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County supes set tax rates on $241M budget
With a vote of 4-1, Yavapai County Supervisors approved the 2019-20 Yavapai County primary and secondary property tax rates at the board’s special meeting Monday, Aug. 19, in Prescott.
Federal appellate court gives players right to sue for minimum wage during spring training
PHOENIX — A federal appeals court has given a key victory to players on minor league teams the right to sue to be paid the minimum wage while they’re in spring training in Arizona.
‘Warm for Winter’ program expands distribution; needs donors of warm weather gear
In this drink-more-water, seek-out-shade heat it can be hard to think about winter coats, scarves, boots and other winter wear. The reality, though, is winter is only a few months away.
- Prescott, Yavapai County to welcome home ‘Charlie Company’ at courthouse Sept. 7
- Arizona Downs to host costume race Saturday to benefit charity
- Authorities seeking man who allegedly flashed woman at gas station in Dewey
- Sheridan Fire area closure important for firefighter, public safety
- Van t-boned by emergency vehicle, rolls
- Rimrock truck thief sought
- Photos: Kids build zucchini race cars at Prescott Public Library
- Local police trained, equipped to handle active-shooter response
- Federal court ruling could give Arizonans protection against companies gathering their biometric information
- Hundreds get dirty at annual Chino Mud Run
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Cheer on your favorite local star at 'Prescott Sings' Thursday, Aug. 22
Prescott Sings is a series of nine evenings of music bonanza filled with local stars of all ages who are ready to be discovered.
Movies at the Elks: Pretty in Pink, Aug. 21
Come watch Pretty in Pink at the Elks Theatre and Performing Arts Center on Wednesday, Aug. 21.
Teen PC Gaming Club meets on Wednesday, Aug. 21
Teens can be part of the PC Gaming Club that meets weekly on Wednesdays at the Prescott Valley Public Library.
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Sports see more>
Diamondbacks score 3 in 8th to rally past Rockies 5-3
Carson Kelly hit a tiebreaking solo homer in the eighth inning, part of a three-run rally that sent the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 5-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night.
Early end of season for Woods doesn’t take away from Masters
For the fifth time in the last six years, August on the PGA Tour means no more Tiger Woods for the rest of the season. Only now he’s healthy.
Former Longhorns, NFL RB Benson dies in motorcycle accident
Former NFL running back Cedric Benson, one of the most prolific rushers in NCAA and University of Texas history, has died in a motorcycle accident in Texas. He was 36.
- MLB Roundup: Greinke earns 200th win as Astros beat A's 4-1 to stop slide
- Vikings top Seahawks 25-19 behind crisp preseason passing
- A lot of parallels: Elway has long been Lynch's idol, mentor
- Hill rallies Saints to 19-17 victory over Chargers
- Rising Again: Fueled by culture, South winning football race
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Raccoon freed after being trapped in vending machine
Police say a raccoon trapped in a vending machine at a Florida high school is now free.
Coast Guard finds 43 bales of pot floating off California
Authorities have found 1,300 pounds (590 kilograms) of plastic-wrapped marijuana floating in the ocean near Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.
UK judge sentences Schwimmer lookalike to 9 months in jail
A British judge has sentenced a lookalike of “Friends” actor David Schwimmer to nine months in prison for theft and fraud.
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Opinions see more>
Editorial cartoon (2): August 20, 2019
Editorial cartoon (2): August 20, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1) August 20, 2019
Editorial cartoon (1) August 20, 2019
Guzzardi: Senate to consider American job-busting bill
Shortly before Congress adjourned for its summer break, what it aggrandizingly likes to refer to as “constituent work days,” the House of Representatives passed a horrible immigration bill.
Reader Poll:
The Board of Supervisors has approved a property tax increase to pay down pension debt and begin work on a Criminal Justice Center. How do you feel about this? (Choose one or two answers.)
- I am fine with the property tax hike, the debt payments and the justice center.
- I oppose the property tax increase; this should go to a vote of the people.
- The county is looking out for our interests; I'd rather not pay more in property taxes, but these are needs.
- What happened to pension reform? The county needs to pursue that first.
- Forget the property tax increase. I am opposed to the justice center (jail).
- The property tax hurts residents on a fixed income.
- I do not care.
1056 total votes
See past polls
Reader Poll:
The Board of Supervisors has approved a property tax increase to pay down pension debt and begin work on a Criminal Justice Center. How do you feel about this? (Choose one or two answers.)
- I am fine with the property tax hike, the debt payments and the justice center.
- I oppose the property tax increase; this should go to a vote of the people.
- The county is looking out for our interests; I'd rather not pay more in property taxes, but these are needs.
- What happened to pension reform? The county needs to pursue that first.
- Forget the property tax increase. I am opposed to the justice center (jail).
- The property tax hurts residents on a fixed income.
- I do not care.
1056 total votes
See past polls
Kudos see more>
Highlands Center Discovery Gardens makes nature accessible
At the Highlands Center for Natural History’s James Family Discovery Gardens, people of all ability levels have been able to enjoy nature and learn about the natural world around them.
At a Glance: Hear the Granite Mountain Bel Canto Singers
The Granite Mountain Bel Canto Singers, classical musicians and opera singers living in the Prescott area, are putting on their Summer Serenade on the Sea at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18. Featuring light comic operettas, the concert benefits the Prescott Community Cupboard.
Beat the heat at Monsoon Festival
Slide down Union Street on a massive water slide this weekend for the Monsoon Festival, put on by Prescott Events.
Features see more>
All About Pets: Tortoise on the loose
My friend, Bob, called the other day, saying that he had a visitor and he and his cat were not quite sure what to do with it. A fellow working in the yard found this tortoise (pictured). Bob was hoping that I might have an answer for him. I did not.
To Your Good Health: Patient wishes to pick and choose what issues to follow up on
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 63-year-old female in very good health. Admittedly, I smoked for 22 pack-years, but that is pretty far in the past. I have had two CT lung scans as a result of a pneumonia diagnosis last fall.
Dear Annie: 1,200 miles of miscommunication in family
Dear Annie: We have a son and daughter-in-law who live in Wisconsin, while we live more than 1,200 miles away in Florida.
Life see more>
Birth announcements: Week of August 18, 2019
Birth announcements: Week of Aug. 18, 2019
De Sutters celebrate 70 years of marriage
Victor and Laura De Sutter of Prescott celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary with family and friends at a dinner party in Corona, California.
Airman Sean Williams honors family military tradition
A1C Sean M. Williams, son of Bryan and Veronica Williams of Paulden, is serving his country in the U.S. Air Force with the 509th Global Strike Squadron at Whiteman AFB in Missouri.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Jon Richard Jensen
Jon Richard Jensen was born in Oakland, California, on Oct. 12, 1952, the third son of Jack and Patricia Jensen.
Obituary: Karen Stokes
Karen Stokes of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away Aug. 15, 2019, after a brief illness.
Obituary notice: Lee Irving French
Lee Irving French, age 83, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away on August 18, 2019 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.
National & International see more>
Records: Epstein signed will 2 days before jailhouse suicide
Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he killed himself in jail, new court records show, opening a new legal front in what could be a long battle over the financier's fortune.
Planned Parenthood leaves federal family planning program
Planned Parenthood said Monday it's pulling out of the federal family planning program rather than abide by a new Trump administration rule prohibiting clinics from referring women for abortions.
Warren apologizes for heritage claim, woos Native Americans
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren offered a public apology Monday to Native Americans over her past claim to tribal heritage, directly tackling an area that's proved to be a big political liability.
