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Longtime city employee oversees 3 water facilities

By the City of Chandler Coasting not an option for John Pinkston, Chandler’s wastewater facilities manager during city’s journey towards water self-sufficiency. Chandler achieved its 100-year “assured water supply”...

Ducey: Get suicide prevention funding to schools now

By Jim Walsh Staff Writer Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants to help schools combat the teen suicide epidemic immediately through state grants from a $20 million pot he created to hire additional mental health counselors and school...

Newcomer steers race school’s comeback

By PAUL MARYNIAK Executive Editor Bruce Belser will tell you it’s not exactly a need for speed that made him one of Ahwatukee’s newer residents. But fast cars sure did. The former Air Force fighter jet and Delta Air Lines...

Chandler chef brings haute cuisine to homes

By Coty Dolores Miranda Contributing Writer There was a time when only the wealthy employed housekeepers or landscapers, yet now they’re the mainstay for many working families. Chef Noon, of Chandler-based Chef Noon Culinary...

Chandler ‘micro-hospital’ looking to shake up medicine

By Kevin Reagan Staff Writer Dr. Ronald Genova has a specific way of describing the type of patient that should come to his emergency room. “You’re sick, but you’re not that sick. You don’t need to be in the major...

Chandler firefighter starts junky side business

Santan sun news staff Cade Swallows spends a lot time riding around in a big, red truck. The Chandler resident is a firefighter by trade for the City of Phoenix. But on his days off, Swallows is riding around the East Valley in...

Teacher’s tiny tents draw raves from kids and moms

By Coty Dolores Miranda Contributor Mothers around the East Valley looking for a novel way to host a sleepover for their children are finding it with an Ahwatukee-based slumber party tent rental company. Tiny TeepeeZzz was...

Pueblo Grande Museum a worthwhile visit

By kate bacon Contributor Some 1,500-plus years ago, at the intersection of the complex canal systems that supported their ancient agricultural-based society on the Salt River, the Hohokam established a pre-Columbian village...

Museum offers free programs this month

SANTAN SUN NEWS STAFF The Chandler Museum is offering a number of free programs and activities for people of all ages this month. The museum, 300 S. Chandler Village Drive is open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m....

Louisville “felt like home” for Chubba Purdy

By Brittany Bowyer Contributing Writer Growing up in a house full of athletes, hard work and dedication was nothing out of the ordinary for Chubba Purdy. The senior, a 4-star dual threat quarterback at Perry High School, watched...