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Judge sentences Bateman to probation, avoids felony conviction

In November, Brandi Bateman, executive assistant to Yavapai County Supervisor District 3 Randy Garrison, was charged by Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk with three...

Sun Corridor to connect trails in Verde Valley and throughout Arizona

In 2009, the Arizona Trail became a National Scenic trail, finalizing a project to connect many of the trail systems in the state that...

Verde Valley faces mild risk for measles

In the state of Washington, a lowered vaccination rate has led to an outbreak of measles in multiple counties, leading to 72 confirmed cases...

Activists pressure Yavapai College for CTE facility in Verde Valley

The Clarkdale campus of Yavapai College hosted an unusual event on April 23. The community college’s governing board, which usually meets in Prescott, had...

SR 260 repaving to begin April 17

Construction on State Route 260 between Cottonwood and Camp Verde was supposed finish by the winter. However, an unusually wet autumn, including rain from...

Groups in Camp Verde fight federal road

In the past week, representatives of the Yavapai County government presented before multiple municipal governments in the area, explaining to councils the ongoing progress...

VVMC receives 5-star rating from federal agency

There are 4,784 hospitals in the United States that administer Medicare. As part of the Affordable Care Act passed in 2010, the Center for...

Supervisor’s assistant charged with felonies over forged Mingus Union High document

Brandi Bateman, executive assistant to Yavapai County District 3 Supervisor Randy Garrison, appeared in Yavapai Superior Court on Monday, March 19, after being charged...

President signs lands bill with Cottonwood Land Exchange

For years — since the days of former District 3 Supervisor Chip Davis — Yavapai County officials have been trying to exchange some land...

Heavy water flow nixes Verde River event

The seventh annual Verde River Runoff was scheduled for Saturday, March 16, in Camp Verde. Coinciding with the Camp Verde Spring Heritage Pecan &...

County jail program tackles recidivism issues

In 2015, administrators in the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office made a startling discovery about the county jail. Of the 492 inmates in county detention...

Public Officials warn of fentanyl

The opioid crisis remains a top public health concern, both nationwide and in the Verde Valley. According to the Centers for Disease Control, opioids...

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