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Centennial High School legend: Taylor named Peoria …

9/26/2024
When it comes to competition on the football field, Coach Richard Taylor’s record at Centennial High School speaks for itself.

Bringing transit to the Northwest Valley

7/25/2024
In a land that gave in to urban sprawl many years ago, where most everybody seems to own their own automobile, it is easy to take for granted getting from here to there.

Trilogy Veterans Club president leads the way

7/10/2024
The contributions of U.S. Air Force retiree Scott Duke to the veteran world, both locally and beyond, is expansive.

VIDEO: Peoria Unified student aims high

2/8/2024
Peoria Unified student Cougarjade Reyes is even more powerful than his unrivaled name hints at.

Get tickets for Peoria Hometown Hero luncheon today

2/6/2024
The deadline to purchase tickets to the third annual Peoria Hometown Heroes luncheon is nearing.

Peoria Heroes Wanted: Nominate your fellow neighbors …

1/19/2024
Nominations are now open for the 2024 Peoria Hometown Heroes Awards. The Peoria Independent will celebrate nominees throughout the year.

VIDEO: Giving back is a way of life

12/14/2023
Lori Jensen has always had a passion for community service, but it hit particularly hard just before businesses and school closed for the pandemic, in 2020.

VIDEO: Active involvement, selfless approach makes for …

11/29/2023
The son of a sheep herder, Bobby Gonzalo spent his early years in a Peoria that probably wouldn’t be recognizable to the average resident today, one that was still steeped in its agricultural ways.

Leader of Tomorrow: Ryland Johns in Queen Creek's …

11/9/2023
He may only be 14, but Ryland Johns knows how to hit the ground running. A freshman at Crismon High School, Johns is a career and technical education graphic design student. When his school …

VIDEO: Peoria pastor's path leads from rock and roll …

11/6/2023
Gavin Linderman was still a student at Peoria Accelerated High School when his band, Desole, signed a record deal with California-based Abacus Recordings, a subsidiary of Century Media.

Get to know the newest Peoria Independent Hometown …

11/6/2023
For his service to the Peoria community, Axiom Lead Pastor Gavin Linderman, has been named the Peoria Independent Hometown Hero in the spiritual leader category for 2023.

Honoring Queen Creek’s Hometown Heroes

10/18/2023
The Third Annual Queen Creek Hometown Heroes Awards brought together a group of people doing good for the town and the wider community. Hometown heroes are Queen Creek residents and businesspeople …