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Mother of CCS principal attended the school where she later taught Cottonwood Community School Principal Heather Wacker said for the past 23 years, if she was working, she would call her mom “Janet.” She’d be “mom” only...
Howdy partner, saddle up and mosey on over to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. It's time to pony up $20 to celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with the...

Cheney earns Rotary Club’s Make-A-Difference Award

The Rotary Club of Sedona during its meeting on Tuesday, June 30, at the Sedona Arts Center, honored Northern Arizona Healthcare President & CEO...

Bug-eyed and bipedal crocodile creature with a toothless beak

New species of extinct reptile discovered in Petrified Forest "A relatively small, bug-eyed, adorable-looking, two-legged crocodile creature with a toothless beak," 25-inches tall, with a...

Jerome author writes ‘Rusty the Ringtail’ children’s adventure book

Lopez tells tale adding Jerome's culture, heritage After spending the last four years restoring a historic 1914 United Verde Extension Mining Company miner's home on...

Graduate reaps what he sows

Past Verde Valley Fair winner to teach agriculture to next generation Although Tanner Baker moved away from Cottonwood for college nearly two years ago, he...

World comes to Mingus to share cultures

For Guljeren Agajanova, a senior exchange student from Turkmenistan attending Mingus Union High School this year, the biggest cultural shift was the homes. “In my...

Meet native tribal artists at 2 national monuments

On weekends in May, artists and cultural demonstrators from various tribes across the Southwest will be on site at Montezuma Castle and Tuzigoot national...

Camp Verde High School sophomore shoots for 1st place in Arizona

16-year-old Hadie Beaman dominates state photo contest Camp Verde High School sophomore Hadie Beaman said her first time taking photos on her own was for...

Dress a Girl: Sewing with purpose

Chapter sends handmade dresses around the world Dress a Girl Around the World, a program launched in 2009 under the nonprofit Hope 4 Women International,...

Giving voice to the missing

Jill Trenholm’s ‘The Deer Woman’ carries 350 faces calling for justice Every one of the 100 seats in the Si Birch Community Room at Community...

Jennifer Brehler earns ‘Iron Woman’

Verde Search and Rescue K-9 Sgt. Jennifer Brehler is the 2025 Iron Woman of the Year for her K-9 work with all-volunteer Yavapai Sheriff’s...

Muddy Rabbit top 50 finalist for national Tiny Desk Concert

When Dani Richter, aka Inde Ella, the lead singer and acoustic guitar player for Cottonwood-based band Muddy Rabbit, heard about the NPR Tiny Desk...

Sedona filmmaker Eck finds roots in Van Gogh’s garden

Mustafa Toby Eck, 40, a senior video producer at the J. Paul Getty Museum and Sedona Red Rock High School Class of 2003 alumnus,...

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