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New COVID case rate in Verde Valley falls

In the week from Friday, Aug. 21 through Friday Aug. 28, there were just 15 new confirmed COVID cases in the Verde Valley, representing...

State releases form allowing some bars, gyms & Theaters to reopen

The Arizona Department of Health Services announced Monday, Aug. 10, the public health recommendations “for the eventual safe reopening of paused businesses in the...

Bars feel sting of extended closure

On June 29, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey issued an executive order requiring bars to close down in order to prevent the continued spike of...

Six run for District 2 County Supervisor

Tom Thurman was first elected to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors for District 2 in 2004. After serving the county for 16 years,...

Disanto runs for Congress as bipartisan Democrat

Delina Disanto is running for Congress in District 4 as a Democrat. She takes aim at U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar , who has served...

Stringer, Polk, vie for County Attorney

Sheila Polk was elected as Yavapai County Attorney in 2000, having previously served as a Deputy Attorney in the county, and before that, working...

County sees uptick in COVID-19 deaths

COVID-19 deaths in Yavapai County have quadrupled in the past two weeks. Whereas on July 7 there were just 11 confirmed deaths from the...

Starky believes a Democrat can win in CD4

In 2004, Stuart Starky was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona. He faced incumbent U.S. Sen. John McCain, then already a state...

Smoke from Hance Grasslands Prescribed Burn reaches Verde Valley

Verde Valley residents have likely seen and smelled wildfire smoke. Fire mangers on the Verde Ranger District are conducting the Hance RX, which is a...

Testing delayed by demand as virus spreads

Coronavirus cases continue to increase in the Verde Valley, though the spread has slowed slightly compared to the rapid spikes of recent weeks. In...

Yavapai County nears 1,000 COVID-19 infections

In the week between Tuesday, June 23, and Tuesday, July 7, the Verde Valley had 54 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, seconding only the previous...

Felicia French runs for state senate

Two candidates are running for the Republican nomination for Legislative District 6 in the Arizona State Senate. The winner of that primary, held on...

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