Camp Verde Bugle

One of five members of the Copper Canyon Fire Board resigned for health reasons before the remaining four members approved a contract with a financial consultant in hopes of getting its finances back on track Wednesday, March 15.

Residents and tourists tried to return to business as usual after evacuation orders triggered by rain and flooding were lifted Thursday morning.

The Verde River at Camp Verde continues to rise as feeder creeks ebb from their peak flooding mode overnight.

Areas of Lake Montezuma bordering Wet Beaver Creek were put on GO for evacuation.

The Camp Verde Historical Society will host a book signing by TC Noble, the author of “Camp Verde: The First 50 Years,” on March 18, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Museum, 435 S. Main St.

The National Weather Service reports that periods of heavy rain and snow melt from Wednesday through Thursday will lead to rises in area waterways, contributing to the potential for minor to moderate flooding in some areas along Oak Creek and Wet Beaver Creek.

Copper Canyon Fire and Medical Station 82 crews worked a vehicle fire March 9

Camp Verde High School’s student-athlete population has now increased as the electronic sports team makes its way through the school.

Copper Canyon Fire & Medical Fire Chief Terry Keller resigned on Tuesday, March 7, leaving the department with no chief in the shadow of a financial crisis threatening the fire district’s future.

Emotions ran high at the Copper Canyon Fire District meeting Friday as the Fire Board discussed cutting long-time employees to correct a $1.3 million debt to Yavapai County.

About 150 walkers welcomed the runners from San Carlos at the YAN Cultural Center during the Yavapai-Apache Nation Exodus Day Commemoration on Saturday, Feb. 25.

Brothers Equinox and Exodus are usually the ones that roar at Out of Africa’s Tiger Splash.

As the Fire Board for the Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District held meetings this month to explain and find solutions for a financial shortfall, it became clear firefighters may feel the brunt of any remedy.

The Verde Valley Archaeology Center and Museum is inviting people from all over the Verde Valley to check out their events running through March for Archaeology Month.

The alarm was being sounded by the community about the deteriorating financial crisis at the Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District on Wednesday when the discussion was interrupted by a nearby structure fire.

The celebration of Dean Harrison’s life at his Out of Africa Tiger Splash Arena on Saturday, Feb. 25 has been moved up to 4 p.m.

Two people are being sought after the reported theft of a deep freezer from a local church

Camp Verde Parks and Recreation’s Touch A Truck event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, at the new Camp Verde Sports Complex located at 990 Champion Way from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Serving a variety of eastern European, Mediterranean and central Asian cuisines, husband and wife owners Svetlana and Levi Pakanaev are excited about their new transition to Camp Verde.

A shop building at a property on Long Rifle Road was burned during a fire Tuesday morning, according to Nate Bailey, Copper Canyon Fire and Medical fire marshal.

A woman being sought by Yavapai Silent Witness was discovered at a motel in Camp Verde on Tuesday, Jan. 24.

Racers are starting their engines around Arizona as the Verde Valley Grand Prix is coming to Camp Verde Feb. 4-5.

Cottonwood Police have again arrested a Camp Verde man on charges stemming from a months-old investigation.

Being only 14-years-old, Elizabeth Andre is starting her pageant journey off strong after being titled Miss Camp Verde Teen USA.

John Parsons’ dream is $45,000 closer to reality.