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Ducey signs law allowing certain foreign consular cards as ID
Friday, Gov. Doug Ducey gave his blessing to a law that will once again allow state and local officials to accept certain foreign consular ID cards for identification.

State adjutant general to retire; might run for U.S. Senate
The state's top military and emergency management official is leaving, with a possible run for U.S. Senate in his future.

180-day school calendar proposed for Clarkdale Jerome
Clarkdale-Jerome students are likely to spend 180 days in school next year.
- Cottonwood Community Garden fills up with gardeners this year
- Yavapai College to offer Brewery Technology Certificate
- Park wants hikers to stop stacking rocks
- House approves constitutional amendment that would make voter initiatives tougher
- Arizona GOP lawmakers look to restrict governor's emergency powers
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144-day school calendar planned for Beaver Creek
This year, Beaver Creek students attend school 144 days. Next year just might be the same.

Jeremy Brady appointed to Camp Verde Appeals Board
A Camp Verde man with two businesses had made the commitment to be even busier.

Camp Verde commits $460K to capital improvements
Thanks to a recent commitment of CARES Act money, the Camp Vere Arena Association is about $56,000 closer to finishing its equestrian center.
- Camp Verde council to consider second Planning and Zoning appointment this month
- Archaeology Center to purchase former VVMC Clinic building
- Camp Verde council approves PAD zoning change, budget calendar
- Todd Scantlebury appointed to Camp Verde Planning Commission
- PAD zoning change on Camp Verde council agenda
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Glendale man arrested for assautling utility worker with rock
A Glendale man was jailed this week after an assault on a utility worker.

Plea hearing set for man charged in police shooting
A Cottonwood man accused of shooting a police officer with a shotgun last year is due back in court later this month.

Reward offered for man who ran from deputies
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s help in locating Richard Jason Lyerla, 35, according to a news release.
Reader Poll:
Should community colleges in Arizona be allowed to provide four-year degree programs?
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The Year of Quarantine Painting: Northern Arizona Watercolor Society hosts online show March 1-14
Through March 14, Northern Arizona Watercolor Society hosts online show 'The Year of Quarantine Painting.'
Mingus Union theater troupe presents ‘Cash on Delivery’
‘Cash on Delivery’ is a hilarious comedy full of mistaken identities, slamming doors – and a con that spirals out of control.

OTCA presents ‘Landstracts’ art exhibit by Sharron Vincent Porter
Old Town Center for the Arts has announced a special art exhibit featuring the beautiful landscape art of Sharron Vincent Porter.
- Movie Review: Andra Day shines in overstuffed Billie Holiday bio
- New movies include animated film 'Raya and the Last Dragon'
- Music Review: Alice Cooper loses his mind in Detroit Rock City
- New music includes A Day to Remember's 'You’re Welcome'
- Movie shines light on abuse of police power against immigrants
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Mingus wrestlers finish perfect regular season
The Mingus Union wrestling team’s perfect 11-0 run through the 2021 regular season wasn’t all against smaller, undermanned teams.

Camp Verde wrestlers eye state tournament
Camp Verde's wrestlers finished their regular season a collective 11-3 with wins Feb. 26 at Prescott and Feb. 17 at home against Page.
Marauder boys end season with shutout as several Mingus Union players contribute
The Mingus Union soccer team capped the 2021 season with a 7-0 home win Tuesday over Peoria.
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Commentary: Has Biden opened immigration floodgates?
During the 2020 campaign, candidate Joe Biden promised to undo President Donald Trump’s border security policies.
Commentary: COVID a roadblock, not obstacle, to higher education
While COVID-19 has created disruption, pain and uncertainty throughout our great state, one thing remains clear: Our students’ progress toward their educational goals must continue.

Letter: ‘Houston, we have a problem’
A serious state-level problem is that Republicans who won their seats are now attempting to undermine and outright negate our votes.
- Letter: Face the facts: Trump lost the election
- Editorial: February offers hope in Arizona’s war with COVID-19
- Commentary: Washington spending its way into unfathomable debt
- Letter: Butner, LeBeau deserved sanctions, reprimands for low-class, unethical behavior
- Letter: Trump has been maligned enough; grow up and move on
- Letter: Development of Trump Derangement Syndrome vaccine will unite America
- Letter: Many thanks to volunteers for highway cleanup
- Letter: Naming highway after Trump the epitome of foolishness
- Letter: Why spend time, money to remove a man from office when he is no longer in office?
- Letter: I totally support a new Donald Trump landfill
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Aliyah Alpert wins third consecutive spelling bee
For the third consecutive year, a home schooled student from Prescott has won Yavapai County’s annual spelling bee.

Jerome's majestic Montana Hotel goes up in flames 106 years ago
It’s hard to imagine that if not for a fire 106 years ago this week, there would be a magnificent 150-room hotel at the top of Jerome.

Adjovu see patients at Humanity Healthcare at Cottonwood Clinic
Juliana Adjovu, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with Humanity Healthcare at the Cottonwood Clinic.
- VERDE HERITAGE 1929: JEROME; One Crime Leads to Another
- VERDE HERITAGE 1885: OAK CREEK; Richard Wilson Killed by a Bear, is Seen as a Ghost in 1914.
- VERDE HERITAGE 1910: JEROME; United Verde Extension
- Emerald Waves opens Sedona location
- Customer service has kept Olsen’s Grain in business for two decades
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Puffin stuff: Herring rules could boost funny-looking bird
The commercial fishery for herring has suffered in recent years due to new restrictions, but those same rules could benefit some of Maine’s most beloved birds.

Oklahoma lawmaker proposes ‘Bigfoot’ hunting season
A mythical, ape-like creature that has captured the imagination of adventurers for decades has now become the target of a state lawmaker in Oklahoma.

Sanders’ mittens, memes help raise $1.8M for charity
About those wooly mittens that U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders wore to the presidential inauguration, sparking endless quirky memes across social media?
- On the llam: 'Very chill' llama found wandering off highway
- Identical twins aren’t perfect clones, research shows
- Serial squirrel: Neighbors keep eye out for fierce rodent
- Annual list of banished words and terms include 'COVID-19' and 'social distancing'
- After 50 years, hippies welcome in an Indiana county
Reader Poll:
Should community colleges in Arizona be allowed to provide four-year degree programs?
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Obituary: William Snyder
Bill Snyder was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, died February 24, one month shy of his 84th birthday.

Obituary: Gerald Lynn Clawson, 1954-2021
Gerald “Jerry” Lynn Clawson entered into eternal rest on February 26, 2021 as his years-long battle with Multiple System Atrophy came to an end.

Obituary: Nona Juanetta New, 1935-2021
Nona Juanetta (Teague) New our Beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, passed into the presence of our Lord February 22, 2021.