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Vyto Starinskas

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Yavapai County is enforcing a default judgment order and cleaning up a residential property on Kachina Drive in the Verde Village.

By Vyto Starinskas August 9, 2023
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The new Verde Valley Homeless Coalition building is rising, and organizers hope to open it for transitional housing in January 2024, according to Verde Valley Homeless Coalition Executive Director Rhonda Bishop.

By Vyto Starinskas August 9, 2023
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The elimination of the local sales tax on residential rentals will hurt four Verde Valley communities, but the hope is that the savings will go to the renters and not landlords

By Vyto Starinskas August 9, 2023
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Children sang “God Bless America” in the Camp Verde Library Saturday as two Camp Verde Marshal’s officers sat in cruisers outside the story-time reading event

By Vyto Starinskas August 9, 2023
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City Hall has announced a work session for today, Tuesday, Aug. 8, for a discussion and possible direction to the staff of a draft ordinance restricting minors from adult-orientated performances, but it does not mention drag shows.

By Vyto Starinskas August 8, 2023
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The City Council is meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8, with legal counsel regarding discussions to avoid or resolve litigation of an ongoing personnel matter involving the Cottonwood Police Department.

By Vyto Starinskas August 8, 2023
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Milo’s first day of school
MVP welcomes new Resource Officer Campbell and service dog

Milo sensed the kindergartner’s stress as the student was standing in the corner of an office crying on the first day of school at Mountain View Preparatory School.

By Vyto Starinskas August 6, 2023
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“Calling All Parents!” reads the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District school flyer.

By Vyto Starinskas August 6, 2023
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he Council approved a three-month extension of the existing contract between the City of Cottonwood and the Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce at its regular meeting Tuesday, Aug. 1.

By Vyto Starinskas August 3, 2023
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Ranger jams, lip-syncing karaoke and robotic dance moves are some of the eye-catching videos that are turning heads to the Jerome State Historic Park’s social media.

By Vyto Starinskas August 2, 2023
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An Ancestral Lands Conservation Corps crew has been doing stabilization work on the Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle national monuments for the past week.

By Vyto Starinskas August 2, 2023
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The Camp Verde Planning & Zoning Commission denied on a 7-0 vote the Commercial C2 zoning change request for the Copper Canyon Fire District’s administration building on State Route 260 and Salt Mine Road at its regular meeting on Thursday, July 27.

By Vyto Starinskas August 2, 2023
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As the Verde River heats up to close to bathtub temperature levels, it’s still a question how the record high temps will affect the river’s ecosystem.

By Vyto Starinskas July 30, 2023
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This new school year is a new beginning for Clarkdale-Jerome School District Superintendent Matt Schumacher.

By Vyto Starinskas July 30, 2023
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The United Soil Verde Program is hosting an open house for an update on the soil remediation program which is currently underway in town.

By Vyto Starinskas July 29, 2023
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Life, as Cottonwood motorists know it, is going to change next week when the Arizona Department of Transportation begins a major paving project State Route 89A near Main Street.

By Vyto Starinskas July 28, 2023
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he City Council will take up a request to authorize a 75-foot-tall monopine cell tower, which will exceed the permitted 60-foot height limit by 15 feet, to be constructed at 127 N. Main St.

By Vyto Starinskas July 27, 2023
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he Copper Canyon Fire District is in negotiations with the Verde Valley Fire District for a joint management agreement for the shared services of the VVFD fire chief.

By Vyto Starinskas July 27, 2023
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Housing Solutions of Northern Arizona is hoping to begin construction and renovations on its hotels-to-housing project at the former Verde Valley Inn next month.

By Vyto Starinskas July 26, 2023
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Graduates of Local First Arizona’s Green Business Boot Camp gathered to trade tips and experiences on the deck of Page Springs Cellars Winery early Monday morning.

By Vyto Starinskas July 26, 2023
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Retired Brig. Gen. Alberto Gonzalez of the 158th Regiment, also known as the Arizona Bushmasters, has given up his personal sidearm pistol to benefit the Fort Tuthill Military Museum located near Flagstaff.

By Vyto Starinskas July 26, 2023
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Summer break is wrapping up for students around the Verde Valley as school starts the first week of August. Throughout the Verde Valley, many new teachers will be joining the teaching ranks.

By Paige Daniels, Vyto Starinskas July 26, 2023
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With the start of school right around the corner, all parents want to ensure the best fit for their children in school.

By Paige Daniels, Vyto Starinskas July 26, 2023
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The Copper Canyon Fire and Medical authority wants to correct the zoning at their administrative offices and the medical building on Salt Mine Road, according to Joshua Maxwell, CCFMD Board chairperson.

By Vyto Starinskas July 25, 2023
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he Rockin’ River Ranch State Park will open as the newest Arizona State Park this fall or winter, according to Michelle Thompson, spokesperson for Arizona State Parks & Trails.

By Vyto Starinskas July 23, 2023
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It’s the 41st Verde Valley Invitational Swim Meet.

By Vyto Starinskas July 22, 2023
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Cottonwood council to review new City Hall options
Roadwork on 89A, Main Street planned soon

The Cottonwood City Council passed its final budget Tuesday night, along with $9 million to pave Main Street from Walgreens to Old Town, but temporarily put the brakes on the $30 million line item for the building of the new city municipal center this year.

By Vyto Starinskas July 21, 2023
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Crews have been working to repair one of the large mountain-top water tanks on Cleopatra Hill for over a month.

By Vyto Starinskas July 19, 2023
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The Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve and recommend a 75-foot tall monopine wireless communications tower at 127 N. Main St.

By Vyto Starinskas July 19, 2023
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Vince’s star keeps shining
Valley icon returns from pandemic with new owner, new name

For three years, the biggest question in town has been, “Will Vince’s star shine again and the restaurant, on which it sits, open again?”

By Vyto Starinskas July 19, 2023
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EO Damien Browning has taken an empty shell of a building, 400 sheets of sheetrock, elbow grease and turned it all into a new community event space that offers an oasis for your next business meeting or yoga class.

By Vyto Starinskas July 18, 2023
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Caduceus Cellars announced the opening date of its Hilltop Facility and Velvet Slippers Club (VSC) Ventura Room and Merkin Vineyards Hilltop Winery & Trattoria as Oct. 6 on its Facebook site Monday.

By Vyto Starinskas July 18, 2023
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A half-dozen people turned out at Thursday’s Mingus Union High School Governing Board meeting concerned about politics and religion mixing into the decision-making process at the local public high school.

By Vyto Starinskas July 16, 2023
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If you see a homeless person or panhandler, hand them a bottle of cold water.

By Vyto Starinskas July 16, 2023
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Move over Dutch Bros, Starbucks, Dunkin’ Donuts and Firecreek Coffee.

By Vyto Starinskas July 13, 2023
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Tami Mayes has been selected as the new city clerk of Cottonwood.

By Vyto Starinskas July 13, 2023
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A 75-foot-tall monopine wireless communications tower at 127 N. Main St. will get another hearing in front of the Cottonwood Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, July 17, according to the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting agenda.

By Vyto Starinskas July 12, 2023
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If you’ve been clogged in Sedona traffic on a holiday weekend, you know why the city is setting up an evacuation plan for residents in case of a natural disaster.

By Vyto Starinskas July 12, 2023
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The owner of Fojol Bros. Restaurant said the restaurant is closed, and they are selling or leasing the property.

By Vyto Starinskas July 12, 2023
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The Arizona Department of Transportation will dispose of deceased dogs or cats found on the roadways just like it disposes of wildlife if the pets do not have a collar with a license or contact information.

By Vyto Starinskas July 9, 2023
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Twenty-two-year-old Josie Vojnic has some big shoes to fill as she takes over the reins of Paul and Jerry’s Saloon, one of the oldest family-owned bars in Arizona.

By Vyto Starinskas July 9, 2023
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Cottonwood City firefighters arrived to a house fire Friday night, July 7, and found heavy smoke and flames inside a building on North 12th Street and East Gila Avenue, and were able to keep the fire from spreading to other residences before extinguishing it, according to Fire Marshal Rick Contreras. “Quick attack, quick stop,” he said.

By Vyto Starinskas July 8, 2023
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Archery instructor Guy Day has started teaching archery in afterschool programs at two Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District schools.

By Vyto Starinskas July 5, 2023
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The Oath of Office was administered to Interim Fire Chief Nate Bailey by Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District Fire Board Chairman Joshua Maxwell at a regular meeting Wednesday, June 28.

By Vyto Starinskas July 5, 2023
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There are hiking trails in the Verde Valley that follow waterways and Parsons Trail is one of them.

By Vyto Starinskas July 5, 2023
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Hiking in the extreme heat can be dangerous. Ask the hiker who was rescued by Sedona Fire and Native 3 Helicopter on Wednesday, June 28, suffering a critical heat-related illness while hiking near Oak Creek.

By Vyto Starinskas July 5, 2023
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The annual breakfast started as usual at 7 a.m. and the kids lined up for the annual Kids Parade at 9 a.m.

By Vyto Starinskas July 4, 2023
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If a person finds an injured bird or wild animal in the Verde Valley, and they don’t know what to do, they should call Billy Harvey at the Runnin’ W Wildlife Center.

By Vyto Starinskas July 2, 2023
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The pleasant springtime temperatures in the Verde Valley are approaching “blast-furnace” levels just in time for the extended Fourth of July Holiday.

By Vyto Starinskas July 2, 2023
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Fire crews stopped a quickly spreading wildfire at 13 acres between Bashas’ and the town library that threatened homes on Thursday, June 29.

By Vyto Starinskas June 30, 2023

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