The November ballot got a little more crowded for Prescott voters. While an official decision was pending the next voting session, a majority of Prescott City Council members supported moving forward with the multi-million-dollar property-tax bond issue that the Prescott Capital Needs Committee earlier recommended.
July 2, 2004
It was as dry as a dust devil. For two months in a row, the Prescott area tied the all-time record low precipitation numbers.
July 2, 1999
State officials reported zero Y2K problems Thursday as they switched over to their 2000 budget year, and Yavapai County officials had only one internal glitch.
July 2, 1984
"Many of Prescott's Whiskey Row merchants will maintain standard prices throughout the Prescott Frontier Days celebration, according to Bob Hardy, Centennial Committee member."
July 2, 1959
"Antelope Hills' Third Annual Invitational Golf Tournament has all the elements for a real tough horse race."
July 2, 1934
"The lure of rangeland and the old-time contests for which Prescott is famous found a record-breaking crowd at the fairgrounds as the 47th annual Frontier Days celebration got off to a big start yesterday afternoon."
July 2, 1909
"The brief notice of some of the more important mines and mining districts of Pima County would be singularly incomplete without mention of the copper deposits of the higher ridges of the Santa Catalina mountains."
July 2, 1884
"'Fan me while I snore' was the unreasonable request of an official yesterday."
