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Airport-area developers say city’s proposed Airport Vicinity Overlay would be ‘a taking’ of private property
Just days after the City of Prescott’s proposed new Airport Vicinity Overlay generated legal challenges from two local development companies, several developers registered their objections in person during a Prescott Planning and Zoning Commission review of the overlay.

Fandomania returns to Prescott Valley
The Town of Prescott Valley hosted Fandomania, a Comic Con event Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, at the Findlay Toyota Center.

Master-planned project proposed in Kirkland to house employees of possible Bagdad Mine expansion
The possibility of a major expansion that would add 500 to 700 employees at Bagdad’s Freeport McMoRan Mine is driving a proposal for a master-planned residential and commercial project in the nearby Yavapai County town of Kirkland.
- Arizona parents arrested trying to get in locked-down school
- Prescott Public Library offers Community Services Specialist
- North Star Youth Partnership celebrates 25 years of empowering teens to become thriving adults
- Need2Know: Carrie Weldon Gallery opens on Gurley Street
- 3D printing and foam: Arizona organizations make homes more sustainable
- Over $2B announced for roads, bridges, bike lanes across US
- Oscar winner Troy Kotsur awarded key to Arizona hometown
- Yavapai County Comprehensive Plan Outreach meeting set for Mon. Aug. 15
- PVPD accepting applications for Citizen’s Police Academy
- CATCH 22 Day 3 fugitive wanted on drug charges captured
- Photo: Monsoons usher in cloudy sky at Willow Lake
- Prescott City Council vacancy generates 22 applications
- State’s top educator visits PUSD
- Arizona county that saw election snafu to waive city costs
- Prescott Valley shuts down 4 wells after positive PFAS tests
- Joe Arpaio loses 3rd comeback bid in town mayoral race
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Cameron Smith has claret jug and now eyes No. 1 in the world
British Open champion Cameron Smith has spent all week ignoring queries about reports he will be the latest to leave the PGA Tour for Saudi-funded LIV Golf. His only concern was try to win the FedEx Cup playoffs.

Gallen dominates, Rivera 2 HRs, D-backs beat Rockies 6-0
Zac Gallen pitched two-hit ball over seven innings, Emmanuel Rivera went deep twice for his first career multi-homer game, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Colorado Rockies 6-0 on Saturday night.

Prescott’s MacGraw VanWormer selected to NTIS Southwest Region baseball team
MacGraw VanWormer might be just a kid who’s not even old enough to watch a PG-13 movie by himself yet, but he’s a kid with tremendous talent and a shot to make a USA baseball development team.
- Equal pay deal for US women's soccer approved by judge
- Smyly stars as Cubs beat Reds in 2nd 'Field of Dreams' game
- A change for the better? Arizona set to add shot clocks for high school basketball
- D-backs blow open close game in 7th to beat Pirates
- Russell’s No. 6 being retired across NBA, a 1st for league
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Beluga whale lost in French river euthanized during rescue
A beluga whale that became a French celebrity after a wrong turn took it up the Seine River had to be euthanized Wednesday after experiencing health complications during an urgent rescue operation, authorities said.

How much is Zuckerberg worth? Card collector could find out
When camp counselor Allie Tarantino was flipping through a magazine years ago, he came upon a familiar name: Mark Zuckerberg. He rifled through boxes of memorabilia in his basement, running his fingers over old photos, newspapers and bus maps before finding a baseball card featuring a very young Zuckerberg grinning in a red jersey and gripping a bat.

Big pink diamond discovered in Angola, largest in 300 years
A big pink diamond of 170 carats has been discovered in Angola and is claimed to be the largest such gemstone found in 300 years.
- Van Gogh self-portrait found hidden behind another painting
- Cat on the lam: Pet caught after weeks on the run at airport
- Christians strip down at South Texas nudist community called ‘Nature’s Resort’
- Amazon's Alexa could soon mimic voice of dead relatives
- Thousands flock to Stonehenge to mark summer solstice
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Osterfelt: Kindness, acceptance should not be limited
This is a direct response to the Aug. 2 Republican Women of Prescott (RWOP) clarification to the July 26 Courier article, “PUSD, Republican Women of Prescott at odds over alliance with The Launch Pad Teen Center.”

Editorial cartoon (2): Aug. 14, 2022
Editorial cartoon (2): Aug. 14, 2022

Editorial cartoon (1): Aug. 14, 2022
Editorial cartoon (1): Aug. 14, 2022
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Prescott Valley Performing Arts theater presents A Wrinkle in Time, Aug. 19
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Amazing Places: World class pilots crashed in the Bradshaws in 1928
Today I will describe a fatal plane crash in the Bradshaw Mountains that happened in November 1928, almost a century ago.

HUSD Governing Board honors 3 August VIPs from Liberty Traditional School
Humboldt Unified School District Governing Board honored three selected VIPs — a school volunteer, a student support employee and a classroom teacher – from Liberty Traditional School at its Aug. 9 meeting.

Chamber Teacher of the Year — Lake Valley Elementary 6th-grade ELA teacher Kelly VanKirk
This six-year teacher has “grown in her level of teaching and engagement in the community,” said her nomination. VanKirk is the Student Council Teacher Leader, the PTO teacher liaison, a member of the Humboldt Education Association, and she serves on the school Leadership team.
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Adoption Spotlight: Kaelin
Kaelin is a fun, playful and active child who loves playing sports. He is a helpful and caring child and gets along with those around him. Kaelin enjoys playing with legos, pokemon cards, wrestling action figures and skateboarding.

Adoption Spotlight: Kannon
Kannon is outgoing and loves to make friends. He has a keen ability to make others smile and laugh and enjoys the tv show Impractical Jokers. In school, Kannon loves music, reading and writing stories.

Anniversary: John and Sara Beal celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Sara Foote Beal and John E. Beal celebrated their 60th anniversary Saturday, Aug. 13, at the POA, Prescott Country Club.
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Obituary: Louise Anne Koniarski
Louise Anne Koniarski, 84, of Prescott, Arizona, was born April 28, 1938 in Prescott, Arizona, and passed away July 27, 2022.

Obituary: Joseph Bryan McNally
Joseph Bryan McNally, 84, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on August 2, 2022.

Obituary: Robbin Jonas Partridge
Rob Jo entered this world in Cottonwood, Arizona on April 9, 1966. He left us unexpectedly on August 7, 2022 when God called him.
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Wall Street extends winning streak to 4th week
Stocks are closing higher on Wall Street, giving the S&P 500 its first 4-week winning streak since November.

Inflation Reduction Act may have little impact on inflation
With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, Congress is poised to approve President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame the price spikes that have inflicted hardships on American households?

Man who tried to breach FBI office killed after standoff
An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said.