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Camp Verde asks for senators’ help for Opportunity Zone

Camp Verde calls for aid and hopes senators will answer. At a meeting of the Camp Verde Town Council on Wednesday, May 5, the council...

Cottonwood begins budget discussions

At a work session on April 27, the Cottonwood City Council began its annual process of planning for the city’s budget. Although the 2021-22...

Mingus’ “Addams Family” brings macabre fun for the whole family

It’s been more than a year since the students at Mingus Union High School have had an opportunity to perform on the school’s stage...

Yavapai County bans campfires starting May 14

On Wednesday May 12, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors Chairman signed the Interim Fire Prohibition Order which states in part, “In accordance with...

Verde Valley sees record surge in home prices, related to COVID exodus and cost of building

Four times a year, Randy Crewse, of Arizona Prime Real Estate, puts together an analysis of the state of the real estate market in...

Mingus officials insist prom isn’t canceled

On Monday, April 26, a collection of 70 parents of students at Mingus Union High School, as well as some 50 local business owners,...

Johnson hopes to inspire as new Verde Valley fire chief

In March, Joe Moore retired as Verde Valley Fire District fire chief, after taking up the job in November 2018. The VVFD Governing Board selected...

ATORT returns to stage with “Addams Family”

Last year, Mingus students were gearing up for the school’s spring musical, “Shrek,” when the pandemic hit and school closed down for the rest...

Nonprofit opens women’s home for recovering addicts

In late 2019, Steps to Recovery, a local drug and alcohol recovery nonprofit in the Verde Valley, closed its women’s home. The property it had...

Two rescued, one airlifted, after rollover in Verde Villages

Verde Valley Fire District, with the assistance of Cottonwood Fire and Medical Department, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office and a Native Air medevac helicopter, responded...

Johnson & Johnson vaccine returns to use in Yavapai County

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine is back in service. On April 13, the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and...

Cottonwood City Council rejects “Bill of Rights Sanctuary” request

On Feb. 16, several residents of the Cottonwood area asked Cottonwood City Council to discuss what they described as “an alarming erosion of our...

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