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State superintendent releases ‘road-map’ for schools to return
The state’s top education official wants schools to plan for reopening even as she concedes she doesn’t know how much money they will have -- and that it’s virtually impossible to guarantee a risk-free environment.
Prescott Valley Council candidate Steve Caros disqualified from 2020 primary
Prescott Valley Town Council candidate Steve Caros has been disqualified from the 2020 primary election for failing to meet a state statute and the town’s residency requirement, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday.
Truth or Legend? New book disputes long-held claims about early Yavapai County ‘mass murderer’ Charles P. Stanton
The stories are shocking: The slaying of an entire family, including two little boys; systematic killing of as many as three business competitors; and an iron-fisted takeover of an entire town.
- Embry-Riddle staffer in quarantine for COVID-19, university reports
- Photos/Video: George Floyd protesters march on downtown Prescott
- Summer Concert Series pushed back a week amid Gov. Ducey curfew order
- YMCA pools, other services a go in 2nd phase of COVID-19 reopening
- Lions’ newspaper recycling to begin again June 13
- Adoption Spotlight: June 3, 2020
- Chino Valley couple to open restaurant featuring seafood menu in rural Arizona
- Chino Valley in Brief: Chino Valley school puts on drive-by graduation
- Saint Mary’s Food Bank to give out food boxes June 4
- COVID-19 Update: Yavapai County at 302 confirmed cases
- Car show set for June 6 in downtown Prescott
- Pet Partners of Prescott recruiting teams, will host informational meeting June 10
- Supreme Court chief issues COVID-19 restrictions in all Arizona courthouses
- Public comment sought at June 9 City Council meeting on Granite Dells project
- 4 people die in head-on collision on Highway 169 in Dewey
- Prescott-area mayors offer support of Gov. Ducey’s imposed curfew amid state, national protests
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Will open seats be familiar sight in sports as virus fades?
Empty seats have been the norm the past few years at the University of Kansas, where a succession of football coaches has failed to turn around the flailing fortunes of the Jayhawks.
Analysis: NFL will play games after support/pressure applied
Call it support. Call it pressure. However you describe it, the NFL is going to get it regarding playing games on schedule.
Hoops Hall mulls date for Bryant, Class of 2020 induction
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame was gearing up for a great year: not just the all-but-certain election of NBA superstars like Kobe Bryant, Kevin Garnett and Tim Duncan, but also a chance to unveil a completely renovated museum.
- What Would Have Been: Triple Crown finale and French finals
- AP source: MLB players offer 114-game season, no more $ cuts
- Virus-proofing sports facilities presents a big challenge
- Stenhouse heads to Bristol buoyed by run at Charlotte
- Yavapai College’s Roughrider Park gets new stadium seats; batting cages, soccer practice field in works
Odd & Interesting see more>
Watch: Florida woman discovers alligators fighting by her home
A woman in route to get her morning coffee was jolted awake with pounding on her front door she later discovered to be two alligators fighting in front of her home in Florida.
Turtle smashes through Georgia driver's windshield
A Georgia woman and her brother had an unusual and frightening experience last month when a turtle crashed into their car windshield and became lodged in the glass on a busy highway.
Watch: Ferrets offer needed clues in COVID-19 vaccine race
The first animal studies trickling out show no sign of a side effect that has worried researchers. But it's still not clear exactly how much of an immune reaction possible vaccines need to spark for real protection.
- Watch: Alligator caught on doorbell cam video trying to reach sea turtles wall art
- Watch: Vietnam soldier's letter delivered 52 years later
- Watch: Artist honors NY first responders with 20,000-foot portrait
- Watch: Baby rhinos get first chance to explore habitat
- Watch: Massive Marsican bear follows 12-year-old boy on hiking trail
- Escaped Colorado inmates pretended to be immigrants, arrested in Arizona
- Doughnuts lure Florida city-roaming bear into trap
- Watch: Idaho woman helps dress husband in 32 T-shirts to break Guinness world record
- Watch: Robot dog herds sheep on New Zealand farm
- Watch: Baby beluga whale born at Georgia Aquarium
Opinions see more>
Haddad: A missed target and a prize still won
During the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, American rifle shooter Matt Emmons was about to use his last bullet and win his second gold medal of the games.
Editorial cartoon (2): June 3, 2020
Editorial cartoon (2): June 3, 2020
Editorial cartoon (1): June 3, 2020
Editorial cartoon (1): June 3, 2020
Reader Poll:
If scientists and the National Institutes of Health bring to market a COVID-19 vaccine in the next seven to 10 months, would you get one?
- Yes, with no worries.
- No, I am concerned I or someone in my family would become infected as a result / I don't like vaccines.
- No, I am not worried about COVID-19 infection, regardless.
- Yes, but with some concerns / how proven would it be?
245 total votes
See past polls
Reader Poll:
If scientists and the National Institutes of Health bring to market a COVID-19 vaccine in the next seven to 10 months, would you get one?
- Yes, with no worries.
- No, I am concerned I or someone in my family would become infected as a result / I don't like vaccines.
- No, I am not worried about COVID-19 infection, regardless.
- Yes, but with some concerns / how proven would it be?
245 total votes
See past polls
Features see more>
Gelber: Dementia diagnosed - Drawing up the plan
Having the correct diagnosis of a disease is essential for proper treatment and planning. Many of the symptoms associated with the dementias are symptoms found in other diseases.
Dear Annie: Dreadful ‘dear’
Why do strange men call women “dear” as they get a little older? I am in my late 60s but don’t consider myself an “old lady.”
Around the Bluhmin' Town: A toast to our good health
Since COVID-19 and the “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” order, there has been quite an increase in liquor sales. U.S. online alcohol sales spiked 243% during the pandemic! Nationally, tequila saw the biggest gain, with a whopping 75% increase.
Life see more>
Births: Week of May 31, 2020
Births published in the Courier for the week of May 31, 2020.
Rolland and Mary Herrick to celebrate 65th anniversary
Rolland and Mary Herrick of Prescott were married June 6, 1955, in Wilmar, Minnesota.
Bonnie and John Knickerbocker to celebrate 70th anniversary
Bonnie and John Knickerbocker were in married in Compton, California, on June 3, 1950.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary Notice: Cynthia Morton Villarreal
Cynthia Morton Villarreal, age 70, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away on June 1, 2020 in Prescott, Arizona. Affordable Burial and Cremation is in charge of the arrangements.
Obituary Notice: Travis Justin Parish
Travis Justin Parish was born on March 25, 2004 in Prescott, Arizona and passed away on May 31, 2020 in Dewey, Arizona. Arrangements entrusted to Ruffner-Wakelin Funeral Homes and Crematory.
Obituary Notice: Robert Elmont Woolridge
Robert Elmont Woolridge, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, was born on June 16, 1939 in Altoona, Pennsylvania and passed away on May 28, 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona. Arrangements are entrusted to David’s Desert Chapel of Wickenburg, Arizona.
National & International see more>
Biden moves closer to formally winning Democratic nomination
Joe Biden is on the cusp of formally securing the Democratic presidential nomination after winning hundreds more delegates in primary contests Tuesday that tested the nation's ability to run elections while balancing a pandemic and sweeping social unrest.
President Trump says GOP is pulling convention from North Carolina
President Donald Trump said he is seeking a new state to host this summer's Republican National Convention after North Carolina refused to guarantee the event could be held in Charlotte without restrictions because of ongoing concerns over the coronavirus.
Police shove, make AP journalists stop covering protest
New York City police officers surrounded, shoved and yelled expletives at two Associated Press journalists covering protests Tuesday in the latest aggression against members of the media during a week of unrest around the country.
- Cartoonists to thank frontline workers playfully this Sunday
- President Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
- Brands weigh in on national protests over police brutality
- China delayed releasing coronavirus info, frustrating WHO
- Unrest overshadows peaceful US protests for another night
