in the Bronze Room at the San Tan Valley...

Jack W. Harmon Elementary School will hand out more than 400 free backpacks, free haircuts and free school supplies at its annual Back to School Night on July 22. The event runs from 4 to 6 p.m. at the school, 39315 N. Cortona Drive, San Tan Valley. It is open to all students registered at Harmon, part of the J.O. Combs Unified School District. The...

American Legion Post 97 will host a blood drive at the San Tan Valley Veteran Center on Monday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The drive will take place at the Veteran Center, 5764 E. Hunt Highway, San Tan Valley, AZ. Organizers say donations collected at the event will help provide blood to patients in need throughout the community. Vitalant, the...

San Tan Valley area families can shop for free clothing, shoes, backpacks and school uniforms at an annual community clothing drive Saturday, July 18 — and the nonprofit behind it needs donations and volunteers this week to pull it off. The drive is run by My Mother's Pantry, a nonprofit serving the San Tan Valley and Queen Creek areas that keeps c...

Dave Gilbert Loescher, 58, of Florence, is in custody for the hit-and-run crash that killed a 23-year-old woman Friday on Hunt Highway in the San Tan Valley area, the Pinal County Sheriff's Office announced Saturday. Loescher was apprehended Saturday afternoon, one day after the crash. He is being booked and will face multiple felony charges for le...