While the new edition of Pinal Ways highlights participants in the Pinals People series, there are also plenty of stories showcasing events around the county. If you are a PinalCentral subscriber, you can read about the Prickly Pear Festival in Superior, which will offer food and entertainment for guests.

The dedicated staff at Banner Casa Grande Medical Center can now call themselves “the best of the best.” The hospital recently won a system-wide award, beating 30 other Banner hospitals in six states.

Lastly, in national news, high temperatures in Texas are taxing the state’s power grid and are expected to spread to other states in Southern U.S. Track where the scorching heat is headed next.