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New retailer Sarah James Boutique opens in Cottonwood
Welcome to Cottonwood’s new boutique full of women’s clothing with a personal touch, Sarah James Boutique.

Sign up to volunteer at Red Rock State Park
Red Rock State Park, an environmental education center and nature preserve in Sedona, is seeking new volunteers to assist visitors, lead activities and help with special projects.

More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
It's a Monday in September, but with schools closed, the three children in the Pruente household have nowhere to be. Callahan, 13, contorts herself into a backbend as 7-year-old Hudson fiddles with a balloon and 10-year-old Keegan plays the piano.
Recipe of the Day
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Lights are on at CV Sports Complex, but stay off the grass
The Dark Sky-compliant lights are up and on for the Camp Verde Sports Complex.

Traffic stop leads to drug charges
The Cottonwood Police Department say a K-9 dog sniffed out a stash of fentanyl during a traffic stop on State Route 260 on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Wildfire pushes smoke into Sedona
Heavy smoke will impact Sedona throughout the remainder of the week, according to the USFS, Coconino National Forest.
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Teen arrested in England over the 'deliberate' felling of a famous tree at Hadrian's Wall
A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in northern England in connection with what authorities described as the "deliberate" felling of a famous tree that had stood for nearly 200 years next to the Roman landmark Hadrian's Wall.

AP PHOTOS: Bavarian hammersmith forges wrought-iron pans at 500-year-old mill
Andreas Rohrmoser has been forging thousands of wrought-iron pans the old-fashioned way in his centuries-old hammer mill in the Bavarian village of Bad Oberdorf near the Austria border.

Ice pops cool down monkeys in Brazil at a Rio zoo during a rare winter heat wave
Upon spotting a zookeeper laden with a bucket full of fruit-flavored ice pops, black spider monkeys in Rio de Janeiro's BioParque gracefully swung their way towards him on Friday, chattering excitedly.
- A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow
- Wandering bull moose is captured in downtown Santa Fe
- Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control
- Something extra in your food - like rocks, insects and plastic
- China authorities arrest 2 for smashing shortcut through Great Wall with excavator
- Fish with a funny float gets a CT scan at the Denver Zoo
- Police stop Nebraska man for bucking the law with a bull riding shotgun in his car
- 'Like Snoop Dogg's living room': Smell of pot wafts over notorious U.S. Open court
- Rare blue supermoon brightens night sky this week
- Neurosurgeon plucks live worm from woman's brain
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Yee snubs governor's 'deputy directors' in confirmation battle
The top elected Republican in Arizona is refusing to recognize the "executive deputy directors'' named by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Commission moves to out 'true sources' behind election ads
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission is moving to ensure the next time you see a political commercial you won't have to guess who really is paying for it.

Recorder pushes back Lake effort to make ballot signatures public record
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer told a judge Thursday he should reject a bid by failed gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake to get access to signatures on early ballot envelopes.
- The fight over Arizona's shipping container border wall ends with dismissal of federal lawsuits
- Updated COVID-19 vaccine OK’d, experts urge people to roll up their sleeves
- Virginia man dies trying to hike Grand Canyon rim-to-rim
- Arizona COVID-19 cases double since June as virus rebounds
- Court rejects demand to make Forest Service outlaw lead ammo
- Arizona superintendent to use COVID relief for $40 million tutoring program
- Phoenix man let 10-year-old son drive pickup truck on freeway, police say
- Legacy of Native American boarding schools comes into view through new interactive map
- Poll finds AZ has ‘most confrontational’ drivers
- AZ GOP wants to run its own presidential preference
Reader Poll:
Would you be in favor of a four-day school week at Mingus Union if the question returns to the governing board next year?
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Jerome’s Art in the Park is back Sept. 30
The Jerome Chamber of Commerce Art in the Park celebrations have proven to be so much fun that we’re doing another one.

Jazz it up this weekend at Sound Bites Grill with groove jazz maestro JJ Sansaverino
The Jazz Greats Concert Series continues this weekend at Sound Bites Grill with jazz impresario Dave Len Scott playing Friday, Sept. 29, from 6 to 9 p.m. and Groove Jazz master JJ Sansaverino playing Saturday, Sept. 30, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Sedona Heritage Museum announces return of Historical Interpreters Program
The Sedona Heritage Museum is excited to announce the return of its popular monthly program featuring historical interpreters. The program returns on Oct. 5 at 3:30 p.m. with a new name: History Alive!
- It’s Sammy Davis & Alex Ogburn at Bella Vita Ristorante this weekend
- Music in the Stacks features Joe Feldman
- ‘A Peter, Paul and Mary Experience’ by renowned tribute band MacDougal Street West live at the Fisher Theatre Sept. 30 and Oct. 1
- Birds are on the move; so is NAAS!
- Sedona Car Club Annual Car Show
- Arizona Highways publisher speaks at Sedona Public Library Sept. 19
- Verde River Day is back for 34th annual celebration
- Sedona Elks invite all to a 1950's 'Sock Hop'
- Archaeology Museum opens Grand Canyon Artifact Exhibition
- Team behind Merkin Vineyards, Caduceus Cellars announces opening of new Cottonwood development
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Report: Trail Blazers Shut Down Healthy Damian Lillard to Improve Draft Lottery Odds
Tension between the two sides began to rise when the point guard had qualms with the franchise’s request.

Need-to-Know Betting and Fantasy Info for NFL Week 4
Thursday night in Green Bay, it was the Lions, not the Packers, who Lambeau leaped to victory. Detroit took a commanding lead in the NFC North with a 34–20 triumph against Green Bay to improve to 3–1. Jared Goff played well enough and connected with Amon-Ra St. Brown for a score, but it was ...

Aaron Rodgers Could Pull a Taylor Swift at Sunday Night’s Chiefs-Jets Game
The quarterback has spent the past few weeks rehabbing in California.
- Lakers GM Details LeBron James’s Rookie-Like Preparation for 21st NBA Season
- Ohio State’s Ryan Day Had Perfect Reply to ‘Most Romantic’ Thing He’s Done for Wife
- Marlins Manager Rightfully Lost It On Umps After Another Brutal Ruling Against Mets
- Week 4 Player Props to Target
- Dan Campbell’s Fired-Up Postgame Speech After Lions’ Win Over Packers Was So Good
- Packers’ Matt LaFleur Snaps at Reporter After Loss to Lions: ‘That’s a BS Question’
- On a Superteam of Stars, Betnijah Laney Is the Liberty’s Unsung Hero
- College Football Week 5 Watchability Index: LSU-Ole Miss Tops Slate
- NFL Week 4 DFS Bargain Picks: Making a Dart Throw at Running Back
- NFL Head Coaching Candidates for 2024 and Well Beyond
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Pass It O: Wojtek the bear and the Polish Army in WWll
Young soldiers, far away from home and missing their families, discover a bear cub. That’s how the story of Wojtek begins, back in 1942. He was alone in the mountains of Iran; nobody knows how he got there.

Column: Celebrating Verde River Day is celebrating the best of Verde Valley life
Autumn is arguably the best time of year in the Verde Valley. It is certainly a great time express appreciation for the opportunity to live in the proximity of one of the state’s natural wonders.

Editorial Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
Editorial Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
- Editorial: City council is not a fun job, but it needs you
- Pass It On: Chris Smith: From Homeless to Johns Hopkins
- Around the Bluhmin’ Town: Throwing your weight around ... if you admit to it
- Column: Flag football at the Olympics? Stop chuckling, it might happen ... soon
- Pass It On: To the coaches of pint-sized athletes...
Reader Poll:
Would you be in favor of a four-day school week at Mingus Union if the question returns to the governing board next year?
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Obituary: Naomi Thede
Naomi Thede, 84, of Gilbert, Arizona died peacefully at the Lund Hospice Home on Sept. 12, 2023, surrounded by her family. A celebration of life will take place in Iowa next summer.

Obituary: Marji Ware
Marji Ware, 89, of Cottonwood, Arizona, passed into heaven peacefully Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. She was born in Cottonwood on March, 4, 1934, to the late Robert and Zelma Love.

Obituary: Allen L. Sayward Jr.
Allen L. Sayward Jr. left us on Sept. 1, 2023.