Queen Creek Tribune

04/09/2026

A Queen Creek business is among over 110 that have joined Kelly Smith’s month-long effort to help an East Valley animal rescue that was founded during one of the Valley’s darkest periods in recent memory.

A Queen Creek business is among over 110 that have joined Kelly Smith’s month-long effort to help an East Valley animal rescue that was founded during one of the Valley’s

03/09/2026

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Chandler-based Children's Cancer Network has several initiatives underway to help families with kids stricken by the disease.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Chandler-based Children’s Cancer Network has several initiatives underway to help families with kids stricken by the disease.

02/09/2026

Arizona teenagers reported less drug use, fighting, theft, gun carrying and exposure to violence in a sweeping statewide survey.

02/09/2026

Two top EDUPRIZE Schools administrators spent hours answering written and live questions from parents about recent staffing cuts, the charter system’s finances and its relationship with its management company at an Aug. 17 town hall attended in person and virtually by more than 150 parents and others.

Two top EDUPRIZE Schools administrators spent hours answering written and live questions from parents about recent staffing cuts, the charter system’s finances and its relationship with its management company at

01/09/2026

The Chandler Unified School District is changing how it judges itself. Instead of 11 categories that total 44 possible points, officials cut that down to just five categories worth a maximum of 20 points.

The Chandler Unified School District is changing how it judges itself. Instead of 11 categories that total 44 possible points, officials cut that down to just five categories worth a

01/09/2026

“Accidental stupidity is forgiven. But not negligent dumbassery. That might be worth adopting here in Arizona,” columnist David Leibowitz proposes.

After 30 years in the desert, the blast furnace doldrums of August make me even surlier.

31/08/2026

The Queen Creek Police Department began operations in January 2022, taking over from the Maricopa and Pinal counties sheriff departments.

Mayor Julia Wheatley likes the ensuing community policing results since then. “I am so proud of the work our police department does to fulfill that vision every day,” she said.

Continued at https://www.queencreektribune.com/news/officials-happy-with-queen-creek-community-policing/article_b593e7db-22fc-4c08-87c6-a5fd764fe8a4.html.

28/08/2026

It was hard not to notice a major restructuring at the top of Chandler Unified School District during the Aug. 19 Governing Board meeting.

Lana Berry, the district’s chief financial officer since 2013, was gone – her seat occupied by Kevin Mendivil with a title that’s new to the district, chief of staff.

It was hard not to notice a major restructuring at the top of Chandler Unified School District during the Aug. 19 Governing Board meeting.

27/08/2026

A heated debate over “land acknowledgment” at the Aug. 19 Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting ended with members deciding to make it an action item on its Sept. 9 meeting agenda.

A heated debate over “land acknowledgment” at the Aug. 19 Chandler Unified School District Governing Board meeting ended with members deciding to make it an action item on its Sept.

26/08/2026

For a 9-year-old Queen Creek boy, winning another environmental art competition is more about a family learning experience than an individual honor. Read more at https://www.queencreektribune.com/news/queen-creek-boy-becoming-a-conservation-champ/article_1d4ab350-78c7-44ef-9325-f9873149a173.html.