As you can tell from our pages over the last few weeks, we are at the height of election season as candidates from the White House down to city hall make their pitches to voters. In total, our newspaper has...

The Cottonwood City Council unanimously approved seven service agreements to provide dispatch services to regional municipalities and emergency service providers during its meeting on Tuesday, June 4. Cottonwood has provided centralized emergency dispatch facilities for Verde Valley police and...

This August we’ll mark 20 years since I was first hired by Larson Newspapers. Starting off as a copy editor before becoming an assistant managing editor, news editor and finally managing editor — a position I’ve now held for...

Following an initial report of sexual harassment by Cottonwood City Councilman Derek Palosaari of a female city of Cottonwood employee, a subsequent internal investigation has discovered numerous incidents of sexual harassment, sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior by Palosaari toward...

The Cornville-based Low Income Student Aid nonprofit provides direct aid and services to area students who are in financial need. The organization has increased the number of students it assists dramatically in recent years and has plans to expand...