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Cottonwood schools closed last week as teachers protested low funding

After weeks of demonstrations outside of local schools and countless teachers wearing bright red in solidarity with the statewide movement in support of education...

Verde Valley residents run for Residents run for Brian Mickelsen

The Verde Valley is in the midst of spring, and that means that Saturday, April 21, was the time for the 10th annual Brian...

Students go ‘crazy’ over school play

“Crazy For You,” the classic musical of George Gershwin, was performed this week by Mingus Union High School students. The play tells the story...

Mingus Union High Schools’ Regina Gee wins award

Regina Gee first came to Yavapai College in 2000. She was a single mom of three young children, leaving a bad marriage in California...

Mingus Union High School preps for ‘Crazy for You’

George Gershwin is coming to Cottonwood. Starting on Saturday, April 21, students at Mingus Union High School will don 1930s costumes and perform “Crazy...

Cottonwood teachers join state walk-in for Red for Ed movement

More than a dozen teachers, wearing bright red T-shirts, marched outside of Cottonwood Elementary School on the morning of Wednesday, April 11, just before...

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District’s talks realignment

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District’s Governing Board meeting March 6 saw a packed house as parents and teachers came to share students’ accomplishments, as well...

Pay parity an issue for Cottonwood, Mingus School District consolidation

Former Mingus Union High School District interim superintendent Jack Keegan weighed in on consolidation talks between MUHSD and Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District during a...

Riverfront Commons property on Cottonwood City Council’s mind

A summary of community events kickstarted the Cottonwood City Council regular meeting on a lighter note on March 6 before the council plunged into...

Solar array OK’d for Riverfront Water Reclamation Facility

Cottonwood City Council has green-lit execution of an agreement with APS to connect the new Riverfront Water Reclamation Facility to the new solar array...

Tavern Hotel to hold grand reopening

If he builds it, will they come? For Eric Jurisin of the Haunted Group, the answer is “maybe” as he prepares for the grand...

Renovations continue on Cottonwood Civic Center

The Cottonwood Civic Center in Old Town was built in the late 1930s as part of a Workers Progress Administration project. Today, almost 10...

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