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The proposed merger between the Albertsons and Kroger grocery chains, which would have resulted in the sale of the Albertsons-owned Safeway at 1635 E. Cottonwood Street in Cottonwood, all four Prescott-area Safeway stores and all three...
Owners registering off-highway vehicles will now be required to use azmvdnow.gov to take a safety course required by a state law taking effect in January.  The free course, created by Arizona Game and Fish Department, will include...

Yavapai County orders Lake Montezuma be refilled 

Lake Montezuma residents haven’t yet gotten their Christmas wish: A refilled lake — the namesake of the community — that has been dry since...

Manzanita Outreach’s finances in peril 

Manzanita Outreach issued a statement on Monday, Nov. 25, that staff had “uncovered possible financial mismanagement” within the food assistance nonprofit and subsequently confirmed...

Signs on cryptocurrency machines warn of scams  

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has begun a program of posting signs on cryptocurrency machines warning buyers that they may be victims of a...

ACF, Burton award $335k to Verde Valley nonprofits 

The Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona held its annual grant awards ceremony on Friday, Nov. 15, coinciding with National Philanthropy Day.  During the ceremony at...

Marianne Langridge to lead VVREO

Marianne Langridge took over as the executive director of the nonprofit Verde Valley Regional Economic Organization, which provides business development services, on Aug. 15,...

Political signs beset by theft and vandalism

The lead-up to the 2024 general election was accompanied by several dozen reports of destroyed political signs across the Verde Valley.  “I think it’s because...

Nikki Check wins Yavapai County District 3 seat

With final numbers still coming in from the Yavapai County Recorder, the Larson Newspapers Decision Desk has called the Yavapai County District 3 seat...

Red Rock State Park’s moonlight hike illuminates in more ways than one

A diverse and eager bunch of hikers descended upon Red Rock State Park for the final moonlight hike of the year on Thursday, Oct....

Nevarez wins third seat in Mingus Union school board race

There are six candidates running for three seats on the Mingus Union High School District Governing Board: James Ariola, Taylor Bell, Ashley Koepnick, Rev....

John and Lauri Maeder craft art in ‘desert lace’

Many have seen scraggly desiccated corpses of prickly pear cacti while out on a hike or pruning fence lines, but these remnants are a...

Governments proclaim Domestic Violence Awareness Month 

Throughout October, local elected officials joined Verde Valley Sanctuary in officially proclaiming Domestic Violence Awareness Month, partnering with the nonprofit in the fight against...

2024 General Election Results

Election results will be posted here after 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5. Bookmark this page if you want to check results as they...

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