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Goodyear is adding national retailers and new centers as population topped 125,359 in July 2025; projects include Sephora, Nordstrom Rack, and a Sprouts-anchored Estrella shopping center slated to begin development in early 2027, with dealerships and other stores opening across the city.

Denise Lundberg has served as principal of Litchfield Elementary School since July 2024 and is expanding student leadership and confidence through the school's second year of the Leader in Me program.

Families can support students by attending school events, and Lundberg says funding is the school's biggest challenge.

West Valley high schools posted Week 10 football results on Oct.

30, with Liberty beating O'Connor 49-16, Centennial defeating Boulder Creek 51-7, Desert Edge edging Millennium 30-23, Verrado topping Kellis 46-12, and Buckeye 49-27 & Buckeye Youngker 49-28 winning their games.

nVent Electric has leased a 400,000 sqft facility in Goodyear and will hire more than 200 people when production begins in mid-2027 to build housings for electrical equipment used by power companies, data centers, and industrial sites.

Walmart opened a 100,000 sqft central fill pharmacy on Oct.

29 in Litchfield Park (6600 N. Sarival Road) that can fill 100,000 prescriptions a day and employs more than 250 people. The facility will supply more than 700 Walmart pharmacies across 12 western states and free store pharmacists to provide clinical services.

Child Crisis Arizona installed free pool fences for 18 Valley families this year to protect young children, funded by SRP + State Farm, and opened an extra installation round this fall to help more income-qualified households while offering year round virtual water-safety workshops for parents.

Local organizations are seeking volunteers ahead of the holidays in Litchfield Park and Goodyear, with openings for museum and thrift-shop helpers, meal-prep teams, youth sports coaches, food-distribution shifts at Goodyear High School, animal fosters for RUFF, hospital volunteers at Abrazo West, and teen roles at Georgia T. Lord Library.

Courtney Frazier has led Belen Soto Elementary since July 2018 and centers leadership on student-first values, family partnerships, and building confidence so every child feels known, valued, and prepared for life.