Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune

Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune Check out the Thursday edition of the Casa Grande Dispatch for all of your Florence, AZ news! In the late 1800s, the newspaper’s publisher, Thomas F. Kramer Sr.

The Florence Reminder & Blade-Tribune, the company’s oldest newspaper, has been part of the fabric of Florence since 1892. Weedin, was one of the newspapermen credited with exposing James Addison Reavis, the self-styled “Baron of Arizona,” and his fraudulent claim to a large Spanish land grant in southern Arizona. Weedin also ran for governor in Arizona’s first year of statehood. Ruth and Donovan

M. 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. Johns and Snowflake. Casa Grande Valley Newspapers Inc. 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. 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.

Did you see us out at the 37th season of the Arizona Renaissance Festival? Maybe we saw you! Check out our photo gallery...
02/16/2025

Did you see us out at the 37th season of the Arizona Renaissance Festival? Maybe we saw you! Check out our photo gallery from this weekend's festivities to find out!

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The driver passing you on Interstate 10’s fast lane could be state Rep. Teresa Martinez, on her way to pass laws about t...
02/15/2025

The driver passing you on Interstate 10’s fast lane could be state Rep. Teresa Martinez, on her way to pass laws about the passing lane.

02/14/2025

📸🎥We're seeking old photos snapped at locations around our county for our latest round of Pinal in Pictures submissions! Whether the photo was taken in the 1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s or even the 90s, we'd love to feature it as part of our upcoming vintage Pinal in Pictures gallery. Drop your photos in the comments (don't forget to mention where the photo was taken and who's in it) or send us a DM. Get your pictures in by Friday, Feb. 21st!

02/14/2025
San Carlos Irrigation Project electricity customers, disheartened with high bills and poor service, heard a proposal for...
02/14/2025

San Carlos Irrigation Project electricity customers, disheartened with high bills and poor service, heard a proposal for a better future Thursday night.

FLORENCE — San Carlos Irrigation Project electricity customers, disheartened with high bills and poor service, heard a proposal for a better future Thursday night.

A duo from Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology is tackling the tricky issue of animal overpopulation and how ...
02/14/2025

A duo from Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology is tackling the tricky issue of animal overpopulation and how to prevent it.

COOLIDGE — A duo from Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology is tackling the tricky issue of animal overpopulation and how to prevent it.

The state hosted its third stakeholder meeting of the year to receive public input on two specific discussion items rega...
02/13/2025

The state hosted its third stakeholder meeting of the year to receive public input on two specific discussion items regarding agricultural land being retired for urban development in an effort to promote housing construction and conserve water.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Water Resources hosted its third stakeholder meeting of the year to receive public input on two specific discussion items regarding agricultural land being retired

Central Arizona College invites the public to attend A Night of Stars that celebrates and shows appreciation for those w...
02/13/2025

Central Arizona College invites the public to attend A Night of Stars that celebrates and shows appreciation for those who've donated to the college in various ways.

MARICOPA — Central Arizona College invites the public to attend A Night of Stars that celebrates and shows appreciation for those who've donated to the college in various ways.

Local veterans groups came together last month to take their first big step into making their memorial park a reality.
02/13/2025

Local veterans groups came together last month to take their first big step into making their memorial park a reality.

COOLIDGE — Local veterans groups came together last month to take their first big step into making their memorial park a reality.

Congrats to Maricopa's Jenifer Gordoa and Florence's Adrian Taufaasau on being Pinal Prep Performers of the Week!
02/13/2025

Congrats to Maricopa's Jenifer Gordoa and Florence's Adrian Taufaasau on being Pinal Prep Performers of the Week!

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No team wants to have one of its worst games of the season in the playoffs. But, luckily for the Florence boys basketbal...
02/13/2025

No team wants to have one of its worst games of the season in the playoffs. But, luckily for the Florence boys basketball team it came in the opening round of the new Copper state tournament.

PHOENIX — No team wants to have one of its worst games of the season in the playoffs. But, luckily for the Florence boys basketball team it came in the

In what might be the least of his worries, a man is facing 21 years in prison after being convicted of shooting at a dep...
02/13/2025

In what might be the least of his worries, a man is facing 21 years in prison after being convicted of shooting at a deputy while fleeing in a 2021 chase through Pinal County, eventually leading to the death of a Chandler police officer.

FLORENCE — In what might be the least of his worries, a man is facing 21 years in prison after being convicted of shooting at a deputy while fleeing in

The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 ex*****on date for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago. I...
02/12/2025

The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 ex*****on date for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago. It would be the state’s first application of the death penalty in Florence in more than two years.

PHOENIX — The Arizona Supreme Court set a March 19 ex*****on date Tuesday for a man who pleaded guilty to murder more than 17 years ago and recently said his

Central Arizona College has invited the community to its annual Empty Bowls event on March 11.
02/12/2025

Central Arizona College has invited the community to its annual Empty Bowls event on March 11.

SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College has invited the community to its annual Empty Bowls event on March 11.

Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology came home with eight gold and two silver medals after competing at HOSA r...
02/12/2025

Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology came home with eight gold and two silver medals after competing at HOSA regionals.

COOLIDGE — Central Arizona Valley Institute of Technology came home with eight gold and two silver medals after competing at HOSA regionals.

Pinal County is now planning for right-of-way from the State Land Department instead of the Gila River Indian Community ...
02/12/2025

Pinal County is now planning for right-of-way from the State Land Department instead of the Gila River Indian Community to widen the final section of Hunt Highway into Florence.

FLORENCE — Pinal County is now planning for right-of-way from the State Land Department instead of the Gila River Indian Community to widen the final section of Hunt Highway into

With gallery: Competing close to home, a San Tan Valley middle schooler was crowned the best speller in Pinal County.
02/10/2025

With gallery: Competing close to home, a San Tan Valley middle schooler was crowned the best speller in Pinal County.

SAN TAN VALLEY — Competing close to home, a San Tan Valley middle schooler was crowned the best speller in Pinal County.

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