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Southwest Wine Center bottles last of season’s grapes into future vintage Yavapai College’s Southwest Wine Center routinely turns water into wine. In preparation of the final bottling of its season, on July 18, Jason McCluskey took four of...
VVFD, CCFMD boards vote to form the Verde Valley Fire Authority The newly named Verde Valley Fire Authority was agreed upon unanimously at a special joint meeting between the Verde Valley Fire and Copper Canyon Fire and...

Cottonwood Mayoral candidate Michael Mathews Q&A

Candidate: Michael Mathews, Cottonwood resident of seven years Age: 61 Current or past profession: Retired from real estate development, investment and brokerage.  Q: Why are you qualified...

Cottonwood City Council talks budget, sets recall vote Nov. 5

Cottonwood Financial Services Director Kirsten Lennon presented city staff’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2025 to the City Council during its meeting on Tuesday,...

Voters meet with 10 City Council candidates

The city of Cottonwood and the Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce hosted a meet-and-greet for the candidates for City Council on Wednesday, March 20.  There...

Cottonwood hires utilities director Tom Whitmer as interim city manager

The Cottonwood City Council appointed utilities director Tom Whitmer as interim city manager and selected the law firm of Gust Rosenfeld PLC to provide...

Cottonwood’s cowards cannot silence speech

The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the...

Cottonwood City Council talks inter-council rifts & Palosaari’s sexual misconduct

The Cottonwood City Council debated the appointment of an interim city manager during its Tuesday, Jan. 16 meeting.  Interim Manager  The city announced in a Jan....

Cottonwood City Attorney Jenny Winkler resigns

The Cottonwood City Council formally accepted the resignation of City Attorney Jenny Winkler during its Dec. 19 meeting. In a Dec. 15 email, Winkler informed...

Council votes against code of conduct 

The Cottonwood City Council rejected code of conduct by a 4-3 vote during its regular meeting on Dec. 19.  Councilwoman Helaine Kurot and Councilman Stephen...

Cottonwood Council refuses to condemn Councilman Palosaari for sexual misconduct, with a tied vote

According to an investigation by the city of Cottowood’s Human Resources Department, City Councilman Derek Palosaari has engaged in multiple instances of sexual misconduct, specifically “instances of unwanted touching,” of female employees of the city since being appointed on June 6.

Michael Mathews to fill vacant Cottonwood City Council seat after 4-2 vote

Told council members he possessed an executive session recording of their private deliberations with city attorney The Cottonwood City Council appointed Michael Mathews to fill...

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