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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.
Hatchery a waystation for monarchs in crisis
In the serene landscapes of the western United States, a silent crisis unfolds as the once-abundant western monarch population faces a perilous decline. Western monarchs, renowned for their remarkable migration spanning 3,000 miles, are facing unprecedented challenges.
2nd annual Cliff Castle Sedona Golf Classic set for May 2
Two nonprofits will be the beneficiaries of the second annual Cliff Castle Sedona Golf Classic, which is set for May 2 at 9 a.m. at Sedona Golf Resort.
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Rimrock man crushed to death by tractor
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office reported the death of a man in a “freak accident” Sunday.
Camp Verde Council set to discuss strategic plan, sports complex
The Camp Verde Town Council is meeting for a regular session on Wednesday, March 20, in council chambers to further discuss action regarding the sports complex and to possibly approve the fiscal year 2025-2030 strategic plan.
Gesell drops out of supervisors race
Former Cottonwood Police Chief Stephen Gesell has dropped out of the Yavapai County District 3 supervisor’s race to focus on a legal claim against the City of Cottonwood.
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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.
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.
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.
- Spirit of the Heavens: Your sacred destination for your heart and soul’s exploration
- SIFF presents Sunday Stand-Up Comedy Night March 17
- Music in the Stacks hosts Canadiana Night
- Roxanne Holland featured at KSB Speaker Series on March 20
- Victoria Clark to speak on 1929 Women’s Transcontinental Air Race at Museum
- USDA Forest Service celebrates Beaver Creek Heritage Days for the first time since the pandemic
- SIFF partners with Chamber Music Sedona for ‘A Late Quartet’ March 21
- 11th annual Sedona Yoga Festival March 14 - 17
- Chamber Music Sedona presents Orion String Quartet Farewell Tour
- 23rd annual Camp Verde Pecan & Wine Festival returns to Downtown Camp Verde March 16-17
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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."
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.
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.
- TSA unveils passenger self-screening lanes at Vegas airport as 'a step into the future'
- The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices
- United Airlines plane rolls off runway in Houston
- What do you get when you cross rodeo with skiing? The wild and wacky skijoring
- This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing
- How do whales sing? Lab experiments suggest unique voice boxes
- After death in Colorado, opinions and laws on keeping Gila monsters as pets vary
- Astronomers find what may be the universe's brightest object
- A fin whale decomposing on an Oregon beach creates a sad but 'super educational' spectacle
- Got back! Paul McCartney's stolen bass is found and returned to the Beatle after more than 50 years
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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.
Human composting? Bill would legalize natural decomposition as burial alternative
There may soon be a new option in Arizona funeral care: human composting.
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.
- State's inflation drops; Gov take credit
- GOP blocks vote on right-to-contraceptives law
- Bipartisan lawmakers pressure Hobbs to sign affordable-housing bill
- Who gets credit for retiring medical debt for thousands of Arizonans?
- Arizona reports 20% increase in HIV cases, predominantly affecting Hispanic communities
- IRS launches Direct File in 12 states, including Arizona
- Arizona's health department has named the first statewide heat officer
- Judge says Horne has no standing to deny dual-language classes
- U.S. is springing forward to daylight saving, but for Navajo and Hopi nations, it's a time of confusion
- Saudi business is leaving Arizona valley after it was targeted over groundwater use
Reader Poll:
What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?
- Nonpolitical legal disputes
- Political partisanship
- Personal vindictiveness
55 total votes
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49ers Must Forfeit Draft Pick Over Salary Cap Error
The NFL is docking the 49ers a 2025 draft pick after it discovered a payroll accounting error from the 2022 league year.
Chase Young Agrees to One-Year Contract With Saints, per Report
The Ohio State product appears headed to his third team in five years.
Joe Torre Appeared in Yankees Spring Training Game, and MLB Fans Loved It
The legendary manager tickled New York fans with a brief cameo Monday.
- Falcons Unveil New Uniform Number for QB Kirk Cousins
- March Madness: 10 Teams That Could Make Cinderella Runs in 2024 Men’s NCAA Tournament
- Devin Haney Is Ready to Seize His Moment in Boxing’s Spotlight
- Ranking Every Mascot in the 2024 NCAA Tournament Field
- LSU’s Kim Mulkey ‘Ejected’ at Savannah Bananas Game in Baton Rouge
- Vikings Show Interest in Michigan QB JJ McCarthy
- Cowboys LB Leighton Vander Esch Announces Retirement
- Scottie Scheffler Had Perfect Two-Word Reaction to Wyndham Clark’s Missed Putt at Players Championship
- For Masters Qualifiers, It's Time to Take a Scouting Trip to Augusta National
- March Madness 2024: Betting Breakdown for Tuesday’s First Four Games
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Around the Bluhmin’ Town: A whole lotta lovin’ in the springtime
Love is in the air! And so are the doves, finches and hummingbirds. Spring brings the promise of hope, new life, fresh beginnings, green leaves and babies. Lots of them.
Editorial Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
Editorial Cartoon: Michael Ramirez
Commentary: Attacks on Mingus theater kids misplaced and misguided
When theater conversation turns to performers playing the opposite gender, the obvious go-to is Shakespeare in the Elizabethan era, when female actors were not allowed and all those terrific roles – Lady Macbeth, Portia, Juliet, Beatrice, Titania — went to men.
- Around the Bluhmin’ Town: The history and traditions of St. Patrick’s Day
- Guest Commentary: City code violations, not culture wars, at center of fractured council
- Pass It On: Healthy trees, healthy us: Making connections
- Guest Commentary: Congress needs to act and save a necessary program
- Around the Bluhmin’ Town: Major League Baseball has a pants problem
Reader Poll:
What do you think is driving the divisions in the Cottonwood City Council?
- Nonpolitical legal disputes
- Political partisanship
- Personal vindictiveness
55 total votes
See past polls
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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.
Obituary: Masako Shirai
MASAKO SHIRAI, born Nov. 6, 1931, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Feb. 25, 2024 in Sedona, Arizona.
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.