A great horned owl is suspected of swooping in and snatching a pet dog in Apache Junction, much to the horror of the pet sitter. The brazen, but natural, event has caused much consternation in…
In these stressful times, there are some important questions that must be asked and answered. Lack of information hampers the ability to provide meaningful answers to these questions.
In a deliberate attempt to avoid the global pandemic for a while, I set my sights on determining who the funniest comic in history was or is.
The desert temperatures are heating up and the Arizona economy is beginning to open back up. But funny enough, the residential real estate market in Maricopa never really took any time off. Buyer demand is still outpacing the supply of homes and as a consequence many sellers are receiving mu…
I really thought Arizona was on the right track to recover from the COVID-19 global health emergency.
EDITOR’S NOTE: Ed Petruska, a retired longtime sports editor for the Casa Grande Dispatch, wrote this column about Joe Meahl, a longtime editor and writer for the same company who died on April 14.
Anyone who has lived in or near Maricopa for more than eight years can remember going outside in the morning, taking a deep breath and knowing that there were 75,000 cows within 15 miles of where you were standing. In Nebraska or Texas that odor is called “the smell of profit,” but in Pinal …
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If all the pandemic-related news is getting you down, here’s some non-coronavirus news that should help you relax.
Class of 2020 Senior Parents and Guardians:
The pandemic has driven us all indoors. It’s good practice for the summer.
I think we all feel a little excited at the prospect of things getting back to normal, gaining some freedoms back, and living our best life.
It is clear that BC (Before Coronavirus) is going to be much different than AC (After Coronavirus).
The social isolation that all of us have been doing is difficult, but now is not the time to give up.
When the Jeep folks said they were sending the new diesel-powered Wrangler with a $62K price tag, there was plenty of excitement. Unfortunately, due to the nationwide virus problem, the shipment got canceled. But the good news, I did manage to grab a new 2020 Compass, which is better than no…
Is there any doubt that a current primary objective of President Donald Trump is to have a successful re-election campaign? Despite some recent stumbles, the president has a clear path to a second term. There are few Democrats, much less independents, who are passionate about Joe Biden. Some…
We’ve seen a lot of firsts during this pandemic, from government actions to public reactions.
Arizonans should strongly applaud the legislation that Gov. Doug Ducey signed recently that supports natural gas and offers cities, counties, families and business consistent and transparent rules for the future use of much-needed natural gas.
Like grounded children who have demonstrated they haven’t learned any lessons at all from their troubles and yet expect to play with their friends anyway, protesters have been gathering at state capitols across the country, including in Phoenix, only to prove the opposite point they thought …
CASA GRANDE — Bob Schrader has it pretty nice in Wyoming. He and his wife, Betty, have a 50-acre ranch about 20 miles east of Cheyenne.
A semi traveling on Interstate 10 Wednesday morning near Sunland Gin Road experienced a blowout, which caused it to swerve across the median into opposing traffic lanes before rolling.
Dear CGESD Students, Families, Staff & Community:
I wish to respond to the recent opinion piece by the recorder from Pinal County and the elections director from Cochise County in support of an all-mail election in 2020 due to the current pandemic.
Arizona is in the early stages of our COVID-19 crisis. Every day our cases increase, our hospitalizations rise and our death rate climbs. Our health care providers are our heroes and we want to encourage them to keep going, even when the going is very rough. We need all our nurses, doctors a…
This morning I was having a difficult time remembering how long we’ve been in this national health emergency.
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Like everyone else, I have had to adjust to life under stay-at-home guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
On April 2, an opinion piece by state Rep. Shawnna Bolick included inaccurate and often misleading information about ballot-by-mail elections. As associations of election professionals, we are committed to ensuring that the rest of the elections in 2020 are accurate, secure and safe for vote…
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CASA GRANDE — I’m not going to lie. It took me a minute to get myself fully functional with this very new life I’ve been given for the time being. Let’s just say it did not exactly come easily to me.
In this issue we get two American brand SUVs to try out, starting with the Chevrolet Traverse. The base price is about $30K, but this is an upgraded High Country version that is supposed to come standard with everything, so it hit a tidy $52,490.
Maybe I should call Bennie, my barber. Let him know I’m thinking of him. It’s been months since I last visited.
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“Civic journalism” is the concept that sometimes reporters and photographers may find themselves in a situation in which they might have to step out from behind the camera or put down the recorder and provide aid to a subject.
This was not planned but as I have been writing a new series of stories titled Five People in a Pandemic, I thought I would share some of my experiences with you.
With many businesses closed due to national health issues, finding some entertainment away from home can be scarce, but this isn’t the case for anyone behind the wheel of two American brand muscle cars.
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“So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.”
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CASA GRANDE -- Nikolina Sabo is a recreation coordinator. She oversees activities and classes at the Casa Grande Community Recreation Center.
These are challenging times.
Before the coronavirus outbreak, we conducted an online survey asking you what kind of content you would pay for in a digital subscription to PinalCentral.
I have to admit I am worried right now.
I am writing in response to the AP article “Inmates: Arizona lacks adequate coronavirus plan in prisons.”
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CASA GRANDE — We all get the same 24 hours in a day, but why is it that some people seem to accomplish so much more than others? Do they have some secret bonus hours or clones that do things for them? If so, where can someone get those things? Asking for a friend...
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CASA GRANDE -- I did my best to keep pace. I wasn’t going anywhere, but I felt myself falling behind.
Finding the lighter side amid dark times
Dear Families:
March is Women’s History Month and CASA of Pinal County is expressing their deepest gratitude for the women who are standing up for abused and neglected children in Arizona.
Women behind bars much more common
I often used to lose my car keys. I’d shuffle around the house in search of them. Cindy, the brains of the outfit, would be in the car, waiting. Then she’d return to the house.
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Millennials, especially women, are eating up YouTube food videos.
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Last week was a deadly one in the so-called “Safety Corridor” along Interstate 10 between Casa Grande and Chandler. Five people lost their lives in three separate crashes along the stretch of freeway across the Gila River Indian Community.
Too often, daily controversies covered on cable television or debated on Twitter fail to reflect issues that matter to everyday families. When I hear from Arizonans across our state, they want to discuss how to expand job opportunities, the importance of keeping our communities safe, and — m…
Driving the nighttime backroads of Arizona can be dangerous and lonely for a Department of Public Safety trooper.
Comedian Sarah Silverman had a party recently and invited many of her peers in comedy. She reportedly had a sign at the door that said “No podcast solicitation allowed.”
After years of waiting, the all-new Toyota Supra sports car is finally hitting the dealer showrooms. But before you plunk down hard-earned cash, there are a few things to know about this vehicle.
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