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The Town of Camp Verde is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Town Council, following the resignation of former Mayor Dee Jenkins. Jenkins submitted her formal resignation on April 16, 2025, after being unanimously...
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...

Riverfront Park to close beginning on May 8 for Verde Valley Wine Festival preparations

In preparation for the upcoming Verde Valley Wine Festival event on Saturday, May 10, Riverfront Park will be closed to the public beginning on...

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...

Cottonwood police release bodycam footage of officer-involved fatal shooting on April 27

"The Cottonwood Police Department is providing the following statement to ensure transparency regarding the officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 27, 2025, in the...

Residents protest dry Lake Montezuma

Dozens of Rimrock residents showed up to stand in the dry lakebed of the former Lake Montezuma for what they described as a “stand-in”...

Yavapai-Apache break ground on 43 homes

The Yavapai-Apache Nation held a ground-breaking ceremony on Thursday, May 1 for 40 new tax credit homes and three Helping Hands homes off East...

Weintraub discusses 40 years of Northern Arizona archaeology

The Sedona Heritage Museum concluded its spring Sedona Stories speaker series on April 10 with “Forty Years Documenting Sedona’s Cultural History,” a talk by...

Suggest Fort Verde Days theme and grand marshal

The Town of Camp Verde has begun preparations for the 69th annual Fort Verde Days celebration in October. Recreation Supervisor Tiffany Smith said that the...

Summer camp sponsors sought

Camp Verde Parks and Recreation is getting ready for the eighth season of its Summer Day Camp, a trusted, enriching program for local kids...

Cottonwood Planning and Zoning changes city sign rules

The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved city staff recommendations for amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance regarding definitions and signs on April...

Camp Verde and ASU officials study harvesting and storing rain

The Town of Camp Verde, the consultant group Watershed Management and Arizona State University’s Project Cities program concluded their rainwater demonstration garden and rainwater...

Will David, Ph.D., named to Mingus Union High School District Governing Board, filling Cox’s vacancy

The Mingus Union High School District Governing Board has a new member, Will David, Ph.D., who was appointed by Yavapai County Superintendent of Schools...

Verde Valley Voices’ sing annual Spring Concert on May 4

The Verde Valley Voices’ annual Spring Concert, "Sing Your Way Home," will take place at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 700 N. Bill Gray...

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