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This Week in Verde Valley History: Clemenceau Airport Dedication March 19-20, 1932

Thousands were on hand as the 2-day airport dedication got started. "Curious, excited, spectators this afternoon were witness to thrilling aerial stunts, parachute jumps, and air races.

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Four 8 Fried Chicken: Maynard’s new project opens

The Greater Cottonwood Chamber of Commerce hosted a grand opening/ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, March 14, at the new Four 8 Fried Chicken in Old Town Cottonwood.

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Real estate lawsuit settlement upends decadeslong policies that helped set agent commissions

A powerful real estate trade group has agreed to do away with policies that for decades helped set agent commissions, moving to resolve lawsuits that claim the rules have forced people to pay artificially inflated costs to sell their homes.

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Local nonprofit receives $9,000 for food bank operations

Project Rising Hope, a faith-based nonprofit with a wide range of services for the Verde Valley, recently received a generous donation by Journey Church as part of the Hands Healing Hunger.

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Camp Verde Elementary gifted $6,000 piano

Camp Verde Elementary School received a special donation on Tuesday as the Camp Verde Unified School District governing board met for their regular meeting.

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Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation opening Verde Valley location

Yavapai CASA for Kids Foundation announced a new location underway in the Verde Valley.

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SIFF partners with OTCA for 'Monday Movies on Main' with ‘The Father’ on Monday, March 18

The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present 'Monday Movies on Main' on Monday, March 18 with the Cottonwood premiere of 'The Father' at 7 p.m. at Old Town Center for the Arts.

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Buckle up for ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ at Emerson Theater Collaborative

Rising and falling between high hilarity and profoundly emotional moments, ‘2.5 Minute Ride’ is storytelling at its most seductive.

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Father/Son duo Robin and Eric Miller concert live at Mary D. Fisher Theatre on Saturday, March 16

The father/son duo of Robin and Eric Miller will be performing their live in concert on Saturday, March 16 at 7 p.m. at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival.

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A warming island's mice are breeding out of control and eating seabirds

Mice accidentally introduced to a remote island near Antarctica 200 years ago are breeding out of control because of climate change, and they are eating seabirds and causing major harm in a special nature reserve with "unique biodiversity."

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Here's why April's total solar eclipse is worth the watch

The sun is about to pull another disappearing act across North America, turning day into night during a total solar eclipse.

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Staff at wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for orphaned kit

Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to act like mother foxes as they feed and care for an orphaned kit that found her way into their care.

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Elections chief who quit in a ballot-counting dispute just got a top state job

The former elections director for a rural Arizona county who resigned last year because of a flap over the hand-counting of ballots has been elevated to a top electoral post for the state.

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Human composting? Bill would legalize natural decomposition as burial alternative

There may soon be a new option in Arizona funeral care: human composting.

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Arizona lawmakers split as House overwhelmingly OKs bill to ban TikTok

Arizona lawmakers split Wednesday as the House gave overwhelming, bipartisan approval to a bill that would ban use of TikTok in the U.S. if the owners of the social media app don’t first sell it to another company.

Reader Poll:

What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?

  • Nonpolitical legal disputes 2%
  • Political partisanship 38%
  • Personal vindictiveness 60%

55 total votes

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Pass It On: He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

Rob Rigano lives in the town he grew up in on the East Coast, in New York state. His older brother, Phil, lives in San Diego. The two are in their mid-50s now, and they got together before COVID to record a few memories.

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Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel

Editorial Cartoon: Gary Varvel

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Guest Commntary: Know your consumer rights in these top topics of frustration

To celebrate Consumer Protection Week this year, the Arizona PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) Education Fund focused on everyday issues facing residents across our state, and provided tips to protect yourself and your household.

Reader Poll:

What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?

  • Nonpolitical legal disputes 2%
  • Political partisanship 38%
  • Personal vindictiveness 60%

55 total votes

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Obituary: Ralph O’Donnal

Ralph O’Donnal, 75, of Cottonwood, Arizona passed away peacefully in his home on March 6, 2024. He was born in Prescott, Arizona and grew up all over Arizona.

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Obituary: Masako Shirai

MASAKO SHIRAI, born Nov. 6, 1931, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 25, 2024 in Sedona, Arizona.

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Obituary: Arthur Gene Ferguson

Arthur Gene Ferguson, 85, went to his heavenly home peacefully March 3, 2024. Art was a native Arizonan, born in Wikieup, Arizona.

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