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Civilian flight training schools are the backbone of the aviation industry, providing the skilled pilots, technicians and aerospace professionals necessary to staff both the commercial airline industry and small aeronautical businesses like flight touring companies, charter...
On March 30, the Flagstaff Police Department issued a press release about a March 19 road rage incident that resulted in violence. The incident began at Butler Avenue and Milton Road and continued along Route 66...

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...

U.S. Supreme Court overturns Martin v. Boise and permits bans on camping on public land

With all the noise and chaos following the presidential debate and the final slew of rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court at the end...

Register by July 1 to vote in July 30 primary election

The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 primary election on Tuesday, July 30, is coming up. Elections typically play out in two stages,...

An inside look on how journalists find & report the news

A member of the Cottonwood City Council, Derek Palosaari, recently voiced some confusion about how we journalists report on local news. I reached out...

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