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The Bisbee Unified School District Governing Board is seeking to fill a spot on its board after the retirement of one of its board members.

The city of Mesa has opened registration for its winter recreation programs for youth and adult sports teams.

As funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) hangs in the balance, Gov. Doug Ducey has called on Arizona’s congressional leaders to reauthorize the program that provides coverage for over 23,000 of the state’s children.

Tempe-based Salt River Project (SRP) was recently recognized for its employee adoption benefits by the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Three floats from the recent Avondale Billy Moore Days Parade came away as winners, beating out over 56 parade entries in the year’s event.

Central Arizona College will help mark National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week with an informational campaign at each of its campuses.

The First Marines Division will mark the ninth year of its annual Veterans Day parade in Bullhead City this month and has nominated 90-year-old World War II Veteran Lindy Arthur Closset to serve as the grand marshal.

Subaru of America Inc. will donate a 2018 Subaru Outback for Coconino County Community Services Department’s Meals on Wheels deliveries.

The first women to head Phoenix's police and fire departments shared their insights on leadership last month at the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s Professional Women’s Alliance luncheon.

The city of Mesa has received recognition from the world’s largest provider of employee-assistance programs for its employee health and wellness program.

Mesa Community College (MCC) and Grand Canyon University (GCU) have partnered to offer science and technology bachelor degree programs on the MCC’s community college campuses.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has appointed an Air Force veteran and a Superior Court commissioner to the Pima County Superior Court.

The Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) is the recipient of a $573,536, three-year grant to help create a large-scale, high-volume foster program that augments the center’s no-kill policy.

A Mesa Community College faculty member has received a $50,000 grant from the Coronado National Forest for the study of a threatened species of rattlesnake.

Tucson-based Pima Federal Credit Union has recently been awarded the Foundation Community Impact Award by the Mountain West Credit Union Association (MWCUA).

Carondelet Health Network has tapped Theresa Mouton to serve as the company’s market chief financial officer and oversee financial operations for three of the health network’s hospitals.

The city of Avondale and Kids At Hope will host the annual Time Travelers’ Youth Summit in November to educate and empower students as they experience “mental time travel” as a way to think about their future.

The city of Goodyear is expecting over 300 volunteers to participate in national Make a Difference Day this year, marking the 10th year residents take on community service projects.

The Cochise County Library District has unveiled its new grant-funded Free Book Box project, with a goal of bringing access to books to rural areas of the community.

The city of Mesa expects more than 1,000 volunteers to participate in a variety of community-service projects as it celebrates National Make a Difference Day.