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CCFMD looks at internal interim chief

The Copper Canyon Fire and Medical District Governing Board members discussed the possibility of hiring an internal candidate to fill the role of interim...

VVS & library host kids summer reading

The Verde Valley Sanctuary’s Youth Empowerment Services program and the Cottonwood Public Library are partnering to provide a summer reading program for kids ages...

Palosaari chosen for Cottonwood city council

Derek Palosaari was unanimously appointed as the Cottonwood City Council’s new member on May 22.  Palosaari is filling the seat of former Councilwoman Tosca Henry...

Cottonwood’s new City Manager shares goals

Cottonwood’s new city manager, Scotty Douglass, started on May 15, replacing interim City Manager Rudy Rodriguez, the current deputy city manager.  Douglass said that familiarization...

Yavapai County cuts library funds

The Yavapai County Free Library District will be decreasing the financial support it gives to municipal libraries by $475,000 over the next two years. District...

Clarkdale man sentenced by federal judge to 51 months in prison for child sex abuse

Damian Andrew Wathogoma, 22, of Clarkdale, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Steven P. Logan to 51 months in prison, followed by...

Yavapai County OKs weed funds to pay 911 bonuses

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved using its share of funding from Proposition 207 marijuana sales in Arizona to go toward the...

Defining affordable housing

Cottonwood and Sedona housing manager Shannon Boone defined affordable housing at the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce’s Lunch and Learn session on Wednesday, May 17. Boone...

Hopi weaver shares textiles

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center hosted a presentation on Hopi textiles by weaver Ahkima Honyumptewa on Saturday, May 20.  Honyumptewa, of the Rattlesnake clan from...

Help spot river otters on the Verde

Friends of the Verde River, in conjunction with the River Otter Ecology Project and Fieldscope, hosted a river otter webinar on Thursday, May 18,...

Officer Scarim retires after 24 years

Cottonwood police officer Roger Scarim is retiring after serving 24 years with the Cottonwood Police Department.  Scarim grew up in Tacoma, Wash., and later spent...

Derek Palosaari chosen unanimously to fill vacated seat on Cottonwood City Council

Derek Palosaari was unanimously appointed as the Cottonwood City Council’s new council member on May 22. Palosaari is filling the seat of former council member...

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