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

Marana Unified School District Board Member Bill Kuhn was engrossed in conversation with the principal at Twin Peaks Elementary school about the merits of various forms of school testing when MUSD Superintendent Wade McLean grabbed him by the elbow.

You’ve shopped, clicked and searched for the perfect birthday gift, but still have no idea what to buy.

Before a development project gets off the ground in Oro Valley, it must get approval from the citizen-led Development Review Board.

May 24, 2006 - Denny Dearden a few months ago began a meeting with a fake set of rotten-yellow, crooked teeth in his mouth, slurring his speech.

I had to get away on a road trip one Sunday this January. All this adulation for the newly elected president and the liberal tripe spewing forth from Hollywood and the editorial pages was driving me to distraction.

Nov. 24, 2004 - Deep in the heart of Marana, in a part of Pima County where the flickering glow of the city lies just far enough out of reach, is a place where the Old West is embraced by the new.

Wearing shirts that said, "bring Isa home," the parents of the missing 6-year-old Tucson girl held the first press conference since Isabel Celis disappeared on Saturday.

A decision about whether to build a cellular tower near houses in the Continental Ranch development has been put on hold yet again.

It took four games, but Arizona finally has its first win over a Bruins team - of any kind - this season.

October 11, 2006 - The formal planning for one of Oro Valley's most historic sites is finally underway. But the battle to gain control of Steam Pump Ranch is not over yet.

Sun City Vistoso residents will host their 16th annual holiday program, "The River Kids Best Holiday Program Ever," at 7 p.m. Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at the Sun City Social Hall, 1495 E. Rancho Vistoso Blvd.

Jan. 26, 2005 - In the upcoming months it should come as no surprise if the locals of the Dove Mountain residential community begin to look a little more physically fit.

“Empire State of Mind,” a student-run fashion show, is being presented at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12, in the Ironwood Ridge High School auditorium.

August 2, 2006 - An annexation deal between the town of Oro Valley and Westward Look Resort may fall through as the deadline to sign nears.

University of Arizona graduate ArcoIris Sandoval is making her own Manhattan transfer on Aug. 21. She's been accepted as a master's degree candidate in piano studies at the Manhattan School of Music.

July 5, 2006 - Once a cursory report on bighorn sheep that clung to the nearby cliffs, a sign at the Pima Canyon trailhead these days seems more like a historical marker - or even a tombstone.

A planned $33-million project intended to house Oro Valley police, water and public works departments has been put on hold.

I had such a great time this last weekend competing in the “Greatest Athlete” Decathlon! It was just what I needed to put my abilities, and weaknesses, into perspective.

A planned $33-million project intended to house Oro Valley police, water and public works departments has been put on hold.

DKL Holdings, developer of the Marana Regional Landfill, has agreed to accept no more than 10 percent of its waste volume each year from out-of-state sources, DKL representative Michael Racy told the Marana Town Council and a huge audience Wednesday night.

Budget constraints have prompted Oro Valley to consider placing construction of its long-planned municipal operations center on hold.

This weekend, Tohono Chul Park will hold its biannual plant sale.

The Ironwood Ridge Nighthawks were eliminated from the Division II state playoffs Friday night, losing in the semi-finals to Cienega High School.