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Weekend of Service kicks off

Volunteer Sedona will be starting 2025 with its inaugural Weekend of Service, which will run from Thursday, Jan. 16, through Monday, Jan. 20. The...

Red Rock Ranger District to begin overhauls to Turkey Creek area trail system

The Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District will begin improving the Turkey Creek area trail system later this year.  Phase 2 of the Red...

Brian Freudenthal settles in as Cottonwood police chief

Brian Freudenthal became the new Cottonwood chief of police on Nov. 12. “I definitely feel a clean slate, the only thing I’ve noticed is just...

Eisenbeiss gets 13½ years for assault and burglary

On Dec. 9, Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Michael R. Bluff sentenced John Andrew Walton Eisenbeiss, 42, of Flagstaff, to 13½ years in the...

Bridge of Mercy pantry looks for new space

Bridge of Mercy, a Verde Valley nonprofit food pantry currently located in the Hope Community Church at 412 N. 10th Street in Cottonwood, will...

YCSO offers a $1K reward

Yavapai County Law Enforcement is asking for help in locating fugitive Cassandra Korda. In August 2023 and November 2023, Korda allegedly stole merchandise from Target...

Give blood for trip to Renaissance Festival

More blood transfusions are required in January than during any other month of the year. That’s why the Arizona Renaissance Festival has stepped in...

Residents driven to give back

Since 2014 Luis Guevara and Bill Meyer have been running a program they call “Cruising and Blessing” to provide direct aid to Verde Valley...

Optimum donates $30K to CVUSD

Telecommunications provider Optimum, a brand of Altice, presented $30,000 to Camp Verde Elementary School on Dec. 9, which the school will be using to...

San Felice to lead the Jerome Police Department

Russell “Rusty” San Felice was promoted from assistant chief to chief of the Jerome Police Department, succeeding Allan Muma, on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The...

Year in Review: The news stories and photos that defined 2024

January ■ Following a report of sexual harassment of a female city of Cottonwood employee by Cottonwood City Councilman Derek Palosaari, a subsequent investigation discovered...

A look back at the news stories and photos that shaped Camp Verde in 2024

January ■ The Camp Verde Town Council selected Columbia Ltd. to recruit the town’s next manager. ■ The Camp Verde Disc Golf group and the Camp...

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