Tag: Nikki Check

Jeremy Doerksen retires after 27 years with CFD

Cottonwood NewsJune 13, 2026

Cottonwood Fire Department Engineer Jeremy Doerksen retired on May 30. "Engineer Doerksen's journey began in 1999 as a volunteer with CFD, followed by his hiring with Camp Verde Fire District in 2002, and ultimately joining CFD in...

Arizona regulators weighing electric utility’s request for a 14% increase

Verde Valley NewsJune 13, 2026

The Arizona Corporation Commission, the state's utility regulatory body, began its first evidentiary hearing on May 18 on Arizona Public Service's request to raise customer rates by roughly 14%. The hearings are scheduled to end on Tuesday,...

Yavapai County Supervisors vote 4-1 to partner with DHS to verify voter data through SAVE

Verde Valley NewsMarch 13, 2026

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted along party lines 4-1 on March 4, with Vice Chair Nikki Check opposed, to approve the...

Yavapai County plans a jail tax hike

Verde Valley NewsFebruary 17, 2026

Voters may decide if they will pay more to house criminal suspects and jail inmates in Yavapai County should a measure be added to...

County OKs Yavapai County Sherriff’s Office funding

Verde Valley NewsJanuary 15, 2026

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 7 and unanimously appointed Supervisor Brooks Compton from vice...

Cottonwood and Clarkdale mayors join water committee

Clarkdale NewsDecember 31, 2025

Cottonwood City Council, during its meeting on Dec. 16, decided Cottonwood Mayor Ann Shaw would represent the city at the inaugural meeting of the...

Yavapai County hopes water talks flow

Verde Valley NewsDecember 17, 2025

Yavapai County Supervisors Nikki Check and Chris Kuknyo were tapped by their fellow supervisors to join the newly formed Water Resources and...

Verde Village pond may become a park

Cottonwood NewsDecember 15, 2025

The Verde Village Pond, located at 3901 E. Del Rio Drive in Verde Village Unit 4, could one day be drained and converted into...

Yavapai bans most feeding of wildlife in county areas

Verde Valley NewsDecember 13, 2025

Feeders for birds and tree squirrels excluded from new ordinance The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance prohibiting feeding wildlife in unincorporated...

Verde Valley starts county phonics initiative

Education NewsDecember 6, 2025

Beginning this academic semester, Yavapai County became the first in the state to start a new phonics-based teaching initiative — with financial support from...

Yavapai County Manager Maury Thompson resigns

Verde Valley NewsOctober 12, 2025

Cites ‘hostility’ from supervisors; board brings back Phil Bourdon Yavapai County Manager Maury Thompson gave his immediate resignation to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors...