Chandler

Aspiring medical student. Snowmobile repairman. Sled-dog musher. Working with indigenous people in Canada. Man of the cloth. They’re all part of his life’s journey that shaped him and step by step brought Kevin Hartke to be mayor of Chandler.

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services is activating heat-relief stations Aug. 3-4 at Tempe Corps Community Center, 40 E. University Drive, and Chandler Corps Community Center, 85 E. Saragosa St.

Five-story patient-care Tower D at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center opens this month with new main entrance and 96 patient-care beds.

Eastbound I-10 will be closed 10 p.m. Friday to 4 a.m. Monday from U.S. 60 south to Chandler Boulevard as crews continue removing rubberized asphalt for the massive Broadway Curve Project.

Arizona’s state funding for education remains among the lowest in the country. The talent pool can make more money doing something else so recruiters must think outside the box to land them.

Free, online K-12 charter for students with autism and other learning issues is expanding this school year to meet a growing request for online classes. 

Charitable organizations are raising funds and providing clothing and supplies for school children who need them as the new school year is upon them.

New Chandler city manager Joshua Wright joined the city in 2017 as assistant city manager and has been acting city manager since March.