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The Verde Valley Fair will return to the Verde Valley Fairgrounds in Cottonwood from Wednesday, April 30, through Sunday, May 4. ■ Gates will open at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 30, for livestock shows and arts...
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors appointed current Camp Verde Mayor Dee Jenkins to fill the District 2 seat during their Wednesday, April 16, meeting. The seat had been vacated by James Gregory on Feb. 19 after...

Vets work to help Verde River

Veteran Chris Young, a former U.S. Navy lieutenant commander, said that Verde Earth Technologies started out as an organization called Vets for Hire that...

Two geologists update and publish new ‘Roadside Geology of Arizona’ book

Arizona State University professors Stephen J. Reynolds, Ph.D., and Julia K. Johnson have released a second edition of “Roadside Geology of Arizona,” published by...

Clarkdale-Jerome School School intruder caught after manhunt

Micah Andrew Hines, 22, of Cottonwood, was arrested by Clarkdale Police on Monday, March 24, following an incident at Clarkdale-Jerome School. Hines allegedly made...

Mingus Union High School District Governing Board President Dr. Misty Cox resigns

Mingus Union High School District Governing Board President Dr. Misty L. Cox resigned Tuesday March 25, according to the Yavapai County Education Service Agency. Yavapai...

Verde Valley Comic Expo strikes back on Saturday, March 29

The eighth annual Verde Valley Comic Expo will return to the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organized...

Lowell names asteroid for poet, JOURNAL managing editor Christopher Fox Graham

Sedona Red Rock News Managing Editor and Sedona Poetry Slam founder Christopher Fox Graham has become the second Sedona resident to have a celestial...

Cottonwood City Council discussed airport issues with residents and Clarkdale mayor

The Cottonwood City Council held a work session on Feb. 10 to discuss a Dec. 10 resolution passed by the Clarkdale Town Council requesting...

Clarkdale adopts historic preservation ordinance

The Clarkdale Town Council unanimously voted to create a historic preservation ordinance on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Clarkdale created an Historic Preservation Commission in July 2020...

Year in Review: The news stories and photos that defined 2024

January ■ Following a report of sexual harassment of a female city of Cottonwood employee by Cottonwood City Councilman Derek Palosaari, a subsequent investigation discovered...

Clarkdale asks Cottonwood to alter flights

The Clarkdale Town Council unanimously approved a resolution on Dec. 10 demanding that the Cottonwood City Council take action to address complaints by Clarkdale...

Jakii Montijo is new SRO in Clarkdale

After growing up in the Verde Valley and starting her law enforcement career three and a half years ago — as of Dec. 2...

Political signs beset by theft and vandalism

The lead-up to the 2024 general election was accompanied by several dozen reports of destroyed political signs across the Verde Valley.  “I think it’s because...

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