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Officer Scarim retires after 24 years

Cottonwood police officer Roger Scarim is retiring after serving 24 years with the Cottonwood Police Department.  Scarim grew up in Tacoma, Wash., and later spent...

Derek Palosaari chosen unanimously to fill vacated seat on Cottonwood City Council

Derek Palosaari was unanimously appointed as the Cottonwood City Council’s new council member on May 22. Palosaari is filling the seat of former council member...

Clarkdale’s historic bandstand to be replicated

The Clarkdale Town Council voted unanimously to demolish and reconstruct the town’s historic bandstand ramada rather than continue to restore it at their May...

Council interviews for new member

The Cottonwood City Council members interviewed 12 applicants for the vacant council seat during their meeting on May 8 and one later by phone.  After...

Cottonwood Police Chief Steve Gesell placed on ‘non-disciplinary administrative leave’

Cottonwood Police Chief Steve Gesell was placed on administrative leave. In a press release issued Tuesday, May 16, the city of Cottonwood announced Gesell...

Manzanita Outreach and Sedona Greenhouse Project to feed hungry

The Sedona Greenhouse Project is partnering with Manzanita Outreach in Cottonwood to supply fresh, local produce to people facing food insecurity.  Manzanita Outreach provides food...

Camp Verde girls tour Verde Valley Humane Society

Humane Society shared an educational presentation with the Camp Verde chapter of Girls on the Run, an organization that empowers young girls, on Tuesday,...

President aims to reconnect Verde Villages

The Verde Villages, once Cottonwood’s junior neighbor, is now home to 13,000 people and has become the larger of the two towns.  Construction of the...

Exploring Cottonwood’s trails

Cottonwood parks, trails and Community Enrichment Coordinator Joe Sulfaro gave a presentation on the history of trails and the local trail systems at the...

Tuff Morgan wins Arizona welding competition

Mingus Union High School senior and Cottonwood native Tuff Morgan recently took first place at both the regional and state levels of the SkillsUSA...

Cottonwood P&Z OKs 80-room hotel

The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit and design review for a hotel at the northeast corner of State Route...

Police arrest suspect for alleged sexual assault, kidnapping and assault

Cottonwood Police Department arrested 42-year-old Justin Lee Piper for alleged involvement in a sexual abuse and kidnapping that occurred late last month in Cottonwood. In...

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