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Youngtown, El Mirage clash on mine
West Valley Local Area News
Jan 25In December, El Mirage Mayor Lana Mook opened negotiations with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The city is interested in annexing 240 acres of Maricopa County land that the tribe owns and plans to mine for sand and gravel in the Agua Fr... »
2011 full of intriguing stories in Surprise, El Mirage, Youngtown
West Valley Local Area News
Dec 30Northwest Valley residents may remember 2011 for its shake-ups. »
Youngtown transitions police duties to Sheriff's Office
West Valley Local Area News
Dec 19Town disband its decades-old police force, turns control over to Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. »
Youngtown leaders vote to disband police department
AZcentral.com News
Dec 02Town Council members approved a contract hiring Sheriff's Office to protect and patrol the town. »
Cash-poor Youngtown may disband its police force
12 News Video
Dec 01Youngtown officials said they have exhausted every effort to keep their 50-year-old Police Department intact. »
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Youngtown's finest soon to be out on the streets -- literally
Laurie Roberts' Blog
Nov 30When the Youngtown Police Department retired its drug dog this summer, Sgt. Dave Evans found a new one, a rescue dog. Evans paid the adoption fee out of his own pocket and put the Golden Retriever through 380 hours of training, all on his own time. Dur... »