Cottonwood News

Verde Valley Leadership has announced the call for Summit Award Nominations. In April 2012, VVL developed an annual Leadership Summit as an opportunity to celebrate leadership in the Verde Valley and honor Adult and Youth Leaders in the community.

In this survey, ISO analyzed the structural fire suppression delivery system in the City of Cottonwood and has resulted in a new PPC of Class 2 effective June 1, 2014.

A 23-year-old woman who was charged as part of the February 2013 home invasion/attempted robbery and shooting on 18th Street in Cottonwood has been offered a plea agreement.

In 1990, Dr. Seuss wrote "Oh, the places you'll go," an illustrated children's book about life and its challenges.

Jilyn Jauregui was named Verde Pride Citizen of the Year, nominated by Dr. Daniel Bright Elementary School principal Nancy Erickson.

Steve and his wife, April, own the Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood. Both are originally from the Boston area.

BBN Photo/Cheryl Hartz Patrick Florey, grandson of Rhonda Smith at EZ Ranch near Cordes Junction, lets Cera Davidson's horse check out the microphone during the Ride of Passage Equine Fundraiser at the Yavapai Fairgrounds outside of Prescott Valley Sunday.

A knowledgeable panel composed of Yavapai County Supervisor Thomas Thurman, Yavapai County Supervisor Chip Davis, and Yavapai County Development Services Director Steve Mauk will give the presentation.

On March 11, 2013, Chance and her mom were driving from Cottonwood to Sky Harbor Airport when a drunk driver hit them going the wrong way.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office is searching for two missing juveniles, one of whom has ties to the Verde Valley.

John Negete and his 8-year old son Chandler were eating lunch one day at the Deer Valley Airport four years ago when they decided to see if there was a flight simulator at the Westwind School of Aeronautics located there.

A Cottonwood couple injured in a rollover accident on Interstate 17 south of Cordes Junction last Saturday, March 1. DPS Sgt.

Draft Horse Fun Day comes to the Verde Valley Fair Grounds on Saturday March 29. The Arizona Draft Horse and Mule Association sponsor the event and it's the first time they have brought such an event to Cottonwood.

All aboard! Yelp Phoenix launched their first-ever Yelp Field Trip series with a trip to the Verde Canyon Railroad and Blazin' M Ranch in Clarkdale and Cottonwood, Arizona! On a breezy Saturday afternoon, 40 Yelpers put on their Yelp waist-packs and boarded the train for a trip through the beautiful canyons and streams, all while the Verde Canyon ... (more)

There seems to be a love-hate relationship with the old building. Everyone wants to preserve the historic building at the south end of Old Town.

The City of Cottonwood Recreation Center and the Cottonwood Oak Creek School District are working to develop an after-school program.

In April 2012, VVL developed an annual Leadership Summit as an opportunity to celebrate leadership in the Verde Valley and honor Adult and Youth Leaders in the community.

The Yavapai County Community Health Services and Verde Valley Sanctuary coordinated this year's 2014 Teen Maze at the Clemenceau Building in Cottonwood.

Paws Thrift Store officially opened in its new location next to Food City in Cottonwood on Saturday, March 1. Members of the Verde Valley Humane Society board were on hand to show off the new space and welcome customers to the thrift store.

Oscar Rivas makes the "SUNS" lettering shine brighter in the middle of the Old Town Community Courts in Downtown Cottonwood in Wednesday's warm and sunny weather.