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Middle school student catches whooping cough

An unidentified Cottonwood Middle School student was diagnosed with pertussis — whooping cough — an uncommon bacterial infection, which causes a severe cough that...

Residents remember veterans’ service

For much of the year, all that hangs over the dead at Clear Creek Cemetery are the sounds of silence. This past week was...

Free Business Assistance Center opens

With numerous computer terminals, meeting rooms, plenty of desk space and a formal conference room with video capability and giant glass table, the county’s...

Cottonwood Police Chief Fanning warned

Cottonwood Police Chief Jody Fanning was disciplined Monday, Nov. 15, after an internal affairs investigation found he acted unprofessionally during a confrontation with a...

Goetting challenges Camp Verde mayor for seat

Camp Verde Mayor Bob Burnside plans to run for reelection to another two-year term. So far, he’ll be facing at least one other man...

Judge Darrow hears more in James Arthur Ray case

Two days of evidentiary hearings last week gave a preview of testimony in the trial of James Arthur Ray, the self-help author and motivational...

Brown examines location options for South Verde

For the past several years, South Verde High School has been a presence on Main Street. However, due to a tough economy, the school...

Events celebrate city of Cottonwood’s anniversary

History, art and culture coalesce during Cottonwood’s party to celebrate 50 years as an incorporated city Saturday, Nov. 13. Bands, history exhibits, self-guided history...

Voter turnout up from last midterm election in 2006

Nov. 2 was Election Day, and it brought voters out in steady numbers across polling places in Camp Verde. While no official breakdown of...

Cemetery grave ‘owners’ missing

Off Old Church Road on the edge of town, Clear Creek Cemetery sits quietly nestled below an impressive view of the nearby Black Hills....

National Transportation Safety Board reports on crash

A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board suggested the Cornville pilot of an ultralight aircraft that collided with a hot air balloon...

On the sands of Iwo Jima

There’s a bit of the movie star John Wayne in World War II veteran Bob Vernon. It’s not a metaphysical certainty, but Vernon probably...

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