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The annual Verde Valley Birding and Nature Festival took place at DeadHorse Ranch State Park from April 24through 27, with 20 vendors, kayaking and bird-watching tours. Susan Van Norman, steward-ship director of Friends of the Verde...
The city of Cottonwood held a meet-and-greet for the three finalists for the post of city manager, Ken Bennett, Mario Cifuentez and Darren Coldwell, at the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Saturday, April 26. “I had to...

Verde Valley Fair returns to town

Cottonwood’s Verde Valley Fair on Thursday, May 1, was packed with hundreds of visitors looking to take in the rides and the food at...

That noise in the sky is what gets you places

Civilian flight training schools are the backbone of the aviation industry, providing the skilled pilots, technicians and aerospace professionals necessary to staff both the...

Acts of violence don’t help change political stances

On March 30, the Flagstaff Police Department issued a press release about a March 19 road rage incident that resulted in violence. The incident...

Election counting is complex when margins are close

Covering election results in Verde Valley is not as easy as one might think. Some races involve counting votes in both Yavapai County and...

Kids, families and revelers gear up for Halloween

Halloween is by far the biggest holiday in the Verde Valley. The big day is Thursday, Oct. 31, as resi­dents and visitors celebrate the...

Candidate debates show voters how leaders reason … or don’t

The Sept. 10 debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump was watched live by 67 million people and discussed by...

On the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001

Wednesday, Sept. 11, marked the 23rd anniversary of the most devastating terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. The attacks were the start of a global assault...

Mayor of Surprise violates citizen’s free speech rights

Skip Hall, the mayor of the city of Surprise, had 32-year-old Surprise resident Rebekah Massie arrested during a recent Surprise City Council meeting’s call...

Olympic athletes inspire not just nations, but us all

Billions around the world recently finished watching the 2024 Summer Olympic Games being held in Paris. Opening on July 26 and concluding Sunday, Aug....

Voters rewarded good officials and reset Cottonwood

If the Tuesday, July 30, primary election showed anything, it’s that Cottonwood voters wanted a clean slate and a fresh start. Candidate Ann Shaw handily...

Visit our website to see primary election results on Tuesday, July 30

Tuesday, July 30, is the primary election. Due to the peculiarities of our newspaper production schedule, we will be going to press on the...

Rhetoric flies as campaign season nears the primary

As you can tell from our pages over the last few weeks, we are at the height of election season as candidates from the...

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