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Current Mingus Union High School District Governing Board President Lori Drake will not be seeking another term on the school board and is instead the sole Republican candidate for the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors District...
The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved an expansion of county “no parking” zones along Chavez Ranch Road between Upper Red Rock Loop Road and Ramshead Trail on Jan. 17. Construction of another county approved "no parking"...

ACF awards philanthropists in the Verde Valley

The Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona hosted an awards ceremony for its annual Spirit of Philanthropy Awards, which recognize and honor charity work across...

Hobbs signs Ashley Dunn Act to prosecute more fentanyl dealers

Both sides of the political aisle were touting mandatory minimum sentencing for high volume traffickers as a deterrent against the fentanyl epidemic on Wednesday,...

The ‘Dan Ari Act’: Arizona Rep. Quang Nguyen’s bill to honor vets

House Bill 2818 is still working its way through the Arizona Legislature.  Named the “Dan Ari Act,” its title references Sedona resident and Sedona Area...

Arizona gears up for fire season

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management held a joint conference with Gov. Katie Hobbs in Phoenix on March 18, ahead of the...

Wine license plates coming to a vehicle near you

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2048, which provides for the creation of Northern Arizona wine trail specialty license plates, into law on...

Rep. Eli Crane speaks in Sedona

U.S. Rep. Eli Crane made several visits in the Verde Valley and Northern Arizona on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The first stop of the...

State OKs APS to raise electricity rates by 8%

The 1.3 million households and organizations that buy electricity from Arizona Public Service will see an increase in their electric bills following a 4-1...

Check, Michaels answer voters’ questions

The second half of the Thursday, Feb. 1 meeting of the Verde Valley Yavapai Democrats, hosting incumbent Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Donna Michaels...

Supervisor Donna Michaels cited in crash with official Yavapai County vehicle

No injuries were reported following the collision of two vehicles around 6:15 a.m., one of which was a Chevy Tahoe driven by Yavapai County...

Nikki Check, Donna Michaels make pitches for Yavapai County District 3 race

The 2024 county supervisors election got underway in Cottonwood on Thursday, Feb. 1, as about 50 voters turned out for a meet-and greet hosted...

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit shows skills to Sedona vets

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Unit Deputies Travis Hartman and Gilbert Wakefield and Wakefield’s K-9 Skye, a Belgian Malinois, stopped by the Sedona Public...

CEO David Cheney addresses Northern Arizona Healthcare’s finances, income, audit

Northern Arizona Healthcare CEO David Cheney started in the role on June 12. Cheney answered questions in an in-depth interview in December. Verde Valley Health...

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