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.

Throughout his career in the early part of the 1900s, actor and stuntman Tom Mix appeared in 291 films and was one of th...
04/24/2025

Throughout his career in the early part of the 1900s, actor and stuntman Tom Mix appeared in 291 films and was one of the biggest movie stars of his day.

Eloy, Coolidge and Florence held their first Tri-City Business Expo in Eloy on April 17. The event was put together by t...
04/24/2025

Eloy, Coolidge and Florence held their first Tri-City Business Expo in Eloy on April 17. The event was put together by the three communities’ Chamber of Commerce offices — three offices working together in tandem.

COOLIDGE — Eloy, Coolidge and Florence held their first Tri-City Business Expo in Eloy on April 17. The event was put together by the three communities’ Chamber of Commerce offices

Twenty-six local high school seniors who have enlisted in the military were honored with a proclamation by the Town Coun...
04/24/2025

Twenty-six local high school seniors who have enlisted in the military were honored with a proclamation by the Town Council.

FLORENCE — Twenty-six local high school seniors who have enlisted in the military were honored with a proclamation by the Town Council.

Have you checked out Pinal in Pictures yet? We have a huge shoutout to Tina Atkinson for submitting this photo that is b...
04/23/2025

Have you checked out Pinal in Pictures yet? We have a huge shoutout to Tina Atkinson for submitting this photo that is believe to have been taken sometime around 1930.

A huge shoutout to Tina Atkinson for submitting this photo that is believe to have been taken sometime around 1930. Atkinson said that the photo comes from the collection of

As town officials consider what they can offer in a teen center, they found some fresh inspiration in Superior.
04/23/2025

As town officials consider what they can offer in a teen center, they found some fresh inspiration in Superior.

FLORENCE — As town officials consider what they can offer in a teen center, they found some fresh inspiration in Superior.

Many low-income families and individuals in Pinal County are struggling to obtain basic health care or pay for prescript...
04/23/2025

Many low-income families and individuals in Pinal County are struggling to obtain basic health care or pay for prescription medications, the Casa Grande Faith Alliance was told.

CASA GRANDE — Many low-income families and individuals in Pinal County are struggling to obtain basic health care or pay for prescription medications, the Casa Grande Faith Alliance was told.

A new ordinance to regulate parking on public streets in unincorporated areas of Pinal County could take effect this sum...
04/23/2025

A new ordinance to regulate parking on public streets in unincorporated areas of Pinal County could take effect this summer.

FLORENCE — A new ordinance to regulate parking on public streets in unincorporated areas of Pinal County could take effect this summer.

Arizona is going to use federal funds to provide more job training for inmates in a plan to reduce recidivism -- and, as...
04/22/2025

Arizona is going to use federal funds to provide more job training for inmates in a plan to reduce recidivism -- and, as the state's prison chief says, to cut down on violence behind bars.

PHOENIX -- Arizona is going to use federal funds to provide more job training for inmates in a plan to reduce recidivism -- and, as the state's prison chief says,

FLORENCE — San Tan Valley incorporation committee members and supporters, more than 25 in all, applauded Tuesday morning...
04/22/2025

FLORENCE — San Tan Valley incorporation committee members and supporters, more than 25 in all, applauded Tuesday morning as petitions bearing some 10,655 signatures were delivered to the Pinal County Elections Department.

FLORENCE — San Tan Valley incorporation committee members and supporters, more than 25 in all, applauded Tuesday morning as petitions bearing some 10,655 signatures were delivered to the Pinal County

New podcast episode! See Jodie and Noah's insights into arguments made by the defense in the fifth week of the trial.
04/22/2025

New podcast episode! See Jodie and Noah's insights into arguments made by the defense in the fifth week of the trial.

This episode, brought to you free of charge, is the result of the hard work and dedication of PinalCentral's newsroom staff. If you would like to see similar content in

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors heard details of Pinal's five-year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Prog...
04/21/2025

The Pinal County Board of Supervisors heard details of Pinal's five-year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Program as recommended by the county's Transportation Advisory Committee.

FLORENCE – The Pinal County Board of Supervisors heard details of Pinal's five-year Transportation Improvement and Maintenance Program as recommended by the county's Transportation Advisory Committee.

04/21/2025
The wildflowers were pretty much a no-show this year at Casa Grande Mountain Park. A few migratory snowbirds dropped in,...
04/20/2025

The wildflowers were pretty much a no-show this year at Casa Grande Mountain Park. A few migratory snowbirds dropped in, however.

Central Arizona College invites the community to its free annual art show on Tuesday, April 22.
04/19/2025

Central Arizona College invites the community to its free annual art show on Tuesday, April 22.

SIGNAL PEAK — Central Arizona College invites the community to its free annual art show on Tuesday, April 22.

⚠️ There's a NEW Pinal County Crime podcast episode out now ⚠️ Reporters Jodie Newell and Noah Cullen take a close look ...
04/17/2025

⚠️ There's a NEW Pinal County Crime podcast episode out now ⚠️ Reporters Jodie Newell and Noah Cullen take a close look at the arguments presented by the prosecution in the trial of Terrance Santistevan.

This episode, brought to you free of charge, is the result of the hard work and dedication of PinalCentral's newsroom staff. If you would like to see similar content in

\An Arizona immigration advocacy organization condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end a federal program tha...
04/17/2025

\An Arizona immigration advocacy organization condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end a federal program that provides legal support and education for people in immigration cases.

FLORENCE — An Arizona immigration advocacy organization condemned the Trump administration’s decision to end a federal program that provides legal support and education for people in immigration cases.

Congrats to Vista Grande's Serenity McCullough and Florence's Tanner Gammons on being Pinal Prep Performers of the Week!
04/17/2025

Congrats to Vista Grande's Serenity McCullough and Florence's Tanner Gammons on being Pinal Prep Performers of the Week!

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