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Downtown tourism needs boost

Tourism was up at Fort Verde State Historic Park in 2007, where more than 18,000 people stopped in to take a look at the...

Town faces $1.8M shortfall

Camp Verde is facing a $1.8 million shortfall this year thanks to a budget process that was “shoddy and incomplete,” Town Manager Michael Scannell...

$1,900 H2O bill shocks

Blendena Carter opened her mailbox earlier this month to a shock that hit her in the face like a cold splash of water. Nearly...

No controls for finances, auditor says

Camp Verde lacks sufficient checks and balances over its finances, according to a recent auditor’s report. After the recent forced resignation of town Finance...

Council deadlocks on seat

An empty seat on the Camp Verde Town Council remains open, after the council couldn’t agree on who should fill it. The seat opened...

District takeover by town in doubt

A November 2008 ballot measure to allow the town to take de facto control of the Camp Verde Sanitary District may be off the...

ADEQ to sewer: No means no

Construction of new sewer lines near Fort River Caves and along Hwy. 260 has come to a halt for a second time.The project had...

Spears asks for probable cause

Camp Verde Sanitary District plant operator Rick Spears was arrested Dec. 22 on felony charges of forgery, fraudulent schemes and taking the identity of...

Sewer staff, directors quit

The Camp Verde Sanitary District had a turbulent week that saw two board mem-bers call it quits and all of their employees turn in...

Sanitary District to investigate former board members

The Camp Verde Sanitary District Board is investigating a former board chairwoman, alleging she might have misused public money. The board decided in a...

Fossil Creek on track for federal protection

Fossil Creek may soon be protected by law, thanks to a bill being fast-tracked through the U.S. Senate by Sen. John McCain . The...

Land for schools a bargain

The Camp Verde Unified School District has purchased 75 acres of land in the Coconino National Forest to set aside for new schools when...

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