September 10, 2016
Longtime Verde Independent reporter Jon Hutchinson was honored by the Cottonwood City Council and City Manager Doug Bartosh Tuesday in recognition of his retirement from the newspaper and unfailing dedication to professional coverage of Cottonwood public affairs, Yavapai County, legal and police/fire emergency service news for the past 12 years, a span in which he wrote more than 6,000 stories for the Verde Independent. (VVN/Dan Engler)