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- Kenny the Fishhugger Offers A Taste of Honey
He's a salmon fisherman who raises cattle on the side, and -- lucky us -- Kenny Ashbacher has now gotten into honey.
- How to find Cotton Patchers show and why you should
The Coolidge Women's Club was built in 1928. Nonetheless, you still can't find it on MapQuest.
- Social hosta ordinance sought
In light of recent controversy surrounding a School Board member whose residence was the location of a teen drinking party last year, a drug abuse prevention coalition is pushing for the adoption of a municipal "social hosting" ordinance.
- Yuma soldiers return from Middle East with Arizona Army Guard Unit
Twenty-three Arizona Army National Guard soldiers, including four from Yuma, returned home to their families on Saturday after spending a year serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- RV day trip, Casa Grande Ruins, American Indian Music Fest
The Casa Grande Ruins National Monument is a wonderful historic site within the National Park Service.
- Native American music fest
Casa Grande Ruins National Monument was created to preserve the culture of an ancient desert tribe - the Hohokam.
- Coolidge aviators, officials work to save WWII hangar
For 67 years, the cavernous hangar at Coolidge Municipal Airport has been a guidepost for countless pilots.
- Maricopa leading the way in housing permits
Despite a rash of foreclosed homes sitting on the market, Maricopa remains the fastest growing municipality in Pinal County.
- Non-profit helps shave classroom costs with recycled supplies
Even as state revenue has fallen and classroom spending has been gutted, several teachers are turning their classrooms "green" inexpensively with help from a little-known Tempe non-profit. For years, Arizona teachers have been spending a chunk of their own money on paper, file folders, glue and other classroom staples to make up for meager budgets ...
- Chandler OKs construction noise ordinance
Pounding nails, sawing wood and pouring concrete near houses when most people are asleep is now "disturbing the peace" in Chandler.
- City working to restructure development impact fees
City of Maricopa staff, in conjunction with the consulting firm TischlerBise Inc., are in the first-draft stage of writing a proposal for new development impact fees.
- Chandler to consider construction noise limits
Inside a framed home in a Fulton Ranch subdivision in south Chandler, construction workers do their jobs as the city of Chandler considers imposing new restrictions on construction noise in residential areas.
- San Carlos Lake faces drought crisis
San Carlos Lake is nearly empty, the water levels behind Coolidge Dam so low that federal officials have shut off deliveries to downstream farmers in an attempt to avert massive fish deaths.
- EPA warnings spark effort that may cut deadly Pinal County storms
Videos of last Tuesday's massive Interstate 10 traffic collision near Casa Grande that killed three people and involved 22 cars showed a series of long streams of dust billowing in the air.
- DPS: 3 dead after heavy dust storm causes crashes on I-10
Authorities have identified three people that died after a heavy dust storm caused more than two dozen collisions on Interstate 10 near Casa Grande Tuesday morning.
- Storms causing highway problems
A winter storm moving across the state is causing hazardous road conditions in the state.
- Food bank moving to bigger digs
Mesa's United Food Bank will make a bold move early next year to a much larger warehouse, eliminating crammed quarters that hindered donations at its present location.
- Lobo Wrestlers Compete In Peaks Invitational Meet
By Greg Perkins Wrestling at the Peaks Invitational Meet held Dec. 5 in Flagstaff, seven Snowflake Lobo wrestlers placed in the large dual team tournament.
- Days Past: Prescott's Smoki People and the 1944 bomber built in their name
Courtesy photo This B-24 Liberator is the type of bomber that Prescottonians paid for in July 1944 with "E" bonds, then sent it into battle in the South Pacific to honor the Smoki People of Prescott.
City DescriptionCoolidge is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 8,154.
Arizona Highway 87 and Arizona Highway 287 pass through the town. Coolidge is 56 miles southeast of Phoenix, and 69 miles northwest of Tucson. It is 21 miles northeast of Casa Grande and 11 miles southwest of Florence. Picacho Reservoir is just 11 miles south of town.
Coolidge is home of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The monument was the first historic site to receive protected status by the United States Government in 1892. The ancient city was built about 1200 A.D. by the Hohokam people.
Coolidge was incorporated as a city in 1945. It is named for Calvin Coolidge, the 30 President of the United States.
Coolidge is home to Central Arizona College.
Coolidge is located at 32°58′38″N 111°31′23″W / 32.97722°N 111.52306°W / 32.97722; -111.52306 (32.977105, -111.522933).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13.0 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 7,786 people, 2,585 households, and 1,938 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,549.1 ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Pinal County
- Arizona
- United States of America
City Contains:- Central Arizona College
- Casa Grande Ruins National Monument
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