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July’s heat broke records across Arizona

Erinanne Saffell, director of the Arizona State Climate Office, discussed the record-breaking heat that engulfed the Southwest this summer, as well as the relative...

Yavapai County District 2 Supervisor Gregory speaks to Mingus GOP club about county issues

Yavapai County District 2 Supervisor and current Board Chairman James Gregory spoke at the Mingus Mountain Republican Club luncheon at the VFW Hall...

Yavapai County study looks at space

Big Park Community School campus is included, but not the sole focus Yavapai County has hired the architecture firm Gensler to conduct a county-wide study...

Grapefire Fire 19% contained as monsoon rains limit spread of 1,049-acre wildland blaze

The Grapevine Fire is burning on Mingus Mountain, in the Verde Ranger District approximately 10 miles east of Prescott Valley and two miles south...

Comments open on APS’ rate hike

Arizona Public Service, the largest electric utility in the state is seeking what it claims will be an average 13.6% rate increase for residential...

Verde Valley libraries adjusts to county cuts

Municipal libraries in the Verde Valley say they have been minimally affected so far by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors’ decision to decrease...

Cottonwood police, DPS pursuit across Verde Valley ends with arrest of sexual assault suspect

Over the past week, the Cottonwood Police Department has been investigating a crime involving a suspect who, over four or five years, had allegedly...

Yavapai County lease of school is light on specifics

The Sedona-Oak Creek School Governing Board may be voting in July to move forward with exploring a proposed lease of the Big Park Community...

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office accepts funds to fight drugs

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors accepted a $626,000 state grant from the Arizona Department of Public Safety to expand the  capabilities of the...

Woman drowns at Tuzigoot River Access Point

A woman has died after being found underwater at the Tuzigoot River Access Point in Clarkdale on Saturday, June 24. Clarkdale police officers responded...

Jerome hosts inaugural Music & Arts Festival June 10 & 11

The inaugural Jerome Music and Arts Festival with free admission will take place throughout the town on Saturday, June 10, and Sunday, June 11. The...

Northern Arizona Healthcare’s new CEO Cheney to begin on June 12 as Tinkle placed on leave

Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Board of Directors announced June 5 that incoming CEO David Cheney advanced his start date and will begin as CEO Monday,...

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