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Schools shortchanged on state aid during pandemic
A promise by Gov. Doug Ducey to protect state aid for schools during the pandemic is coming up short.
Cottonwood Transit, LYNX service free through June 30, 2021
With federal aid covering some of the Verde Valley’s bus system costs, the Cottonwood City Council decided this week to continue a recently enacted benefit for area residents.
Cottonwood invests $615K in effort to remove arsenic from water system
The Cottonwood City Council this week agreed to spend $615,000 in an effort to remove arsenic from its municipal water system.
- Shots fired into law enforcement officer’s home nearly missing young child; $6,000 reward offered
- Sedona Autocamp hearing delayed pending appeal
- 245 new COVID-19 cases in Yavapai County in past day
- COVID-19 numbers continue Arizona surge into December
- ‘Upsurge’ in COVID-19 cases reported among Yavapai County employees
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Copper Canyon Fire Board deadlocked on Verde Connect
Tuesday, Copper Canyon Fire Board Member Carol Keeton was not able to log onto the board’s Zoom meeting, and not able to vote in what became a 2-to-2 vote that rejected the board sending a pro-Verde Connect resolution to Wednesday’s Yavapai County Board of Supervisors meeting.
Copper Canyon Fire calls special Verde Connect meeting
Tuesday, the Copper Canyon Fire Board will consider asking the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors to move forward with the proposed Verde Connect road project.
Camp Verde brings back Parade of Lights as drive-thru event
This year, Camp Verde Parks and Recreation will hold its annual Parade of Lights as a drive-thru event on Dec. 12.
- Camp Verde schools stick with in-person learning as student option
- Camp Verde Kiwanis Club provides 'Sunday Undies' for local elementary school students
- Camp Verde school board calls special COVID meeting
- Camp Verde cancels remainder of football season due to COVID-19
- Camp Verde Council approves boundary alignment with Copper Canyon Fire District
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Shots fired into law enforcement officer’s home nearly missing young child; $6,000 reward offered
In the early morning hours of Thursday, Dec. 3, an unidentified person fired multiple rounds into an occupied residence in the 8300 block of East Loos Drive, in Prescott Valley, according to the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.
8,000 fentanyl pills, cocaine, marijuana seized following traffic stop on I-17
An early-morning traffic stop for speeding and driving outside of travel lanes on Interstate 17 resulted in the arrest of an Ohio woman for possession of large quantities of fentanyl pills, cocaine, and marijuana.
FBI now has case of missing California man
Tuesday marked the 80th day since Shane Michael Rollman was last seen by his family. Recently, the FBI joined the effort to locate the California man. Rollman, 31, according to video surveillance and bank records, shopped at Bashas’ supermarket in Camp Verde and fueled up a Chevron gas station Sept. 13.
- Cottonwood man gets 14 years in prison on meth charges
- County Attorney seeks to dismiss murder charge against Cecilio Cruz
- Domestic violence turns deadly in Camp Verde
- Update: YCSO releases video, body cam footage of deputy-involved shooting VOC woman
- Clarkdale man, Oklahoma woman arrested in connection with death investigation
Reader Poll:
Does the Verde Valley have sufficient planning processes in place to determine long-range transportation priorities?
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Canyon Mesa Country Club presents photography exhibit by Jim Peterson
Canyon Mesa Country Club in the Village of Oak Creek is currently displaying a collection of notable works by award-winning Sedona photographer Jim Peterson.
Emerson Theater Collaborative presents ‘Every Christmas Story Ever Told (And Then Some!)’
Every Christmas Story Ever Told stars William Gabriel Greer, Joshua Rivedal and Jimmy Shoffman.
Sedona’s Mountain Trails Gallery presents ‘Treasure Hunt: Gems of Sculpture, Paintings, and Other Delightful Things’
Mountain Trails Gallery at Tlaquepaque in Sedona will present its newest exhibit, “Treasure Hunt: Gems of Sculpture, Paintings, and Other Delightful Things,” which opens with a reception on First Friday, Dec. 4, from 4 -7 p.m.
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Meyer, two other Marauders on All-Region first team
For just about every play the Mingus Union football team faced in 2020, Drew Meyer was on the field.
Camp Verde’s Peyton Kelley named first-team All-Region defensive back
Thanks to COVID-19, Camp Verde’s varsity played three football games this season.
Surging COVID-19 numbers prompt Tucson schools to halt remainder of football season
With the number of COVID-19 cases surging in Arizona, the football season for Tucson schools came to an abrupt end this week.
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Commentary: No evidence Verde Connect is solution for regional traffic needs
The Arizona Department of Transportation “Plan” everyone is referring to is not a plan. It is a list of possibilities to be studied.
Letter: VOCA board and Patel hotel: It makes no sense
I have many questions trying to make sense out of the VOCA Board handling of the Patel Hotel request for construction of their Hilton Garden Inn.
Commentary: For mayor’s family, support of small business is an ongoing effort
The holidays are particularly important to our community and to my family this year.
- Letter: Cornville needs to stand firm in support of Verde Connect road project
- Letter: Camp Verde needs to fire loose cannon AKA Joe Butner
- GUEST EDITORIAL: County rejection of Verde Connect hurts economy, citizens
- Letter: Even ADOT said Verde Connect not needed 'if Cornville Road is widened to four lanes'
- Letter: Rejoining the Paris Agreement should not be a national priority
- Letter: Verde Connect: In uncertain times it is wise for the county to be prudent
- Letter: Public vote showed our communities wish to move forward with different priorities
- Commentary: Grassroots efforts of Save the Middle Verde, Verde DISConnect led to demise of Garrison, Verde Connect
- Commentary: Give thanks to George Washington for Thanksgiving
- Editorial: Thanksgiving hope for ‘good understanding’ still survives
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Now that it’s legal, marijuana growing tips from an expert
If you’re interested in growing your own marijuana now that it’s legal, there’s a lot more to it than planting a seed and adding a little water.
VERDE HERITAGE 1971: SEDONA; Soldier Wash Revisited
"Larry Russell, who grew up beside Soldier Wash in Sedona, revisited his childhood home."
Conscious Meals the go-to grab-and-go eatery
Have you ever turned a vision into reality? That is exactly what Hortensia Martinez did to birth Conscious Meals, a sensational grab-and-go eatery in West Sedona.
- The Fit Life: Addicted to the good stuff
- VERDE HERITAGE 1890: JEROME; The United Verde Copper Company Begins to Evolve.
- Kids can send letters through Santa’s mailbox in Cottonwood
- Through their eyes: Don and Gail Eberle experienced renewed patriotism through son’s 22-year military career
- Love of country came from Brenfleck’s mom
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Watch: Video shows Florida man rescue puppy from alligator
A 74-year-old man leaped into a Florida pond and wrestled open the jaws of an alligator that lunged from the water to attack his three-month-old puppy.
Watch: Rocky the Christmas tree stowaway owl returns to the wild
Rocky, the stowaway owl, is back in the wild.
Man leaves $3K tip for a beer as restaurant closes for virus
A customer left a $3,000 tip for a single beer as a restaurant voluntarily closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- A crowded mountain can make silverback gorillas more violent
- Wisconsin trooper stops driver hauling snowmobile atop car
- Ukrainian tourist, Egyptian guide lose limbs in shark attack
- UK thief who sold stolen penguins on Facebook sent to prison
- Massive iceberg floats toward island of South Georgia, puts wildlife at risk
Reader Poll:
Does the Verde Valley have sufficient planning processes in place to determine long-range transportation priorities?
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Helena Lorraine Bailey 1930-2020
Helena Lorraine Bailey, 89, of Cottonwood passed away November 21, 2020 in Phoenix. She was born December 23, 1930 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of Joseph and Loretta Stanley.
Obituary: Reverend Winston L. Worden 1934-2020
Reverend Winston L. Worden December 17, 1934 – October 22, 2020, Age 85 Winston Lester Worden of Cottonwood, Arizona passed peacefully at Cottonwood Village on the late evening of October 22nd, 2020, at the end of a decade long demise from Lewy Body Dementia with complications from COVID 19.
Obituary: A.G. 'Jos' Driver 1938-2020
Anthony Gordon “Jos” Driver was born September 19, 1938 in Maseru, Basutoland (Lesotho) to William Gordon Driver and Daphne Weymouth Rhodes Forrester.
