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LEADING OFF Publisher’s letter 4 HISTORY
Buckey legend: A granddaughter tracks down Tommy Lara, the man who made Buckeye Bakery Sqaw Bread famous 6 GOVERNMENT Hall talk: Buckeye residents share what they'd like to see in a new City Hall 10 COMMUNITY Blowing stuff up: A local veteran who once lacked direction now provides it for others 14 Artistic eye on Buckeye: Public art appearing on local traffic corners 18 Q&A viewfinder: Here's an introduction of the young man behind the photos 22 Race to the runway: Hundreds of runners flock to Buckeye for annual Boston Marathon qualifier 24 High over Buckeye: Pilots from around the region brought their aircraft to Buckeye in February 26 Buckeye Days 2026: The annual cattle drive honors Buckeye's ag industry and cowboy roots 28
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BUSINESS Mapping local business headlines 30 REAL ESTATE Extreme home sales 32 DIRECTORY Your guide to Buckeye businesses 34
PARTING SHOT Wings of blue 38 TRENDING What’s the latest in Buckeye? 47
ON THE COVER Ryan Williams, a young man with a talent for photography and a love of aircraft (page 26), has done some exceptional work with a camera. You can find more about this budding young Buckeye shooter on page 22 and on Instagram at @rrw.aviation and @rrw.photography.
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