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This Week in Verde Valley History: Clemenceau Airport Dedication March 19-20, 1932
Thousands were on hand as the 2-day airport dedication got started. "Curious, excited, spectators this afternoon were witness to thrilling aerial stunts, parachute jumps, and air races.
Four 8 Fried Chicken: Maynard’s new project opens
The Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 14, at the new Four 8 Fried Chicken in Old Town Cottonwood.
Real estate lawsuit settlement upends decadeslong policies that helped set agent commissions
A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions, moving to resolve lawsuits that claim the rules have forced people to pay artificially inflated costs to sell their homes.
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Local nonprofit receives $9,000 for food bank operations
Project Rising Hope, a faith-based nonprofit with a wide range of services for the Verde Valley, recently received a generous donation by Journey Church as part of the Hands Healing Hunger.
Camp Verde Elementary gifted $6,000 piano
Camp Verde Elementary School received a special donation on Tuesday as the Camp Verde Unified School District governing board met for their regular meeting.
Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation opening Verde Valley location
Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation announced a new location underway in the Verde Valley.
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SIFF partners with OTCA for 'Monday Movies on Main' with ‘The Father’ on Monday, March 18
The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present 'Monday Movies on Main' on Monday, March 18 with the Cottonwood premiere of 'The Father' at 7 p.m. at Old Town Center for the Arts.
Buckle up for ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ at Emerson Theater Collaborative
Rising and falling between high hilarity and profoundly emotional moments, ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ is storytelling at its most seductive.
Father/Son duo Robin and Eric Miller concert live at Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, March 16
The father/son duo of Robin and Eric Miller will be performing their live in concert on Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival.
- Spirit of the Heavens: Your sacred destination for your heart and soul’s exploration
- SIFF presents Sunday Stand-Up Comedy Night March 17
- Music in the Stacks hosts Canadiana Night
- Roxanne Holland featured at KSB Speaker Series on March 20
- Victoria Clark to speak on 1929 Women’s Transcontinental Air Race at Museum
- USDA Forest Service celebrates Beaver Creek Heritage Days for the first time since the pandemic
- SIFF partners with Chamber Music Sedona for ‘A Late Quartet’ March 21
- 11th annual Sedona Yoga Festival March 14 - 17
- Chamber Music Sedona presents Orion String Quartet Farewell Tour
- 23rd annual Camp Verde Pecan & Wine Festival returns to Downtown Camp Verde March 16-17
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A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds
Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with "unique biodiversity."
Here's why April's total solar eclipse is worth the watch
The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.
Staff at wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for orphaned kit
Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed and care for an orphaned kit that found her way into their care.
- TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'
- The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices
- United Airlines plane rolls off runway in Houston
- What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? The wild and wacky skijoring
- This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing
- How do whales sing? Lab experiments suggest unique voice boxes
- After death in Colorado, opinions and laws on keeping Gila monsters as pets vary
- Astronomers find what may be the universe's brightest object
- A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle
- Got back! Paul McCartney's stolen bass is found and returned to the Beatle after more than 50 years
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Elections chief who quit in a ballot-counting dispute just got a top state job
The former elections director for a rural Arizona county who resigned last year because of a flap over the hand-counting of ballots has been elevated to a top electoral post for the state.
Human composting? Bill would legalize natural decomposition as burial alternative
There may soon be a new option in Arizona funeral care: human composting.
Arizona lawmakers split as House overwhelmingly OKs bill to ban TikTok
Arizona lawmakers split Wednesday as the House gave overwhelming, bipartisan approval to a bill that would ban use of TikTok in the U.S. if the owners of the social media app don’t first sell it to another company.
- State's inflation drops; Gov take credit
- GOP blocks vote on right-to-contraceptives law
- Bipartisan lawmakers pressure Hobbs to sign affordable-housing bill
- Who gets credit for retiring medical debt for thousands of Arizonans?
- Arizona reports 20% increase in HIV cases, predominantly affecting Hispanic communities
- IRS launches Direct File in 12 states, including Arizona
- Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer
- Judge says Horne has no standing to deny dual-language classes
- U.S. is springing forward to daylight saving, but for Navajo and Hopi nations, it's a time of confusion
- Saudi business is leaving Arizona valley after it was targeted over groundwater use
Reader Poll:
What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?
- Nonpolitical legal disputes
- Political partisanship
- Personal vindictiveness
55 total votes
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Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards Trolled John Collins With Wild Response to Young Fan
The T’Wolves guard had a jab for the player he posterized, responding to a young fan with a wild one-liner.
Anthony Edwards Was in Awe After Seeing Replay of His Poster Dunk Over John Collins
After seeing footage of his mind-blowing dunk, even Edwards could barely believe what he’d pulled off.
T’Wolves’ Anthony Edwards Had NBA Fans Losing Their Minds After Poster Dunk of the Year
The Timberwolves guard may have just taken the award for NBA dunk of the year.
- Report: Cy Young Winner Blake Snell Agrees to Two-Year Deal with Giants
- 76ers’ Joel Embiid Returns to Practice for First Time Since Knee Surgery
- Caitlin Clark, Two Other Stars to Feature in ESPN Basketball Docuseries, ‘Full Court Press’
- Tyron Smith Sends Farewell Message to Cowboys After Signing With Jets
- Rick Pitino Voices Disappointment Over Lack of Big East Representation in NCAA Tournament
- Josh Dobbs Agrees to One-Year Deal With 49ers, per Report
- 49ers Must Forfeit Draft Pick Over Salary Cap Error
- Chase Young Agrees to One-Year Contract With Saints, per Report
- Joe Torre Appeared in Yankees Spring Training Game, and MLB Fans Loved It
- Falcons Unveil New Uniform Number for QB Kirk Cousins
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Pass It On: He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother
Rob Rigano lives in the town he grew up in on the East Coast, in New York state. His older brother, Phil, lives in San Diego. The two are in their mid-50s now, and they got together before COVID to record a few memories.
Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel
Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel
Guest Commntary: Know your consumer rights in these top topics of frustration
To celebrate Consumer Protection Week this year, the Arizona PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) Education Fund focused on everyday issues facing residents across our state, and provided tips to protect yourself and your household.
- Pass It On: How family fixture became everybody’s grandma
- Commentary: MRI executives: Claims of permit violations are not true
- Editorial Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
- Around the Bluhmin’ Town: The history and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day
- Guest Commentary: City code violations, not culture wars, at center of fractured council
Reader Poll:
What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?
- Nonpolitical legal disputes
- Political partisanship
- Personal vindictiveness
55 total votes
See past polls
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Obituary: Ralph O’Donnal
Ralph O’Donnal, 75, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away peacefully in his home on March 6, 2024. He was born in Prescott, Arizona and grew up all over Arizona.
Obituary: Masako Shirai
MASAKO SHIRAI, born Nov. 6, 1931, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 25, 2024 in Sedona, Arizona.
Obituary: Arthur Gene Ferguson
Arthur Gene Ferguson, 85, went to his heavenly home peacefully March 3, 2024. Art was a native Arizonan, born in Wikieup, Arizona.