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San Tan Valley arm wrestler Tim Tallmadge traveled halfway around the world this week and came home with the biggest win of his career. Tallmadge, 37, competed at East vs. West 25 in Batumi, Georgia, the pay-per-view event widely considered the premier stage in professional arm wrestling. It was his first appearance at the event, and he entered as ...

Arizona drivers who may communicate differently during a traffic stop can now add more detail to the voluntary alert first responders see, under enhancements the state Motor Vehicle Division announced July 30. The communication accommodation program places a voluntary flag on a driver or vehicle record. When an officer or first responder pulls up t...

A Pinal County judge has ruled that 17 Circle Cross Ranch homeowners can move forward with their lawsuit against Salt River Project over the high-voltage power lines built through their neighborhood's common areas. Judge Joseph Georgini of Pinal County Superior Court denied SRP's request to dismiss the case in an order entered Aug. 3. The ruling me...

The Town of San Tan Valley now reviews and inspects construction work in its streets and utility easements, taking those duties over from Pinal County under an agreement both governments approved Aug. 5 — the Pinal County Board of Supervisors in the morning and the Town Council that evening. The agreement is a memorandum of understanding, a written...

The new SanTanValley.com is live, and it is the biggest change we've made since this site started in 2009. For 17 years, this has been the place San Tan Valley goes to find out what's happening. That part hasn't changed. What's changed is everything else. We rebuilt the entire site from the ground up so that everything about living here, both insid...

Four Pinal County sheriff's deputies will work as school resource officers in the two public school districts serving the San Tan Valley area under agreements the Pinal County Board of Supervisors approved Aug. 5. Three officers go to Florence Unified School District #1 and one goes to J.O. Combs Unified School District #44. A school resource offic...

All seven San Tan Valley Town Council seats were decided outright in the July 21 primary, and voters approved both town ballot measures, under official results the Town Council accepted Aug. 5. Council members voted unanimously to adopt Resolution 2026-43, declaring the official canvass of the votes. Pinal County, which runs elections for the town,...

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office is ending its contract for Flock Safety cameras, the automated license plate readers posted throughout the San Tan Valley area, Sheriff Ross Teeple told the Pinal County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 5. Teeple said he instructed his staff last month to cancel the contract, and that he did so because of what he calle...

The Salad And Go drive-thru at 1754 Hunt Highway in San Tan Valley is closing for good, along with every other location in the chain, after the Arizona company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company said in a statement Tuesday that its stores will serve their last customers Wednesday, Aug. 5. The closure covers all 70 of the chain's drive-thr...

Central Arizona College students who do not qualify for federal Pell Grants will have a new way to pay for textbooks starting in fall 2026 — a $500 book scholarship funded by the college's own support staff. The Central Arizona College Foundation recently received a donation from the college's Support Staff Association to create the 500 for 500 Boo...

Aug. 11 is National 811 Day — the date, 8/11, matches the number to call before digging — and City of Mesa Gas, the natural gas provider for the San Tan Valley area, is reminding residents to make that call before starting any digging project. The reminder covers more than gas. Buried gas, electric, water, sewer and other utility lines can sit just...

When a refrigerator, washer or dryer gives out, San Tan Valley residents have several nearby places that will take it, plus two ways to skip the heavy lifting entirely. Buying a Replacement? Ask About Haul-Away The easiest route is to never touch the old unit at all. Many retailers will haul away your old appliance when they deliver the new one, us...

Election Results displayed below are for the Town of San Tan Valley. Latest Update: July 28, 2026 at 12PM - All ballots have been processed. The Canvass is August 3, 2026 where results will be officially finalized. Town of San Tan Valley Town Council Daren Schnepf 7,7779Diane Combes 7,139Daniel Oakes 7,086Brian Tyler 7,028Tyler Hudgins 6,934Rupert ...

Teachers in the San Tan Valley area can earn a $400 classroom grant this school year by completing a free STEM workshop from SRP, and registration is now open. The Saturday workshops run from 8 a.m. to noon at the PERA Training and Conference Center, 1 E. Continental Drive in Tempe. Teachers can see full workshop descriptions and sign up at srp.net...