“Peyton has always seen her aunties, family and friends play toka, whether it was at practice, a demonstration or in tournament. So, it was no surprise to me that she would soon start playing on her own,” said KiAna Reina, auntie of Peyton Z. Reina.  Peyton made her official toka debut on this year’s Salt […]

Over the next six months, the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and contractor Spartan Infrastructure, Inc., will be replacing power lines within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. This will complete the emergency repairs which began after the July 17, 2022, severe windstorm that damaged 3.5 miles of high-voltage electrical transmission line in the Lehi […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Chief of Police Karl Auerbach is now officially retired after 32 years of service to the Community and serving as the 10th chief of the Salt River Police Department for the past eight years. A day after being honored for his service by SRPMIC leadership in the Talking Stick Resort […]

For the past few years, many sober living homes across the Valley that were meant to provide behavioral healthcare services for people experiencing problems with substance abuse have been operating illegally. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid insurance program) has determined that these sober living homes are often managed by unlicensed […]

Where does Valentine’s Day come from? While historians aren’t entirely clear about which of several origin stories is the real one, the one most often described has to do with Valentine, a clergyman who lived in about the third century in Rome, Italy, and ministered to persecuted Christians. The emperor at the time, Claudius II […]

There’s nothing quite like the sound of the crack of the bat echoing around the ballpark in the spring. Baseball is officially back at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. On February 23, the Colorado Rockies hosted the 14th Spring Training Opening Day with the Colorado Rockies vs. […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and Casino Arizona / Talking Stick Resort employee Malena Manuel was named Enrolled Community Member of the Year during the Employee of the Year Dinner Celebration on January 29.  “It all started because Casino Arizona has an incentivized program for employee recognition,” said Manuel. She was nominated for the […]

For the past three years, the San Tan Roadrunners always seemed to come up short when it came time to win a championship. They always played well during the regular season, but they’d ultimately lose their momentum during the playoffs and come up just short of winning it all.  A member of the Roadrunners boys’ […]