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Pinal County needs volunteers to read to dogs

As March is National Reading Month, parents are being sought to bring their kids in to volunteer and read to the Pinal County shelter dogs during business hours for the month of March. To set up …
Education

San Tan Charter School students visit Florence goat farm

Thirteen middle schoolers and two teachers from San Tan Charter School in Gilbert recently spent a morning taking a two-hour tour of Toggenburg Goats of Arizona in Florence.   As middle …
Dark skies

Pinal County promoting half-hour Dark Skies Lights Out event

If all goes to plan, Pinal County will plunge into darkness for 30 minutes on April 8 at an inaugural Dark Skies Lights Out event, the same day when the 2024 total solar eclipse will cross over …
Meet Your Neighbor

Deanna Potter is principal at Florence High

Deanna Potter is one of those rare people in Arizona – she’s a native. Growing up in Mesa, Potter almost always knew she wanted to be a teacher. Today, she is principal at Florence …
Fundraising

Saturday's softball tourney in Florence postponed

The Eighth Annual Michelle Gallagher Co-Ed Softball Tournament  originally scheduled for Saturday has been postponed due to adverse field conditions due to the recent weather. A new date …
Homicide Investigation

1 Queen Creek teen killed, 2 San Tan Valley teens injured in shooting

A 19-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the March 10 shooting death of a Queen Creek teenager at the Snedigar Sportsplex in Chandler that also left two San Tan Valley teens injured. Keandre Brown of Casa Grande was …
Federal Funds

Kelly, Sinema tout $1.2M in federal funds for Florence PD

Arizona U.S. Senators Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema have announced that they secured almost $126 million in federal investments for Arizona. The funds are going to state priorities and projects …
Honors

Pinal County employees recognized by engineering group

Four Pinal County Development Services department employees were recently honored at the Arizona Association of County Engineers Robert C. Esterbrooks Awards. “This is an honor to have so …
Tours

Take a walk through Historic Florence

The Pinal County Historical Museum’s last Florence Historic Walking Tour of the season is almost here. The tour starts at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 20 at the 1891 second Pinal County …
Middle Schools

Florence Unified looking to move to middle-school model

The Florence Unified School District is looking to transition to a middle-school model for the 2025-2026 school year. Discussions began early in the 2023-2024 school year about the possibility …
Rodeo

Pony Express ready to ride from Florence to Queen Creek

A special event that’s part of the Roots N’ Boots Rodeo will connect Florence and Queen Creek. On Saturday, March 16, the inaugural Roots N’ Boots Queen Creek Pony Express Ride will …
Crime

San Tan Valley man arrested on child porn charges

The Pinal County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 37-year-old man in San Tan Valley for allegedly possessing child sexual abuse material. On Wednesday morning, PCSO detectives and the Pinal …
Honors

Museum in Florence honors 'Family Fun Day' organizers

The Pinal County Historical Museum is recognizing the people who helped organize its  " First Saturday Family Day." The 2024 President's Award was given to Sabine Michael, Shirley Baker and …
Rodeo

Roots ‘N Boots has Florence connection

Get your rodeo gear ready because the Roots ‘N Boots Rodeo Queen Creek starts Wednesday. The annual rodeo runs March 13-17 at Horseshoe Park and Equestrian Center, 20464 E. Riggs Road. The …
Business

Raising Cane’s coming to San Tan Valley

San Tan Valley residents with a craving for fried chicken will soon have a new place to get their fix. The first Raising Cane’s in San Tan Valley is set to open Tuesday, March 19. The new …
Event

Florence's Game & Grub Night set for March 16

Game & Grub Night, the monthly family friendly event featuring music, food trucks and recreational games,  takes place this weekend. This month, Game & Grub Night runs from 4 to 8 …

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OPINION
An Arizona Department of Water Resources report found all of Pinal County’s groundwater is spoken for. Yet over 700 rental homes have been approved in Casa Grande which circumvent water laws. …
Whether Republican, Independent or Democrat — R.I.D. — there should be no partisanship in public safety. Our law-enforcement professionals need our support by ensuring they receive the …
On Jan. 12, Gov. Hobbs released her Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Executive Budget proposal. While we recognize the state is facing a budgetary shortfall this year, we didn’t expect to see a proposed …
Things to do
Main Street in Florence will be the boot-scooting spot for this year’s Road to Country Thunder on Saturday, April 6.

On the Road to Country Thunder in Florence

Join the “party before the party” as Florence hosts Road to Country Thunder. Every year, the producers of Country Thunder, one of the largest country music festivals in the country, …
The last Historic Florence Walking Tour is set for Wednesday, March 20.

Take a walk through Historic Florence

The Pinal County Historical Museum’s last Florence Historic Walking Tour of the season is almost here. The tour starts at 10 a.m., Wednesday, March 20 at the 1891 second Pinal County …
Game & Grub Night is a monthly family friendly event featuring music, food trucks and recreational games.

Florence's Game & Grub Night set for March 16

Game & Grub Night, the monthly family friendly event featuring music, food trucks and recreational games,  takes place this weekend. This month, Game & Grub Night runs from 4 to 8 …
The Michelle Gallagher Memorial Foundation softball tournament takes place Saturday, March 16 at Heritage Park.

Softball tourney in Florence raising funds for foundation

Come on out and watch some softball on Saturday, March 16 at Florence Heritage Park to benefit the Michelle Gallagher Memorial Foundation, which provides sports scholarships for kids. Attendees …
Rosalie Turner is president of the Friends of the San Tan Valley Library, The Friends will be holding a book sale at the library on March 23.

San Tan Valley Library to hold used book sale

Readers rejoice: a used book sale is coming up at the San Tan Valley Library. The Friends of the San Tan Valley Library’s “March Madness for Book Lovers” runs from 10 a.m. to …
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