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COCSD board votes to return Jan 19

At a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 5, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Governing Board unanimously voted to continue remote learning for the next two...

CVUSD board approves Jan. 4 return

In August, Camp Verde Unified School District became the first school district in the Verde Valley to return to in-person learning after schools statewide...

Schools see drop in attendance amid COVID-19 closures

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended education in the Verde Valley, with some school districts having shifted between remote and in- person learning multiple times...

Cottonwood school district votes to continue in-person classes until Dec. 17

With coronavirus cases increasing in the Verde Valley, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Governing Board met virtually on Tuesday, Dec. 8, to discuss how...

Clarkdale-Jerome to remain with in-person classes until Dec. 17

At a meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 8, the Clarkdale-Jerome School District Governing Board voted 3-2 to end in-person classes on Thursday, Dec. 17, and...

School closures return as virus spreads

The spread of the novel coronavirus in the Verde Valley continued to grow after the Thanksgiving holidays, with a record high of 518 new...

Kids learn and play at Science Vortex

Eight-year-old Landon ran into the Science Vortex, a room in a repurposed building of the old Cottonwood Elementary School campus, excited to be allowed...

COCSD buses return, with changes

After announcing on Monday, Nov. 30 that the district’s bus services would be shut down for the immediate future due to staffing shortages, the...

COCSD halts buses due to staffing shortages

The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District announced on Monday, Nov. 30, that it would halt its bus service indefinitely on Tuesday, Dec. 1, due to...

Mingus closes in-person for week after Thanksgiving

At an emergency board meeting on Friday, Nov. 19, the Mingus Union High School District Governing Board voted to pause in-person learning for the...

$pending behind campaigns

If you have driven through Cottonwood, Clarkdale or Cornville in recent weeks, you have likely seen dozens of political signs taking a stance one...

Consolidation advocates and opponents make pitch to voters

For two years, a group of local activists have been pushing for consolidation of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek, Mingus Union High and Clarkdale-Jerome school districts....

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