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A tragic accident at the age of 25 prevented Barbara Gehring from living a full life, but it didn’t prevent her from knowing the love of two families – her biological kin and the nurses and staff at Haven Health Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sedona.

Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, a vehicle went off Cornville Road and rolled over down an embankment, right in front of Verde Valley Fire Chief Danny Johnson

In its eighth year, Clarktoberfest will be a scaled-down affair Saturday, Oct. 1, in downtown Clarkdale.

The statewide Proposition 310, if passed in the General Election, could mean a break for local property taxpayers and raise revenue for the two rural departments, according to the chiefs of the Verde Valley Fire and Copper Canyon Fire & Medical districts.

The Friends of the Verde River, armed with their 2020 Report Card that proves that the water flow in the Verde River is declining, is summiting at the Cliff Castle Casino this week with 200 stakeholders including Bruce Babbitt, previously governor and secretary of the interior.

The first phase of work for the Arizona Department of Transportation’s long-awaited Interstate 17 Improvement Project from Anthem Way to Sunset Point is now underway.

Long before he assembled one of the largest far-right anti-government militia groups in U.S. history, before his Oath Keepers stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, Stewart Rhodes was a promising Yale Law School graduate.

Police Chief Randy Taylor apprehended an uncooperative skunk that was stuck in a burial plot an hour before the funeral at a local cemetery.

The contract personnel for the 2022 RAM Turquoise Circuit Finals Rodeo, presented by Bucky’s, has been selected by the Turquoise Circuit Board of Directors, according to a news release.

While crews have been working behind the scenes at the Sunset Point Rest Area along Interstate 17 since July, the next phase of work will require the rest area to close to the general public on Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Spectrum Healthcare Group and HOPE Incorporated announced a strategic partnership that will “fully blend peer-centered behavioral health, psychiatric, and primary care services.”

As Yavapai County continues to search for a new Elections Director, two new positions are being added to the department to help deal with the growing number of registered county voters, as well as an increased level of public scrutiny in elections.

The Clemenceau Heritage Museum is a walk through Verde Valley history with displays of everything from delicate “Fiesta-ware to perfume bottles, unusual teapots, cowboy/girl prize belt buckles, clocks and salt & pepper shakers.”

On Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., Sheriff David Rhodes will once again be speaking to what he called “one of my favorite groups,” the Yavapai County Preparedness Team/Oath Keepers of Yavapai County.

The Jerome Jamboree XXXI is back in town this weekend, and that means one lucky person will drive away with a rare Volkswagen bus.

Police said that they use police K9s from out of town to sniff student lockers and vehicles at Camp Verde High School for illegal drugs, but a school administrator said it’s more of a deterrent.

More than 300 people showed up to hear water-rights experts talk about the ongoing state adjudication, and most stayed to hear individual questions get answered on the complex issues.

There are no couches in horse therapy. And no horse is going to talk back to you with words of wisdom.

Authorities have identified the four people who died in a fiery crash involving a passenger car and a tractor-trailer at the Sedona exit off Interstate 17.

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.

State troopers are still trying to identify four people killed in a collision off Interstate 17 Sunday afternoon.

Successful people in the Verde Valley come from all walks of life, but they all have certain traits in common. In our new series LEADERS & ENTREPRENEURS, we talk with those who have risen to prominence about what attributes work for them in their field. Today, we talk with Cottonwood Mayor Tim Eliniski.

Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District (CCFMD) thanks Firebird Towing for donating salvaged automobiles that allowed CCFMD employees the opportunity to hone their extrication skills.

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in solving a cold case homicide. It has been 20 years since the victim in this case went missing from the Prescott area.

Stephanie Foley was sworn in as Sedona’s first female police chief Tuesday, Sept, 13, in a packed City Hall Chambers with family, friends, fellow police officers and former Sedona police chiefs.