Wickenburg News

" What will Arizona look like in 40 years? That is the question the Arizona Department of Transportation is posing to Valley residents this month in hopes of receiving public opinion on several dramatic proposals for the future of the transportation framework.

With good-ole Western hospitality, and lots of whooping, hollering and crooning, the new "Howdy Show and Dinner Extravaganza" at Rockin' R Ranch in Mesa feastures gun-toting cowpokes, the Lost Dutchman and his Superstitions' gold, colorful dancehall girls, tasty chow and tasteful cornpone.

Official override election resultsOfficial election results released Friday did not change the outcome for override elections in West Valley school districts.

A coalition of local officials is pushing forward on a study to find the necessary funding for a commuter rail line that would run along the Grand Avenue corridor, linking to other parts of the Valley.

Both override elections in the Dysart Unified School District failed, which means the district will lose more than $5 million in funding next school year.

Toe-Tappin' Music a oeOut Wickenburg Waya 30th Annual Bluegrass Festival & Fiddle Championship A A A A The Four Corner States Bluegrass Festival on November 13-15, 2009 is sponsored by the Wickenburg Chamber of Commerce - and it's one of the oldest bluegrass festivals in the Southwest.

It's fall home-tour season, the time of year when Valley residents open the doors of their homes to let the rest of us wander through making mental notes for decorating ideas while also contributing to a worthy cause.

An $8,000 grant will allow Surprise police to purchase software to analyze computer information and hardware used to retrieve data from cellphones.

Members of the Chino Valley Mayor's Ad Hoc Economic Development Committee Tuesday will see a slideshow Town Manager Jerry Stricklin prepared showing how Wickenburg developed its downtown area.

Wickenburg hosts the Arizona High School Rodeo Friday and Saturday at the Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, 1025 Constellation Road A stick-horse parade kicks off the rodeo at 2 p.m. in the main arena.

Hassayampa River Centuries before White men came, the western Yavapai Indians called the banks of "Haseyamo" their domain.

Chaparral Homemade Ice Cream is celebrating a new look, fresh menu and 23 flavors of ice cream at its grand opening Saturday.

An F-16D Fighting Falcon lost power and was forced to make an emergency landing at the Wickenburg Municipal Airport Thursday morning.

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The 13th annual Alice Cooper Pro-Am Golf Tournament, hosted by Alice Cooper's Solid Rock Organization, will be Nov.

On this date in 1908, newspapers reported excellent progress on the new electric power plant under construction on the Hassayampa River south of Wickenburg.

Authorities say the burned wreckage of a small plane was found Monday in northern Arizona and at least one person has been killed.

The Northwest Citizens Group invites the public to attend its monthly meetings with city of Surprise staff to discuss a variety of issues and topics that affect residents living within Surprise's planning area.

A new interstate highway linking Phoenix and Las Vegas could strengthen the link between two of the fastest growing U.S. cities while becoming a prime route to transport freight from Mexico to Las Vegas and beyond, officials say.

If ticket sales are the lifeblood of a performance venue, but a faltering economy has patrons watching pennies, and grant programs are cutting back supportive funding, what else can be done to keep the doors open? At the Del E. Webb Center for the Performing Arts in Wickenburg, Executive Director Cathy Weiss gave kudos to season sponsors who, she ...