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Jerome updates parking fees

The town of Jerome voted to update the parking fees in town to a flat, daily rate.   The council passed a resolution amending Ordinance 456...

VVPOA hosts its first dinner since pandemic

Neighbors in the VerdeVillage came together to share a meal at their monthly community dinner last week for the first time since the COVID-19...

City nixes late fees at library, declares Cottonwood a Bill of Rights Sanctuary City

The Cottonwood City Council eliminated library late fees and declared the city of Cottonwood as a Bill of Rights Sanctuary City at their June...

COCSD lifts its masks rules, launches high school program

The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School Governing Board made masks optional and approved a new alternative learning high school program at its June 1 meeting. The board...

Truck carrying 2 pets rolls over on State Route 260

On Saturday, June 5, Verde Valley Fire and Cottonwood Fire departments responded to a single-vehicle rollover on State Route 260 by Godard Road. A pickup...

Elm Street in Cottonwood closed for construction

Elm Street in Cottonwood will be temporarily closed for construction.  The city of Cottonwood, along with Joe Mulcaire Contracting LLC, will be temporarily closing Elm...

City of Cottonwood OKs bond for pension liability

At a Cottonwood City Council meeting May 18, the city took aim at dealing with its unfunded pension liability, as the council voted 5-1...

Building catches fire off of Highway 260, cause under investigation

The Verde Valley Fire District responded to reports of a structure fire in the 2000 block of Highway 260 in Cottonwood Sunday evening.  The incident took...

Families want end to cemetery vandalism

Vandals struck Cottonwood’s largest cemetery. Annie Velazquez went Jan. 9 to visit the grave of her mother Yolanda, buried in the Cottonwood Cemetery. The Velazquez graves...

Cottonwood begins budget discussions

At a work session on April 27, the Cottonwood City Council began its annual process of planning for the city’s budget. Although the 2021-22...

Two rescued, one airlifted, after rollover in Verde Villages

Verde Valley Fire District, with the assistance of Cottonwood Fire and Medical Department, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office and a Native Air medevac helicopter, responded...

Cottonwood City Council rejects “Bill of Rights Sanctuary” request

On Feb. 16, several residents of the Cottonwood area asked Cottonwood City Council to discuss what they described as “an alarming erosion of our...

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