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There will be special session of the Verde Valley Fire District Fire Board at the Cornville Station #32 in the apparatus bay at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, to discuss a cell tower to be built at the station on Page Springs Road near Cornville Road.

By Verde Independent April 2, 2024
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The next meeting of the Cottonwood Community Awareness Group with the topic Airport Operations will be on Thursday, April 4, at 5:30 p.m., and Jeff Tripp, Airport Manager, will be sharing a presentation.

By Verde Independent April 2, 2024
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A large structure fire at The Legado Luxury Apartments project in downtown Prescott Valley resulted in evacuations and road closures overnight Monday, April 1, and the project was deemed a total loss, police reported.

By By TIM WIEDERAENDERS, The Daily Courier April 2, 2024
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The Cottonwood Recreation Center will close the indoor pool at the Cottonwood Recreation Center April 2 to allow for pool resurfacing work. The outdoor pool will open more than a month

By Vyto Starinskas April 2, 2024
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Reggie Breen has opened the Skate Rat Board Shop, the first skateboard store for the local skateboard community to open in years.

By Vyto Starinskas April 2, 2024
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Artists are leaving small painted rocks on hiking trails at Dead Horse State Park and the park rangers have asked them to stop.

By Vyto Starinskas April 2, 2024
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MatForce and partners celebrate three-year drop in Yavapai County accidental overdose deaths
Leader pledges to honor the reviewed individual histories to spare future lives

After revealing the annual Yavapai County Overdose Fatality Review Board’s results for last year – a report that for the third year in a row showed a drop in accidental drug overdoses – MatForce Executive Director Merilee Fowler earned praise for the compassion her agency shows in addressing tragic reality.

By By NANCI HUTSON, The Daily Courier April 2, 2024
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For the third year, as part of the Northern Arizona Veteran Stand Down and in partnership with Verde Valley Veteran Service Organizations, the Verde Valley Veteran Stand Down recently made a stop in Sedona to provide information of essential services veterans have access to.

By Paige Daniels April 2, 2024
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For the second consecutive year, the Cottonwood Public Library is hosting their final event of the ‘Get Out’ program.

By Paige Daniels April 1, 2024
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Camp Verde Town Council has three meetings lined up this week.

By Verde Independent April 1, 2024
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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

By BY MELISSA GOLDIN, Associated Press March 31, 2024
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Jerome councilmember resigns, cites housing costs
‘I will have to move away or end up in my car’

Three-term councilmember and former Vice Mayor Sate Harvey resigned from the Jerome Town Council citing housing costs as a reason.

By Vyto Starinskas March 30, 2024
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The deadline for candidates to file petitions for the mayor’s race and two open council seats in town is April 1, according to Town Clerk Charity Brooks.

By Verde Independent March 30, 2024
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For the fourth consecutive year, the Fiesta Bowl Organization’s Kindness Arizona program is bringing community service to various parts of the state.

By Paige Daniels March 30, 2024
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