A proposal that Oro Valley accept a piece of ground rather than impact fees has been put on hold.

Jan. 11, 2006 - There's a new acronym being thrown around Marana's town hall: MWEC.

This Wednesday, Oro Valley Town Council members are expected to vote to accept a deed transferring ownership of property in Steam Pump Village to the town.

Sept. 15, 2004 - About 1,000 years ago the Santa Cruz River Valley flood plain supported a thriving agricultural civilization. On the northwest edge of what is now Continental Ranch, the Hohokam Indians used canals to irrigate fields and developed a sedentary community with an extensive trade network.

The city of Tucson will be asking the Amphitheater School District to pay in land rather than money for a piece of property both the city and the district are claiming to own.

With four roommates packed into a small-town Virginia apartment and a $1,100 monthly stipend to chase his lifetime dream, 2006 Canyon Del Oro grad Taylor Lewis is settling into minor-league baseball life just fine.

September 21, 2005 - When a journalist with ABC News spotted Fernando Giordano boarding up his New Orleans arts supply store one windy day in late August, he recognized good material for his coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

The Town of Oro Valley recently added an additional 1.75 acres to its collection of open space parcels.

Oro Valley Water Utility officials have been in discussion with their counterparts at Tucson Water about a possible agreement to trade Central Arizona Project water for treated water.

The long-fought effort to pass a comprehensive environmental ordinance in Oro Valley has ended.

In conjunction with Ventana Medical Systems announcement Wednesday that it intends to expand its Oro Valley operation and add up to 500 new jobs, state and local governments have prepared a package of incentives for the company.

A celebrated charter school appears poised to open a facility in Oro Valley.

Oro Valley leaders took another step toward annexing Arroyo Grande last Wednesday when the town council approved amending the town’s general plan to include changes designed for future development there.

A long anticipated NBA season has finally tipped off after 149 days of a player lock out. The lockout has created a shortened season and less time to play all the games, causing teams to have to play three consecutive nights.

The Town of Oro Valley likely will have an official new town manager as of Wednesday, July 21.

An oil spill is spreading across the country, and Arizona is among the areas that will be hard hit. Tucson has already felt the spill's impact.

The federal government's proposed plan for redesignating the critical habitat of the endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owl released Nov. 26 brought a modicum of relief for Marana, but still left the town and huge swaths of the Northwest tied-up in development regulations.

Marana has put a firm $18.2 million price tag on the construction cost of its new town hall in north Marana, but it's still a crap shoot as to how much the off-site infrastructure and improvements will cost and whether a private sector commercial gamble will pay off.

(BPT) - The holiday season is a good time to recognize the important contribution of America’s farmers to our quality of life. Agriculture is a tough business. Farmers have to cope with production factors outside of their control, such as weather and geography. Yet according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, America’s 2 million farms are the world’s most productive, not only feeding our nation, but providing crucial grains and foodstuffs to help feed other people around the world.

August 3, 2005 - Long plane rides and even longer bus rides: In two and a half years in the minor leagues, Ian Kinsler has endured both. On July 26, the plane dropped the former Canyon Del Oro High School baseball player off in a familiar place: home.

Letters to the editor for June 25

Attorneys for the U.S. Department of Interior filed a motion Dec. 20 seeking a reconsideration of a ruling by a Washington D.C. federal appeals court that would have forced the disclosure of specific locations of endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owls in Arizona.

The Town of Marana has hosted a pair of open houses — the most recent last week at Wheeler Taft Abbett Sr. Library on N. Schisler Drive, to help educate the public about the town’s pursuit of a wastewater system.

People are a product of their upbringing, and Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick (D-Ariz.) is no exception.