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Year in Review: The news stories and photos that defined 2024

January ■ Following a report of sexual harassment of a female city of Cottonwood employee by Cottonwood City Councilman Derek Palosaari, a subsequent investigation discovered...

A look back at the news stories and photos that shaped Camp Verde in 2024

January ■ The Camp Verde Town Council selected Columbia Ltd. to recruit the town’s next manager. ■ The Camp Verde Disc Golf group and the Camp...

Payne, Kiel and Kuykendall join Yavapai college board

Yavapai Community College Governing Board District 3 representative Toby Payne and District 1 representative Bill Kiel were sworn into office on Dec. 18 by...

Menorah lighting will celebrate Hanukkah

People of all faiths and walks of life are welcome to the annual menorah lighting ceremony to celebrate the fourth night of Hanukkah on...

Grocery merger collapses, then Albertsons sues Kroger

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....

Arizona OHV owners required to take course 

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...

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...

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