A woman was flown to a burn facility by helicopter after a fire destroyed an RV in Riverfront Park on Wednesday, June 7, in the morning.
The long search for a city attorney ended Tuesday night with the introduction of Jenny Winkler at the City Council’s pre-meeting to their regular meeting.
The newest City Councilmember Derek Palosaari took the oath of office on Tuesday, June 6.
Mayor Scott Jablow said the former Cultural Park amphitheater is “breathtaking” and the feasibility of reopening is possible, but the council’s top priority for the 41 acres of city-owned land is “workforce housing.”
Police Chief Steve Gesell said he is “still patiently waiting for a resolution” after he was put on “non-disciplinary administrative leave” as of Thursday, May 11.
The Cottonwood Clippers swim team is off the starting block with 167 swimmers this year as it gears up for its Jelly Bean Meet on Friday, June 9.
The next time you pick up a cup of Lucha Libre Blend at the Firecreek Coffee Co., say hello to the native plants in the garden.
There’s no shortage of popular summer camps in the Verde Valley. ...
Verde Valley residents woke up Saturday wondering where all the smoke is coming from.
Clarkdale resident Cynthia Malla said a group of residents has gathered more than 550 signatures on a petition to try to save the bandstand from being torn do
Mingus Union High School officials were hoping for feedback during two public forums about their upcoming bond budget proposal, but Superintendent Mike Westcott looked at the bright side when only one person from the public showed up at both meetings.
Fire officials reported that the Sedona-area Miller Fire is experiencing minimal activity and is 31% contained, according to a news release and InciWeb late last week.
The City of Cottonwood is looking over the border at a sister city.
The Marauder family graduated 270 students on a warm and pleasant night on Bright Field Friday, May 26, in front of family and friends carrying balloons and flowers and bringing lots of joy.
Abe is 13 years old and was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3, according to Emily Holly, founder, owner, and director of RISE Resource Center in Cottonwood.
When Shannon Boone speaks, people listen. Especially about housing.
The Mingus Union High School Governing Board is having two community forums before it considers a resolution for a Capital Bond election in November 2023.
The annual Police Department Awards Ceremony, which acknowledges the accomplishments of the department, this year recognized the restraint and clear judgement of a police officer when shot at by an armed suspect, and also the long-time service of city’s well-known traffic and motorcycle officer.
Derek Palosaari was selected as the newest city councilmember on Monday, May 22.
Superintendent Mike Westcott leads a tour through Mingus Union High School on Thursday, Dec 1, 2022, which is part of the process before the district approaches the community for a capital bond election in November 2023. VVN/ Vyto Starinskas
It was the first time in months that smiles filled the room at the Copper Canyon Fire District meeting as word spread like wildfire that $750,000 had been secured to pay toward the $1.3 million line of credit owed to Yavapai County.
Get the phone cameras ready and the celebrations planned. The Mingus Union High School Graduation Ceremony will be on Bright Field on Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m., weather permitting.
COTTONWOOD — The Mingus Union High School District Governing Board rejected or essentially banned seven English textbooks from its curriculum after members complained that students should be not taught social theories or political ideologies.
The new manager of the Verde Valley Farmers Market, Don Kovacovich, greeted shoppers Saturday on the opening morning of the market’s 20th anniversary.
A person suffered severe burns to his lower body when he opened to the hood of his recreational vehicle, which was smoking underneath on Sunday evening, according to a news release by the Verde Valley Fire District.
Scotty Douglass was all smiles Monday as he looked out his large picture window, which faces Old Town and Maynard Keenan’s large vineyard project still under construction.
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted against recommending a height exception for a 70-foot-tall monopine wireless communication tower proposed for Main Street.
The Sedona City Council voted to create an 11-person committee establishing a Tourism Advisory Board to help the council market the Sedona area on Wednesday, May 10, and they will meet with representatives of the chamber on June 13 to discuss the future of the Uptown Visitor’s Center, according to Sedona Mayor Scott Jablow.
Yavapai College is giving away its library books at its Verde Valley Campus Library to make way for the college’s new state-of-the-art Center for Learning and Innovation.
The Clarkdale Town Council voted to tear down the deteriorating town bandstand built in the 1960s, and rebuild a new one.
Anyone who was concerned about the future of farming and ranching in the Verde Valley only had to be at the kid’s auction in the jam-packed Verde Valley Fair show barn Saturday.
Yavapai College students can bring firearms on campus, but they will have to lock them up in school-provided weapon’s storage box mounted on the campus police station wall.
The town is struggling to decide whether to tear down its popular bandstand in Main Street Park and rebuild a similar one, or spend more money fixing the current bandstand.
man sustained significant burns in a house fire on South Pleasant Valley Drive on Sunday morning, May 7, according to the Verde Valley Fire District.
The Cottonwood City Council approved Blazin’ M Ranch’s requested zoning change to develop a western-themed hotel and glamping resort during a regular meeting Tuesday, May 2.
It’s been one year since Christopher Moore filed a lawsuit in the death of his daughter, a Cottonwood teen who was swept away while trying to cross a flooded roadway in 2021.
The City of Sedona wants to renew the two-year joint-funding contract of the shared housing manager with the City of Cottonwood for at least one more year.
Mandy Labrie is locking herself in the Parks & Recreation Center with her son and 200 other kids on Mingus Union High School’s graduation night.
Yavapai College students are getting back to the garden, cooking the food and serving to other students in the college’s Greenhouse Café.
Two grateful moms and a grandmother made 59 teachers feel special on Wednesday, which was on the eve of Teacher Appreciate Week.
The city finance staff is preparing a tentative city budget of approximately $182 million to be presented to the City Council in June.
The forecast is for fun, frolic and French fries at the 2023 Verde Valley Fair, which kicks off Wednesday, May 3, and runs through Sunday, May 7.
The Copper Canyon Fire & Fire Medical District Board’s three members decided this is not a good time to pursue a new General Obligation Bond to help with its financial problems.
Mayor Scott Jablow is concerned about how the Sedona Chamber of Commerce will make up the loss of revenue from the City of Sedona to pay for its employees and visitor’s center after the chamber officially breaks away this summer.
The former Bank of America building on South Main Street is going to be the site of the state’s newest Chipotle Restaurant, according to John Palsha of the Carrington Co. on Friday, April 21.
The former Bank of America building on South Main Street is going to be the site of the state’s newest Chipotle Restaurant, according to John Palsha of the Carrington Co. on Friday, April 21.
Tuff Morgan starting welding when he was 9 years old.
The former, long-time Verde Village Property Owners Association president is pleased and confident with the new leadership taking over the organization.
Long-time City Clerk Marianne Jimenez retired from her position on Friday, April 14.
