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More than 75 community members and stakeholders from across the Verde Valley gathered at the Station on 6th — formerly known the Verde Valley Senior Center — for a dynamic open house hosted on Jan. 15...
City of Cottonwood Director of Strategic Initiatives Ryan Bigelow, provided a brief update to City Council on affordable housing projects during its Tuesday, Jan. 20, meeting, but no action or direction on the matter was voted...

Key Club leaders plan Mingus Union High School’s first book fair

The Mingus Union High School Key Club organizes all sorts of fundraisers and student events for the school, so when advisor Terri Rose said...

Clarkdale’s Candelaria joins Cottonwood PD

The Cottonwood Police Department’s newest officer is a familiar face in the Verde Valley. Joseph Candelaria, 48, left the Clarkdale Police Department in September as...

Kostecki to focus on economic growth

Former Sedona Chamber of Commerce CEO Michelle Conway Kostecki was hired by the city of Cottonwood in August as the tourism and economic develop­ment...

Koepnick’s resignation leaves opening on MUHSD governing board

UPDATE: Due to a family emergency for the School Superintendent, the board interviews originally scheduled for Monday, Jan. 26, for the Mingus Union High...

Mingus Union High School District picks board leaders

The Mingus Union High School District Governing Board voted 3-1 to reappoint Taylor Bell as the board president and appoint Rev. Frank Nevarez as...

ICE agents arrest Mexican national in Cottonwood

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Isela Hernandez Lugo in the Cottonwood Safeway parking lot at 1635 E. Cottonwood St. on the morning of...

Cottonwood PD arrests teen boy after car chase, recovers missing girl

Cottonwood Police Department arrested a teen, on Thursday, Jan. 15, in an allegedly stolen vehicle with a 16-year-old girl who was a reported missing...

‘Pride & Prejudice’ hits stage

Witness the theatrical adaptation of Jane Austen’s 1813 classic, “Pride and Prejudice” at the Mingus Auditorium by Mingus Union High School’s A Troupe of...

Three Future Cadets Graduate from Police Academy

Twenty-four people graduated from Class 59 of the Northern Arizona Regional Training Academy, starting their law enforcement careers at Yavapai College’s Prescott Campus on...

The news that shaped the Verde Valley in 2025

January ■ All past-due meal debts incurred by students enrolled in the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District were paid off following a $4,674 donation from the...

Cottonwood and Clarkdale mayors join water committee

Cottonwood City Council, during its meeting on Dec. 16, decided Cottonwood Mayor Ann Shaw would represent the city at the inaugural meeting of the...

Freudenthal wins award

Cottonwood Police Chief Brian Freudenthal was awarded the city of Cottonwood 2025 Supervisor / Manager of the Year. The honor was voted on by city...

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