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The eighth annual Verde Valley Comic Expo will return to the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Saturday, March 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organized by the Cottonwood Public Library, this family-friendly event is intended to provide...
Cottonwood Acting City Manager Tom Whitmer announced the conclusion of the “Pick Your Playground” campaign for the redesign of Riverfront Park at a City Council meeting on March 4. Voting closed on March 2. Residents were able to...

Mingus Union’s ATORT stages ‘Mamma Mia!’ musical March 29 through April 6

Mingus Union High Schools’ A Troupe of Ridiculous Thespians will be performing “Mamma Mia!” as their spring musical, which will run from Saturday, March...

Lowell names asteroid for poet, JOURNAL managing editor Christopher Fox Graham

Sedona Red Rock News Managing Editor and Sedona Poetry Slam founder Christopher Fox Graham has become the second Sedona resident to have a celestial...

Cottonwood City Council discusses LIHTC funding & budget

The Cottonwood City Council unanimously elected Councilwoman Felicia Coates as vice mayor on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Coates was nominated by former Vice Mayor Debbie Wilden,...

EF Productions returns with a passion play

EF Productions held its casting for its 26th annual “Celebration of Easter” on Feb. 23. This spectacular Easter production is a festive musical drama that...

Thinura Ginige wins national championship

Fifteen-year-old Mingus Union High School sophomore Thinura Ginige was named the 2024 North American Sport Karate Association World Champion in the age 14 and...

ADEQ to present water report on Feb. 27

The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality invites Cottonwood community members to learn about ADEQ’s preliminary investigation report performed in Cottonwood under the Water Quality...

Cottonwood City Council discussed airport issues with residents and Clarkdale mayor

The Cottonwood City Council held a work session on Feb. 10 to discuss a Dec. 10 resolution passed by the Clarkdale Town Council requesting...

Cottonwood City Council declares a housing emergency

The Cottonwood City Council adopted a resolution declaring a housing emergency in Cottonwood during its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 4. The resolution addressed what some...

COCSD in need of bus drivers

The Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District currently has half the number of bus drivers that it did prior to the COVID-19 pandemic response, and district...

Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District Superintendent Jessica Vocca is homegrown leader

Jessica Vocca, the former principal of Dr. Daniel Bright School, took over from Steve King as superintendent of the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District on...

Tom Whitmer stays Cottonwood city manager

The Cottonwood City Council decided not to contract with Interim Public Management to hire a new interim city manager candidate and voted 4-2 on...

Judge hands down ruling for city and against fired police chief Steve Gesell

Stephen Gesell, the former Cottonwood police chief who was fired in September 2023, has experienced a major setback in his suit against the city...

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