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Hmm, lately it feels as though we are in the midst of the “dog days of summer.”

At Los Zpotes, it’s all about the children. Los Zpotes, freely translated, means “the children.”

Choices. Every action has a consequence. Sometimes, we are forced to make a decision. If you see a large, evil rattle snake in the middle of a country road that you are walking on alone, do you run, fight or hide?

It’s like the masks magically disappear, explained Kate Rusch.

Friendship. They can start at any moment and span a lifetime. Sometimes friendships form, mysteriously, against all odds.

California-based Inspire Communities has acquired On the Greens in Cottonwood, a 55+ active lifestyle community and its Coyote Trails Golf Course.

The owners of the Wicked Good Food truck picked a wicked good time to open their new business.

Bacon Rind Park was named in 1890 by two fishermen from Jerome.

June 8 was the official day Mike Mahon went from being his father’s employee to being his father’s boss.

Clear Creek attracts all kinds of people to its cool, shaded shores and shallow pools.

With the temperatures rising, many of us seek out the cooler environs nearby: lakes, creeks and rivers.

J. O. Mullen was Superintendent of Schools for 31 years. During the early 1900's, schools were closed about 30% of the time due to epidemics such as smallpox, scarlet fever, diphtheria, etc.

Spring is always the time of new beginnings, new life, no matter how small or insignificant.

Amid the chaos in the human world, nature still keeps to her silent rhythms, unfolding her beauty for us to enjoy.

Muma says he plans to add the course to his department’s training efforts, and he’s excited to see the results as officers across the country complete the course.

Thanks to coronavirus closures, restrictions and safety procedures, the Verde Valley Fair’s annual junior livestock auction will take place May 1-2 on the Internet.

Open a window and enjoy the fresh air. Kachoo. On second thought, shut it fast. Spring is here. Soon, the cabin fever will end and we will be going back out into the world. One sneeze at a time.

The new bandstand was built south of the grandstand on the west side of the ball park.

A fire in the center of town on the east side of Main Street during February was followed by the fire that destroyed most of the west side of Main Street during April of 1925. One year later, on the first anniversary, most of the buildings had been rebuilt.

A group of doctors, nurses and staff gathered in the hallway of Verde Valley Medical Center and formed hearts with their fingers for a video salute to the local women and men sewing them hospital gowns.

Camp Funston, where Yavapai County recruits were trained during World War I, was identified as a source of the influenza epidemic.

We may be changed forever. For some, it may be in earth-shattering ways, for others, small little incremental adjustments. When half of the world is in quarantine, nothing remains the same.

Tilly is not your typical police K9.

Cooped-up couch potatoes may consider cruising a Verde Valley road to cure their boredom.

This epidemic began during the first week of March and lasted until the middle of June.