

Mingus High School senior Zach Figy was named to the 4A Grand Canyon all-region second team for boys’ basketball.

The Mingus Union baseball team started out 3-3, but has fallen into a five-game midseason losing tailspin with eight games to go.

About two dozen members of the Arizona National Guard partnered with volunteers from the Cliff Castle Casino Hotel and the Yavapai-Apache Nation for an outdoor COVID vaccine event Tuesday.
Representatives of Verde Exploration will meet again with the Jerome Town Council about plans for the former Jerome High School building.

Northern Arizona Healthcare and the City of Sedona will partner to offer a free vaccination clinic to administer the one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at The Hub at Posse Ground Park.
A satellite visitor center of the Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce in Old Town opens Saturday with a ribbon-cutting.

Spectrum Healthcare, which has taken the lead in mass-vaccinations in the Verde Valley, is making changes as more locations offer the COVID-19 vaccine and demand decreases.
Danny Johnson believes his entire 20-year experience at the Daisy Mountain Fire Department has helped him prepare for his new role as fire chief of the Verde Valley Fire Department.

There was an Easter surprise for visitors at the Arizona State Parks this past weekend – free admission.

The small, but heavily-used parking lot at Midgley Bridge off State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon will be closed Monday and Tuesday for repainting.