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| Justice Dept. files lawsuit against Sheriff Joe Arpaio |
PHOENIX -- Saying their time and patience has run out, attorneys for the U.S Department of Justice sue Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio Thursday for refusing to provide them with documents they want for their civil rights investigation.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| State test no hurdle for MUHS Ag students |
COTTONWOOD - High achievement has become the expected standard for Mingus Union High School agriculture students.
This time, 35 of 36 juniors and seniors in Heather Mulcaire's animal science classes passed the State Animal Science Assessment test.
Senior Grant Ledbetter, as a junior, earned the second highest individual score in the state.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Clarkdale Highlands Subdivision is back in play |
CLARKDALE - Tuesday night, the Clarkdale Town Council approved an amendment to its development agreement with PTM Enterprises, the developer for Highlands Subdivision. The amendment was designed to allow the developer to move ahead with the project.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Tomorrow's doctors trained at VVMC |
COTTONWOOD - Verde Valley Medical Center has expanded its teaching role through the addition of an internal medicine residency program. The program started with four residents but will grow to train 12 resident physicians at a time.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| The Little Kids book is free |
VERDE VALLY -- The Big Kids Book is a resource for adults that has been published in West Yavapai County by the Community Foundation for several years.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Labor Day retreat at Cottonwood Rec Center |
The Cottonwood Parks and Recreation Department realizes that families are busy and most parents do not get the Labor Day holiday off. With that in mind, we are having a "Labor Day Retreat" for youth.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Verde Valley Medical Center selects new chief medical officer |
COTTONWOOD - After an extensive nationwide search and the evaluation of numerous highly trained and qualified candidates, Verde Valley Medical Center (VVMC) has selected Nick Paslidis, M.D., Ph.D., M.H.C.M., to serve as its new Chief Medical Officer/Vice President of Medical Affairs.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Backflow preventer issue becomes a lawsuit for city |
COTTONWOOD - A key complaint for Cottonwood Ranch residents has turned into a lawsuit against the city. Former attorney and law professor Bob Oliphant has filed a complaint in Yavapai County Superior Court challenging the city's policy and execution of a technical issue.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Tattoo shop investigated for tattooing children |
COTTONWOOD - The Cottonwood Police Department has completed an investigation of the Avatar Tattoo Shop in which the business was reported to have illegally tattooed under-aged children.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| House of Ruth hosts Open House |
The staff and board members of the House of Ruth will host an Open House Sept. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. A supper will be served. This will also be the kick-off for the organization's Walk for Life walk-a-thon.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Goddard blames Brewer for state's decline in tourism |
PHOENIX -- Terry Goddard struck out Wednesday night at incumbent Gov. Jan Brewer, saying if she wants someone to blame for a drop in tourism she should look in the mirror.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Legal debate over Arizona's English learner law in federal court |
A federal judge is hearing arguments this week over whether the state is complying with federal laws to help students learn English.
Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Arizona sees dramatic drop in number of illegal immigrants in state |
PHOENIX -- The number of illegal immigrants in Arizona is down -- much more sharply than the rest of the country.
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Thursday, September 02, 2010
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| Verde Basin Partnership kicks off its first study |
CLARKDALE - For perhaps the first time since its inception, there is a sense of accomplishment for the members of the Verde River Basin Partnership.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| GOP canddiates call on Democratic foes to denounce boycott of Arizona |
PHOENIX -- Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of the state's new immigration law and anti-union sentiment, five Republican candidates for statewide office and several congressional hopefuls called on their Democratic foes Tuesday to denounce a boycott and the unions that support those calls.
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Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Federal judge says police officer off base in filing lawsuit over immigration law |
PHOENIX -- A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a challenge filed by a Tucson police officer to Arizona's new immigration law.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Horne officially claims GOP nod as AG |
PHOENIX -- Conceding that time -- and ballots -- had finally run out, Andrew Thomas formally conceded he will not be the Republican nominee for attorney general.
Wednesday, September 01, 2010
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| Grand jury returns 20-count
indictment against youth pastor |
COTTONWOOD - The Cottonwood Police Criminal Investigations Division received a 20-count indictment from the Yavapai County Grand Jury alleging sex offenses by Christopher William Furey.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| 104 Candles |
About 60 members of Althea Ellen Terry Burns extended family joined in celebration of her 104th birthday on Saturday at the Mountain View United Methodist Church in Cottonwood. Althena was born in 1906 and moved to Flagstaff with her family in 1923. In 1925 she married Nelson Burns and together they had 5 children. The family moved to Cottonwood in 1955 and Nelson passed in 2009 - the couple was married for 66 years. Althea maintains a duplex in Cottonwood, continues to be active in her church and loves to entertain family. Family members from Nevada, California, Utah and New Mexico traveled to Cottonwood to help celebrate Althea's birthday. Mary Hughes, Althea Burns, Tom Burns (bottom row, left to right) Zoe Burns, John Burns and Elaine Hansen (top row, left to right) during Althea's 104th birthday celebration. VVN/Jon Pelletier
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Mike Aylstock retiring from Sedona School District |
SEDONA - Sedona-Oak Creek School District Superintendent Mike Aylstock will retire effective Sept. 17. He has served as a school district superintendent in Arizona for 19 years. His career in public education has spanned 34 years.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Crime/Emergency Services: Sept. 1, 2010 |
COTTONWOOD - On Monday evening about 8:30, Verde Valley Fire crews were dispatched to a single-vehicle rollover accident on SR 89A.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Sedona Mobile Home Destroyed |
A triple-wide mobile home was destroyed when it caught fire about 5:25 Monday night. The home was located near the clubhouse in Sedona Shadows, a mobile community west of Sedona. No one was home at the time of the fire. Sedona Assistant Fire Marshal and spokesman Gary Johnson says there is no estimate of the loss or cause of the incident, since the investigation had just begun. Cottonwood Fire was called to standby since many of the Sedona units were committed to the fire.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Three-Vehicle Accident |
One woman was hurt and transported to Verde Valley Medical Center after a three-vehicle rear-end style accident Thursday afternoon in Cottonwood.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Court Docket: Sept. 1, 2010 |
Judge Bill Lundy of the Verde Valley Justice Court issued the following felony complaints:
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Area judge elected vice president of Arizona Magistrates Association |
The Arizona Magistrates Association members have elected Jerome Magistrate Joan Dwyer as Vice President. Other officers elected were: Karl Eppich, President (Mesa Municipal) and Judy Ferguson, Secretary-Treasurer (Casa Grande Municipal).
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Clarkdale home saved from spreading fire |
CLARKDALE - A kitchen fire just before midnight Thursday caused an estimated $30,000 to $40,000 damage to a 2,300-square-foot home on Bent River Road in Clarkdale.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Newest poll shows Goddard still has uphill battle to win governor's chair |
PHOENIX -- Terry Goddard may be unable to win the governor's race even if he turns the attention of voters from immigration to the economy, according to a national pollster.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Horne claims victory in Attorney General GOP primary |
PHOENIX -- Tom Horne appears to have clinched the Republican nomination for state attorney general.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| AZ National Guard begins border duties |
PHOENIX -- Arizona National Guard soldiers have arrived at the border.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
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| Fresh off walkover primary, Kirkpatrick visits Verde Valley |
COTTONWOOD -- Arizona District 1 Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick visited the Verde Valley, Prescott and Flagstaff this week during a break in the Congressional Schedule.
Kirkpatrick visited with the Verde Valley Food Bank, members of the Cottonwood-Verde Valley Chamber of Commerce and with Verde Valley News. She was to visit in Sedona Chamber members before visiting businesses in Flagstaff Friday.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| McCain Helps Open Verde Valley GOP Headquarters |
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| New playground for tots at Clarkdale-Jerome School |
When Kari Link took on the project of building a new playground for kindergarten through second-grade kids at Clarkdale-Jerome School, she thought it would use up much of the PTO's money. She also thought the project would end up with a 2,000-square foot concrete play area with one basketball court.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Park service program teaches stewardship |
RIMROCK - Getting local kids interested and involved with the nation's inventory of national parks and monuments is a priority goal of the National Park Service.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Shooting on Verde River leads to arrest of Childs man |
CHILDS - Three men reported they were shot at while kayaking on the Verde River near the Childs campground.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Clarkdale Town Council to meet in special session Tuesday |
CLARKDALE - The town council will meet in special session at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Room of the Clarkdale Administration Building at 39 N. Ninth St.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Still Counting: GOP attorney general candidate still undecided |
The decision of which Republican runs for state attorney general could come as early as today.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
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| Democrat Rodney Glassman faces uphill battle to oust John McCain |
PHOENIX -- Democrat Rodney Glassman is going to have to educate a lot of people about himself -- and hope they like what they hear -- if he hopes to oust John McCain.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Goddard charges Brewer is hiding truth on state budget deficit |
GLENDALE -- Gov. Jan Brewer is hiding the size of the state's current deficit to get herself elected, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Terry Goddard charged Thursday.
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Friday, August 27, 2010
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| Rotellini earns Democratic nomination for AG; Republican race is still up in the air |
PHOENIX -- Felecia Rotellini will be the Democratic nominee for state attorney general.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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| State files petition for enforcement of SB 1070 |
PHOENIX -- An attorney for the state formally asked a federal appeals court Thursday to undo the injunction a trial judge issued blocking Arizona from enforcing parts of its new immigration law.
Friday, August 27, 2010
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