One dead, one injured after plane crash at airport
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
MARANA-- A pilot is dead and his passenger remains hospitalized after their single engined airplane crashed Saturday morning along a runway at Marana Regional Airport.
There were several callers to 911. The plane went down at 8:20 a.m., on Saturday, according to Northwest Fire District's Captain Adam Goldberg.
The pilot, Robert E. Cloutier, 46, died Monday morning after suffering ...more
MARANA -- A man was killed by SWAT team members after making aggressive movements while holding a hammer and a knife after a standoff.
On Aug. 27, at approximately 9 p.m., deputies responded to the 4200 block of W. Pyracantha reference a 911 call where a male, identified as Tim ...more
County to add to
Tangerine Landfill after threats of closure
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
MARANA -- Just two years after announcing to Marana that the Tangerine Landfill was about to be closed, Pima County has reversed course and decided to transfer and add new services to the aged facility.
In a memo to Pima County Board member Sharon Bronson, dated Aug. 17, Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry wrote that green waste, waste tire disposal ...more
Police and fire personnel
investigate house fire in Marana Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
MARANA -- Northwest Fire District responded to a reported house fire in the Continental Reserve neighborhood at 7:35 p.m. on Aug. 17. The house is located on North Stonehill Drive.
Crews responded in four minutes and found a fully involved attached garage with a vehicle inside. The fire was placed under control in 21 minutes. Northwest Fire had ...more
Tiger Marching Band raises funds at Chuy’s Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
MARANA -- The Marana High School Marching Band sold tickets and held an all-you-can eat fundraiser at Chuy's on Ina Rd., in Marana.
Cary Kelly, a drum major and senior helped organize the event and said he had a good time working hard to put the fundraiser together.
"We want to be able to buy new instruments and raise our ...more
No action on landfill
until planning weighs in
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
MARANA -- "Folks, were not going to take action on this tonight."
That was how Marana Mayor Ed Honea began the discussion of an action item on the controversial landfill west of the Airport.
As reported here last week, the council voted to send the Development Agreement (DA) to the Planning Commission for review before taking any action. ...more
Ex-Marana cop gets probation in computer tampering case
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
MARANA -- A former Marana police officer who entered a guilty plea to four counts of computer tampering was sentenced by a Pima County Superior Court judge last Friday to two years probation and no prison time.
Calvin Ingram, an 11 year veteran of the force, was indicted back in December 2009 on 27 counts of tampering and trafficking ...more
Great People celebration Posted: Tuesday, Aug 24th, 2010
The Marana Weekly News honored members of the community as Great People on Saturday, July 31 at Fry's Food, on the corner of Cortaro and Silverbell Roads.
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