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Cottonwood City Manager Scotty tenders resignation, effective April 4

Cottonwood City Manager Scotty Douglass has tendered his resignation in a letter delivered to the city on Thursday, Jan. 4. The letter reads: Dear...

Town OKs signage project & CVSC change

The Camp Verde Town Council directed staff to move forward with the Town of Camp Verde Wayfinding Signage Project and approved a change order...

P&Z OKs new 8-unit complex

The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved a design review and conditional use permit for a proposed eight-unit apartment complex during its Dec....

Cottonwood City Attorney Jenny Winkler resigns

The Cottonwood City Council formally accepted the resignation of City Attorney Jenny Winkler during its Dec. 19 meeting. In a Dec. 15 email, Winkler informed...

Investigation details the sexual harassment of numerous female Cottonwood city staffers by Councilman Derek Palosaari

Following an initial report of sexual harassment by Cottonwood City Councilman Derek Palosaari of a female city of Cottonwood employee, a subsequent internal investigation...

The Camp Verde 2023 Year in Review

January Gayle Mabery was hired as interim town manager of Camp Verde on Jan. 2 following the departure of longtime Town Manager Russ Martin, who...

A Look Back at 2023 in Cottonwood

January The Cottonwood Police Department received a $25,000 DUI grant for increased traffic safety and DUI enforcement. Yavapai County Sheriff David Rhodes discussed issues facing law...

Community group talks with city’s housing manager Boone

Cottonwood Housing Manager Shannon Boone gave a housing presentation at the Cottonwood Community Awareness Group meeting on Nov. 28.  Boone defined affordable housing as housing...

Cottonwood City Council must condemn Councilman Derek Palosaari for sexual misconduct against city staff and force him to resign

Cottonwood residents should be ashamed of four members of City Council after three of them — Lisa DuVernay, Stephen DeWillis and Michael Mathews —...

Council votes against code of conduct 

The Cottonwood City Council rejected code of conduct by a 4-3 vote during its regular meeting on Dec. 19.  Councilwoman Helaine Kurot and Councilman Stephen...

Head of the Prescott National Forest retires

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors recognized outgoing Supervisor of the Prescott National Forest Dale Deiter for his work during its Wednesday, Dec. 6...

One-way flagging on Main Street Cottonwood Jan. 2-3

Main Street between Cactus Street and Yavapai Street will be restricted to flagger-controlled one-way travel on Jan. 2 and 3, 2024 between the hours...

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