Age: 68
Time in the Verde Valley: “Cottonwood for two years, and in Northern Arizona for 17 years.” n Background: “I taught middle school and high school social studies in public schools. Since 2007, I...
The heavy smoke in the Verde Valley on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 26, is drifting northwest from the 15,053-acre West Fire and 3,167-acre Preacher Fire located northwest and northeast of Payson, respectively.
West Fire
The 15,053-acre West...
