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Yavapai County Board of Supervisors vote 4-1 to verify voter data with DHS

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted along party lines 4-1 on March 4, with Vice Chair Nikki Check opposed, to approve the use of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements to verify...

County OKs Yavapai County Sherriff’s Office funding

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors held its first meeting of 2026 on Jan. 7 and unanimously appointed Supervisor Brooks Compton from vice to be the chairman and Nikki Check as vice chairwoman for the 2026 calendar...

Supervisors greenlight $5M for Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors accepted $5,258,566 in funding, donations and spending during its Nov. 5 meeting for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, with most stemming from the state of Arizona’s General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 1735. Signed into...

Verde Valley starts county phonics initiative

Beginning this academic semester, Yavapai County became the first in the state to start a new phonics-based teaching initiative — with financial support from the county. County School Superintendent Steve King said The Science of Reading initiative, focuses on...

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Fire, smoke kills tourism in Sedona

Businesses, city officials say Sedona is safe but brace for a rough month "Sedona's open for business" is the message...

City of Sedona to pay $34K in legal fees for Prop 403

In an order handed down June 22, Yavapai County Superior Court Judge John Napper ruled that the city of...
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