Youngtown

Soul Benefactors shows heart

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When Kathleen McGeever heard that Valley View Community Food Bank urgently needed funds to continue providing food to needy West Valley families, she decided to act.  McGeever is the president of Soul Benefactors, a local... Full story

E. Valley group tosses support to Luke

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The East Valley Partnership Board of Directors has voted unanimously to approve the Luke Air Force Base Fighter F-35 Training Project. The decision came earlier this month after the board received a recommendation from East Valley Partnership... Full story

Clinics to begin giving swine flu shots Saturday

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PHOENIX (AP) — The people most at risk with coming down with swine flu will be first in line beginning Saturday at clinics across Maricopa County. The county health department said more than 39,700 doses of H1N1 vaccine will be available on a... Full story

Family, friends remember last of Youngtown pioneers

Mitchell Vantrease

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James and Joseph Gieseler have the task of cleaning almost 50 years of furniture, clothes and other items out of the home of their sister, Roberta Northrup. Northrup, who died of pneumonia last week, is the last of the original Youngtown residents.... Full story

Sun City looks for outside help to close golf gap

Jeff Dempsey

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The RCSC board of directors will vote next week on a plan to allow a limited number of golfers from outside Sun City to buy annual passes in a effort to stem the flow of red ink caused by a severe drop in play. “Make no mistake, we... Full story

Arpaio stares down feds in NW Valley immigration sweep

Joy Slagowski

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants Maricopa County residents to know he’s not changing how he conducts his crime suppression sweeps, in spite of the federal government’s limitation of the sheriff’s officers to act as federal immigration... Full story

Governor: El Mirage's Luke concerns are overblown

Howard Fischer

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PHOENIX -- Gov. Jan Brewer said Wednesday that concerns by El Mirage officials about increase noise if Luke Air Force Base becomes a training site for the new F-35 jet are overblown. "The F-16s fly over my house,’’ Brewer said of the... Full story

Task force chair: "health threats" mount; county, state do nothing

Jeff Dempsey

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Fed up with what she sees as indifference on the part of local and state agencies, Shirley McDonald suggested that a new tactic may be in order to deal with "health threats" posed by dirty air in the West Valley. At Tuesday afternoon’s... Full story

Gas leak in Youngtown

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Southwest Gas workers repaired a gas leaked late Monday morning in a Youngtown neighborhood after a contractor hit a line. Amy Washburn, a Southwest Gas spokeswoman, said the contractor was doing some work around 11:05 a.m. in the area of Michigan... Full story

Little Club helps in big, small ways

Claudia Sherrill

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They call themselves The Little Club, with good reason. Their membership numbers between 15 and 20. For a little club, though, they do big deeds. The mission statement reads in part: "The Little Club was established for the purpose of supporting... Full story

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