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MUHS board spot is filled

The Mingus Union High School District Governing Board hired Nancy Alexander as the interim superintendent, now that the current superintendent, Scott Dunsmore, has been...

Vote to unify divides Mingus

If upper Verde Valley voters decide yes on unification of the three separate school districts, it will create three new school districts. What? The...

New accord means school water flows

The Camp Verde Unified School District Board has approved an agreement with the Camp Verde Water Company to provide a new connection to school...

Students head back to school

Buses lined the streets, parents held back tears and crossing guards halted traffic as Cottonwood’s students headed back to the classroom. Classes at Mingus...

Mingus adds a class

When looking to the future and what professions will be needed, teaching joins others like nursing and computer professionals. Mingus Union High School looked...

School board gives first nod to charter schools

Public school systems don’t typically operate a charter school program, but the numbers are increasing every year. Soon, the Camp Verde Unified School District...

Seniors safely celebrate graduation

Mingus Union High School seniors have been excited since August for the end of the school year — certainly for the end of classes...

Please let me keep my job

Parking lot attendant Ron Agoglia is an outspoken man. A former worker for the phone company in New York City and a former school...

First Responders Day a hit with the kids

For a criminal, the lights and sirens of racing police cars can cause concern. For an elementary school student, it’s one of the coolest...

Strive for .5 students honored

Mingus Union High School mathematics teacher Dennis Kitchen told students they need to light a fire — an internal fire — to succeed as...

Majority: Open campus

The overwhelming opinion, especially from students, is to keep the Mingus Union High School campus open, as it has always been. Only one person...

Pay to play part of student fees

Because of rising costs, especially fuel, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District found it necessary to adjust its extracurricular fees. Students who want to play...

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