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Friend of the Verde River awarded $40K grant

A $40,000 grant has been awarded to the Friends of the Verde River to help fund the removal of invasive plants and preserve the...

SWAT standoff ends in arrest in Cottonwood

A Cottonwood man was arrested following a domestic violence incident that ended after SWAT was called to the scene and a lengthy negotiation process...

Major operations to end as 40,855-acre Backbone Fire 76% contained

Today is the last day on the Backbone Fire for Southwest Area Incident Command Team No. 1. On Thursday morning, July 1, management of the...

Tuition free at new Yavapai College Trades Center

Yavapai College is accepting applications to its new Skilled Trade Center and is offering free tuition this semester to students who choose to attend. The...

Relatively calm day on the Backbone Fire

Backbone Fire crews are adapting today, Friday, June 25, to June 24's weather and moving resources around with the priority to go direct on...

Camp Verde nixes council rules, approves engineer for sewer project

The Camp Verde Town Council nixed all current council policies and procedures and approved an engineer for the Northbound Sewer Collection System Expansion Project...

County gives grant to Spectrum Healthcare for COVID-19 costs

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted to allocate over $275,000 to Spectrum Healthcare for their work in providing COVID-19 vaccinations at a special...

Cottonwood City Council reinstates bus fees, makes housing manager agreement

The Cottonwood CityCouncil reinstated and lowered bus fees for the Verde Shuttle, approved the Fiscal Year 2022 tentative budget and approved the hiring of...

Community meeting planned to discuss the Backbone Fire

Firefighters continue to work to contain the Backbone wildfire that was started last week by lightning. The Backbone Fire is one of dozens of wildfires...

Mingus makes masks optional, looks to replace turf

The Mingus Union High School Governing Board modified the school’s COVID-19 mitigation plan and reviewed its options for replacing the turf on the football...

Clarkdale’s town manager resigns

Clarkdale’s Town Manager Tracie Hlavinka has put in her resignation with a heavy heart as she prepares to move back to Texas to be...

Body of missing person from Jerome discovered

The body of missing person Caroline Denise Guth from Jerome has been found.  On Tuesday, June 22 at about 11:30 a.m. the body of a female...

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