Camp Verde Bugle

At least through April, the Town of Camp Verde will hold council meetings by remote participation only.

Folks in all types of work environments are making adjustments to attempt to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus — even those in positions of authority.

The decision was made to close in compliance with Governor Doug Ducey’s directive on Friday to close restaurants, bars, gyms and movie theaters to the public in counties with confirmed COVID-19 cases.

MIDDLE VERDE - The battle over which route a new road will take over the Verde River has been decided, but there is still time for the Camp Verde Town Council to have a say on how traffic will get to that road.

From March 23 through April 6, the Town of Camp Verde will limit services to the public due to concerns over the coronavirus.

Until further notice, Cliff Castle Casino Hotel will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

After the March 17 dinner, Bread of Life will suspend its hot dinner program due to concerns over the coronavirus. But food distribution will be available Tuesdays and Fridays at the Camp Verde ramada.

Camp Verde’s Parks and Recreation Department has closed its community center gymnasium until further notice, the department announced Tuesday.

Tuesday, Fort Verde Park Manager Sheila Stubler announced that this year’s History of the Soldier event, scheduled for April 4-5, has been cancelled because of coronavirus restrictions.

Not all properties within the Town of Camp Verde are included in the jurisdictional boundaries of the Copper Canyon Fire and Medical District.

Natallia Robinson can see animals, mountains and quite the diversity of vegetation from her Rimrock home.

According to a news release sent out Monday afternoon by the Camp Verde Marshal’s Office, a woman’s body was found along the bank of West Clear Creek Sunday morning.

This year’s Pecan and Wine Festival, scheduled for March 21-22, has been cancelled.

Tim Carter’s interview with Beaver Creek’s newest school board member was one of the best he’d ever experienced in the past 15 years.

Cheri Wischmeyer has withdrawn her Feb. 18 complaint against Mayor Charlie German for “allowing the public access to information that was not vetted and is potentially harmful” to council members Joe Butner and Bill LeBeau.

Monday, the Beaver Creek School Board will consider a 5% pay increase for its teachers for FY 21.

The Town of Camp Verde has received a $59K grant to build loop trails east on State Route 260 at the site of the town’s sports complex and equestrian center.

Due to this week’s flooding – and concerns over the coronavirus – Friends of the Verde River has postponed this year’s Verde River Runoff until Saturday, Sept. 12.

For more than an hour Wednesday, the northbound lanes of Interstate 17 were blocked because of a rolled semi-truck at milepost 282, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation.

“We think it is prudent to thoughtfully engage in a bond discussion and decide if it is an issue we would like to place before the voters,” Keller wrote in a letter to the Verde Independent.

The school board cannot offer to extend or renegotiate Howe’s contract until 15 months before that contract expires, Howe said following the board’s Tuesday meeting.

The Wheel of Fortune’s Wheelmobile, the show’s promotional vehicle came to the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel in Camp Verde on Saturday.

Tuesday, the Camp Verde School Board will consider whether Danny Howe should continue serving as both middle school principal and the district’s administrator-in-charge.

The Camp Verde Marshall’s Office needs your help finding the suspect(s) involved in the Feb. 28 shooting into a Camp Verde home.

It’s possible that the Camp Verde Arena Association’s second banquet and fundraiser dinner – May 16 – will be held at the new equestrian center.