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County budget rolls along as adoption looms

Yavapai County’s overall budget is going up, but the tax rate is going down. The budget will be nearly $228 million in the 2018...

County explains soil test requirement for homes

Building a new home in unincorporated Yavapai County comes with a cost many aren’t aware of when they begin planning: A geotechnical engineering report....

Cornville Post Office dedication to offer special postmark

In cooperation with the Cornville Historical Society, the U. S. Postal Service will offer a special pictorial postmark at the dedication of the restored...

Cuban Queen sale goes through

The property that once held the Cuban Queen has sold.Jerome Planning and Zoning approved the sale, which will be zoned commercial. Zoning Administrator Kyle...

HURF ‘sweeps’ gut road funds

According to three of the Verde Valley’s city and town managers, allocation of fees from the Arizona Highway User Revenue Fund are having a...

Governments ban open fires

A wildland fire started within two hours of the announcement of fire restrictions on national forest land by Yavapai County, the Prescott and Coconino...

K-9s learn how to socialize

If you’re walking around Cottonwood or Camp Verde and you come across a K-9 officer and his four-legged partner, feel free to ask if...

In the boots of a firefighter

Ever wanted to know what firefighters do besides help civilians and putting out fires? I decided to spend the day with the men of...

Legislature reforms civil asset forfeitures

One man is arrested while transporting drugs and cash in his car, acting as a “mule” for a drug cartel. Another is a young...

YAN’s Tunlii provides affordable rent

The Yavapai-Apache Nation is constructing the largest low-income housing project in the Verde Valley. If you blink as you drive past it, though, you...

Oyez, oyez, Supreme Court comes to Verde Valley

The latest group to appear on stage at the Sedona Performing Arts Center talked about how “hot” it is, with two of its members...

Two up for dean spot

A more permanent leadership structure will soon be in place at Yavapai College Verde Valley Campus. According to YCVV Executive Dean James Perey, a...

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