Melissa St. Aude

CASA GRANDE — Whiskers sits in a sunny spot on the Casa Grande Middle School campus near the cafeteria. His job is to collect plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

CASA GRANDE — With a new smartphone-based irrigation system, partners in family-run Sierra Farms can monitor and control water levels with the touch of a digital button.

CASA GRANDE — While cotton, corn and alfalfa are among the staple crops in Pinal County, several pecan orchards are also rooted in the region.

Nominated in the Business Person category in the Créme de la Copa competition, Kristina Donnay is part of the husband-wife team that runs Maricopa Wellness Center.

Halloween is a time for trick-or-treating, haunted houses and spooky fun, but it's also the season to enjoy candy corn, with its tri-color, triangular lineup of a yellow bottom, orange center and white tip.

CASA GRANDE — Murder, intrigue and a little bit of poking fun at William Shakespeare all have a role in the Vista Grande High School presentation of “Much Ado About Murder.”

I've been visiting my hometown of Brunswick, Maine, and enjoying plenty of my favorite nostalgic foods.

ELEVEN MILE CORNER — When the Golden Riders motorcycle act are zipping through their steel globe, there are plenty of gasps, “oohs,” “aahs” and applause from audiences.

CASA GRANDE — As part of a journey that traverses thousands of miles and visits every state except Hawaii, Judy and Mike McNamara stopped in Casa Grande Wednesday afternoon for lunch at Texas Roadhouse on Florence Boulevard.

CASA GRANDE — The Mission Heights Preparatory High School esports team walked into a digital battlefield Tuesday afternoon and emerged as the best in the West.