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SACATON — Brett Allen Coochyouma, 45, of Sacaton died on Oct. 1, 2026. He was born on Oct. 17, 1980, in Mesa to Dennis and Gail Coochyouma. Mr. Coochyouma attended Sacaton Elementary School through fifth grade before continuing his education at Hopi Elementary in Polacca. He later attended Casa Grande Junior High and graduated from Casa Grande Union High School. kAmu@C ab J62CD[ 96 D6CG65 2D 2? 2C4926@=@8:42= 2DD:DE2?E 4C6H 49:67 7@C rF=EFC2= #6D@FC46D H:E9 E96 v:=2 #:G6C x?5:2?

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Casa Grande Police log The following was taken from records of the Casa Grande Police Department: Arrests Sept. 25 Joe Melendrez, 65, was arrested on an initial arrest warrant. Anthony Thornton, 37, was arrested on an initial arrest warrant. Christian Tobine, 41, was arrested for possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited possessor, possession of a deadly weapon during a drug felony offense, dangerous drug possess/use, and drug paraphernalia possess/use.

Tuesday, Oct. 6, is National Noodle Day. A few days later, Oct. 17 is National Pasta Day and Oct. 25 is World Pasta Day. That’s a lot of celebration for the simple starch-meets-water combination in all its forms. It also begs the question, “What exactly is the difference between noodles and pasta?” Noodles and pasta might seem like the same thing. In many cases they are interchangeable. I’ve often made chicken noodle soup using spaghetti (a pasta) rather than egg noodles.

ESA vouchers bad for state Editor: Can anyone explain the rationale behind forcing hardworking everyday Arizonans to cover private school tuitions for the wealthiest families in the state? This question is especially relevant because despite Arizona voters rejecting this scheme by an overwhelming majority, elected representatives like LD16’s Chris Lopez refuse to do what’s right for their constituents.

What is it you fear most in life? Paying bills? Being robbed? Nuclear war or being overweight? The thing we should most fear is ingratitude. It can ruin your day before you’ve finished your first cup of coffee. It gives everything a negative hue, turns your smile upside down and is a black hole capable of sucking the sunshine out of an otherwise perfectly good day. Worse yet, ingratitude rarely ruins just your day. You have a remarkable ability to pass it along.

NEW WATERFORD, Ohio — See how they run. Former Sen. Sherrod Brown is running like an old man in a hurry. “An old man in a hurry” is the phrase Lord Randolph Churchill employed to characterize then-76-year-old William Gladstone, the 19th-century British prime minister whose reputation as a backer of “the masses against the classes” precisely matches Brown’s political profile.

WASHINGTON — The NFL Referees Association on Tuesday said it will challenge the severity of the suspensions of two officials for unprofessional conduct, which the officials union maintains went beyond appropriate punishment. The league on Monday suspended line judge Jeff Seeman for two games for swearing at Arizona’s Trey McBride and referee Adrian Hill for one game for yelling and gesturing at Minnesota’s Eric Wilson.

PHOENIX — A cyberattack on Arizona’s court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started when a court employee clicked a malicious link in an email. The Arizona Supreme Court said the information was copied for 1.3 million people with unpaid court fees, fines and restitution payments for traffic and criminal violations dating back as far as 30 years.

LONDON (AP) — The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in the horror film “The Shining” and a prop infant that appeared in the final scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” are among items for sale in an auction of director Stanley Kubrick's personal archive, auction house Bonhams said Tuesday.