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Maricopa's only newspaper published the 3rd Friday of each month! Online edition: PinalCentral.com Johns and Snowflake. Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc.
The Kramer family purchased the newspapers in Casa Grande, Eloy, Florence and Coolidge in 1962, 1967, 1970 and 1971, respectively, and over the next few decades purchased and consolidated two newspapers in Arizona City, and started the Maricopa Monitor. They also own the White Mountain Independent and WMICentral.com, covering Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Springerville, St. and White Mountain Publishing Co. are operated under Kramer Media. The White Mountain Independent was recognized as non-daily Newspaper of the Year in 2014. In mid-2016, the Kramer family purchased The Payson Roundup. The Payson Roundup and Payson.com cover the surrounding Payson Rim Country communities of Star Valley, Pine, Strawberry at the base of the Mogollon Rim. The Payson Roundup has been recognized as Newspaper of the Year 12 times by the Arizona Newspapers Association as well as being honored as the Nation’s Best Newspaper by the Inland Press Association. The Arizona Newspapers Association named Donovan M. Kramer Sr. a Master Editor-Publisher in 1976 and inducted him into the Arizona Newspapers Hall of Fame in 1998. Ruth Kramer is now company president, and Donovan Kramer Jr. and Kara K. Cooper are co-publishers of the company’s publications. Brian Kramer, son of Donovan Jr., is the publisher of the White Mountain Independent and Payson Roundup. Kara’s daughter, Zoe Cooper, is the Special Projects Director for the company. All of the children and grandchildren have worked at the newspapers growing up. The family remains active in ANA and National Newspaper Association, as well as other press organizations. The Central Saver, delivered on Tuesdays, provides advertisers added value by covering the market with a shopper format. This product reaches over 43,000 households in the Casa Grande Valley each week. Realtors and affiliated businesses “reach out” through the Arizona Real Estate Buyers’ Guide, which is distributed to locations in the East Valley, Tri-Valley, White Mountain and Payson communities and available online at PinalCentral.com, WMICentral.com and Payson.com each month. Pinal Ways, the company’s countywide quarterly magazine, features people, places and events – often with a historical flavor. PinalCentral.com is the market’s leader for local news and advertising. Each month it attracts 2 million page views and growing. Blossom Digital Marketing is the company’s digital marketing division for local, small businesses. These newspapers and other publications cover an area of more than 140 miles east to west and 50 miles from north to south; a sprawling and dynamic area that includes Pinal County – Arizona’s third most populous. This vital area, not as thoroughly covered by any other medium or combination of media, includes more than 430,000 people, engaged in such diverse occupations as farming, cattle ranching and feeding, to manufacturing, tourism and retail sales.
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With her new book, Coolidge author, artist and psychic medium Lori McDonald has a few spooky stories to tell.
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10/03/2026
Our latest issue of Pinal Ways is here, exploring all things food.
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10/02/2026
The Department of Homeland Security on Sunday signed five construction contracts worth up to a combined $7.3 billion to expand immigration detention at government-owned sites in New York, Texas, Arizona, Florida, and California.
ICE signs contracts worth up to $7.3B to expand detention in 5 states The Department of Homeland Security on Sunday signed five construction contracts worth up to a combined $7.3 billion to expand immigration detention at government-owned sites in New York, Texas, Arizona,
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The Pinal County Superior Court will continue murder charges against a Canadian traveler, despite the defendant's argument that Arizona does not have jurisdiction over a self-defense killing that happened in El Paso, Texas.
Despite jurisdiction concerns, Pinal continues murder charges on Canadian man FLORENCE — The Pinal County Superior Court will continue murder charges against a Canadian traveler, despite the defendant's argument that Arizona does not have jurisdiction over a self-defense killing that
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The Arizona State Board of Education voted Monday to raise the proficiency and growth targets that determine schools’ A-F letter grades, which are published on the state’s AZ School Report Card.
State Board of Education votes to reform school letter grades, expects fewer A-rated schools The Arizona State Board of Education voted Monday to raise the proficiency and growth targets that determine schools’ A-F letter grades, which are published on the state’s AZ School Report
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📰 Behind every story is someone working behind the scenes to help bring local news to our readers.
Meet Noah Cullen, associate editor, one of the people helping shape the stories that appear in your local newspaper. From reviewing stories to helping guide the newsroom, Noah plays an important role in putting together the news you read.
Meet Noah Cullen — one of the People Behind the Pulse. 🎉
1. Why are you passionate about local journalism?
I think local journalism plays a hugely important role in holding decision-makers and institutions to account. At the same time, we remain a trusted source by holding ourselves accountable too. In addition to news, local journalism is a place where we both tell and hear the stories about our neighbors. 📖
2. What do you like most about your job?
I always say that my job allows me to speak to people I might otherwise never meet. Gratefully, my job forces me to break out of my natural, reserved shell. 🐚
3. Why do you like Pinal County?
I like it for the people I've met. The desert landscape doesn't hurt either. 🏜
4. What do you like to do in your free time here?
I enjoy reading, watching baseball (go Yankees), playing guitar badly, and being with friends. I also like staying in for a movie. 🎸
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Off the side of a variety of highways across Pinal and Maricopa counties, an unassuming van sits for hours a day. Signs adorn the roadside leading up to its parking spot, hand-painted, eye-catching and one of a kind.
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