1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (200+ words) Joseph K. Giddens grew up in southern Arizona and studied natural resources at the University of Arizona. He later joined the National Park Service in many different roles focusing on geoscience throughout the West. Drawn to deep time and ancient landscapes…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (487+ words) The Mingus Union High School Governing Board voted 3-1, with Austin Babcock opposed and Board President Taylor Bell absent, to increase the paid maternity and paternity leave for teachers from 10 days to 30 during its board meeting on July 9. Babcock said he…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (341+ words) Howdy partner, saddle up and mosey on over to the Mary D. Fisher Theatre at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. It’s time to pony up $20 to celebrate National Day of the Cowboy with the Sedona Heritage Museum’s screening of the 1953 western “Gun Fury,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (853+ words) Following its budget public hearing, the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District voted unanimously to decrease its maintenance spending by more than 5% going into the next year, including a 6.6% reduction in the budget’s biggest item: Instruction, specifically supplies. “It was instructional supplies,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (448+ words) The Copper Canyon Fire and Medical District Governing Board unanimously approved its $14,584,661 budget June 17. The district budgeted $5,649,843 in property tax revenue, $1,110,900 in grant funding, $1,011,274 from Intergovernmental Agreements and $2,400,000 in ambulance fees. “The only thing I would like to highlight, that…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (85+ words) Journalaz.com BlueCross BlueShield Arizona will host a health fair at Camp Verde Middle School on Monday, July 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. The event is free, open to all families and will include medical professionals providing a variety of medical screenings and…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (514+ words) The Verde Valley Fire District Governing Board approved its $19.3 million budget during its meeting on June 23. The budget saw nomajor changes since its first presentation on May 26, which included a drop in the property tax mill rate to $3.30, higher expenses…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (246+ words) Jerry Hajek Jr., 70, died on June 18, of natural causes doing what he loved: Hiking Sedona trails. Hajek was a member of the Verde Search and Rescue Posse volunteer auxiliary force for the last four years. Hajek founded VSAR’s drone program…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (446+ words) The Clarkdale Town Council adopted the town’s final budget and set forth the intent to increase the primary property tax levy at its regular meeting on June 23. In previous budget work sessions, staff recommended increasing the property tax levy from…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (310+ words) Joshua S. Severance, 39, of Rutland, Vermont, was indicted by a Yavapai County grand jury on July 2, according to the Cottonwood Police Department. The indictment was for three counts of sexual assault and 10 other charges stemming from the alleged kidnapping of a…...