Maricopa Monitor

Maricopa Monitor 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 Publis

hing 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.

There’s less than a month left in the regular season, and every match is critical for the seventh-ranked Maricopa volley...
10/10/2025

There’s less than a month left in the regular season, and every match is critical for the seventh-ranked Maricopa volleyball team.

MARICOPA — There’s less than a month left in the regular season, and every match is critical for the seventh-ranked Maricopa volleyball team.

Pinal County staff are working to send out revised property tax statements reflecting a lower rate than the one billed s...
10/09/2025

Pinal County staff are working to send out revised property tax statements reflecting a lower rate than the one billed several weeks ago.

FLORENCE -- Pinal County staff are working to send out revised property tax statements reflecting a lower rate than the one billed several weeks ago.

“I think everything has its place in Arizona, but I think it’s really important to remember what the foundation of our s...
10/09/2025

“I think everything has its place in Arizona, but I think it’s really important to remember what the foundation of our state is and cotton is foundational,” said Jadee Rohner, the Arizona Cotton Growers Association executive director.

COOLIDGE — “I think everything has its place in Arizona, but I think it’s really important to remember what the foundation of our state is and cotton is foundational,” said

Corn in Pinal County primarily feeds dairy cows, which became plentiful a few decades ago as the state’s population grew...
10/09/2025

Corn in Pinal County primarily feeds dairy cows, which became plentiful a few decades ago as the state’s population grew and dairies moved out of the Valley due to development.

PINAL COUNTY — Corn in Pinal County primarily feeds dairy cows, which became plentiful a few decades ago as the state’s population grew and dairies moved out of the Valley

The scientists at the federal Arid Land Agricultural Research Center have been working on a project to remove a potent t...
10/09/2025

The scientists at the federal Arid Land Agricultural Research Center have been working on a project to remove a potent toxin and carcinogen from fields, crops and the overall food chain.

MARICOPA — The scientists at the federal Arid Land Agricultural Research Center have been working on a project to remove a potent toxin and carcinogen from fields, crops and the

Amid the uncertainty of tariffs, there are reasons to be optimistic for Arizona cotton.
10/09/2025

Amid the uncertainty of tariffs, there are reasons to be optimistic for Arizona cotton.

When students return from fall break, the courtyard at Butterfield Elementary School will begin its transformation into ...
10/09/2025

When students return from fall break, the courtyard at Butterfield Elementary School will begin its transformation into a sensory garden, thanks to a grant and community partners.

MARICOPA — When students return from fall break, the courtyard at Butterfield Elementary School will begin its transformation into a sensory garden, thanks to a grant and community partners.

Hot on the heels of a rally from Turning Point USA’s Action wing in Maricopa, the No Kings protests are returning to Mar...
10/08/2025

Hot on the heels of a rally from Turning Point USA’s Action wing in Maricopa, the No Kings protests are returning to Maricopa to fight against what they see as overreach by President Donald Trump.

MARICOPA— Hot on the heels of a rally from Turning Point USA’s Action wing in Maricopa, the No Kings protests are returning to Maricopa to fight against what they see

A major agricultural industry, associated facets of the world economy, national defense and more are under threat from C...
10/08/2025

A major agricultural industry, associated facets of the world economy, national defense and more are under threat from China’s policies, according to Katrina Cornish, director of the USDA's Arid Land Agricultural Center in Maricopa.

MARICOPA — A major agricultural industry, associated facets of the world economy, national defense and more are under threat from China’s policies, according to Katrina Cornish, director of the U.S.

Tropical moisture from a powerful hurricane in the East Pacific basin could unleash more than a month's worth of rain in...
10/08/2025

Tropical moisture from a powerful hurricane in the East Pacific basin could unleash more than a month's worth of rain in a matter of days over portions of the Southwest later this week and into the weekend.

Tropical moisture from a powerful hurricane in the East Pacific basin could unleash more than a month's worth of rain in a matter of days over portions of the Southwest

As the end of the regular season quickly approaches many teams are trying to make a final playoff push while others are ...
10/07/2025

As the end of the regular season quickly approaches many teams are trying to make a final playoff push while others are figuring out where they stand among playoff contenders, and some are simply trying to get through their remaining games.

As the end of the regular season quickly approaches many teams are trying to make a final playoff push while others are figuring out where they stand among playoff contenders,

The long-awaited ag-to-urban program officially became effective on Sept. 26. So how will it work?
10/07/2025

The long-awaited ag-to-urban program officially became effective on Sept. 26. So how will it work?

CASA GRANDE — The long-awaited ag-to-urban program officially became effective on Sept. 26. So how will it work?

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