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West Valley Preps Goodyear/Surprise girls soccer preview

A shorter, COVID-delayed girls soccer season is under way for Northwest Valley high schools. Here are previews, with coaches’ comments, for teams that responded to our questions.

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Estrella Foothills, Millennium high school winter coaches, parents weigh in on chance to play again

By a 5-4 vote Jan. 12 Arizona interscholastic Association board vote, winter sports — boys and girls basketball, soccer and wrestling — will start as (re)scheduled on Jan. 18. Players …

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AIA board reverses course, votes 5-4 to start winter sports play Jan. 18

Much like the decision of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Executive Board to cancel the winter sports season Jan. 8 by one vote, the 5-4 decision at Tuesday's board meeting to reinstate the winter sports season.

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AIA board cancels winter sports season

The Arizona Interscholastic Association executive board voted to cancel the winter sports season, due to the surge in COVID-19 cases since the holidays and the recommendations of the AIA Sports Medicine Advisory Committee.

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2020 All-West Valley Preps girls volleyball team

West Valley Preps has selected the top volleyball players in the Northwest Valley for the 2020 season.

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With the approval of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, the major tasks are now distribution and vaccination. Developing the vaccines has been a technological marvel, but until we get shots in the arms of 80% of the population, the COVID-19 pandemic will not be aborted.

5 ways Arizona can put people back to work

There is an early warning sign that high-demand jobs may be hard to fill when the labor market fully reopens, even with millions of Americans looking for work.

Independent Newsmedia continues collaborative commenting platform at yourvalley.net

The idea of maintaining civil discourse when debating public issues of the day is more than lip-service at Independent Newsmedia. At Yourvalley.net, which is powered by the work of local …

Safin: You can’t predict the future, but you can create it

I’m always thinking about the future and attempt to glean from the ethers what will happen next. It’s easier to predict the future when you create it, so the Southwest Valley Chamber of Commerce has taken new action to make sure the future of our community is bright.

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The city of Litchfield Park announced that CenturyLink will discontinue its Prism Internet Protocol Television service to city residents on March 31.

Cushman & Wakefield brokers sale of $43.1 million Goodyear property

The 263,606-square-foot industrial building that houses Daimler Trucks North America’s parts distribution facility in Goodyear’s PV|303 industrial park has sold for $43.1 million, brokers Cushman & Wakefield announced.

Join John Safin for Chat with the President, Jan. 21

Southwest Valley residents are invited to join Chamber President John Safin at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, for Chat with the President, a virtual open discussion about business, the local economy, community and other topics of interest.

CarMax seeks to fill 200 positions at curbside job fair

CarMax, the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, will hold a curbside career fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Jan. 13 and 14, to fill more than 200 customer experience consultant positions.

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Agua Fria Union High School District will hold a virtual town hall-style meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, to discuss the characteristics and traits desired in the district’s new …

Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek focuses support on Title I schools

The Rotary Club of Goodyear PebbleCreek values strong schools and strong communities. This thriving service club prioritizes partnerships with Avondale, Litchfield and Agua Fria school districts, with an emphasis on Title I schools where children from low-income families compose at least forty percent of enrollment.

Agua Fria UHSD’s STEMCon X goes virtual

Agua Fria Union High School District students who want to showcase their science, technology, engineering and mathematics skills while competing for scholarships up to $1,000 and other prizes, can sign up now for STEMCon X.

High school students can earn free college credits through ACE Program

High school sophomores in the Southwest Valley worried about going to college because of tight finances and other challenges are encouraged to apply for ACE, Estrella Mountain Community College’s Achieving a College Education program.

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