
The Association for Career and Technical Education named Bryce its 2021 Teacher of the Year, an honor that will be celebrated with a virtual presentation in July.

Carmen DeAlba Cardenas of Prescott Valley is now a proud graduate of Arizona State University, a first-generation college student who credits much of her success to a program that not only gave her a financial scholarship but offered her an advisor who followed her from freshman year to graduation.

Sarah Nguyen of Prescott Valley, Arizona, successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy, and receiving Nuclear Submarines as her Service Assignment.

Prescott-area resident Frank Shankwitz, co-founder, CEO, and the first president of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, passed away on Jan. 22, 2021. The founder of the greatest global nonprofit for children was once asked, “What’s your wish?” His response? “To have my story told…”
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- Suspects wanted after armed robbery of taxi driver
- Obituary: Jamie Don Slocum
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- Update: Blue Cross Blue Shield Arizona in-network coverage at Dignity Health-YRMC, medical group extended through Feb. 6 as negotiations continue
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield AZ insurance no longer accepted at Dignity Health-YRMC
- 16-year-old, being tried as adult, pleads not guilty to murder in Camp Verde
- Burned body of female discovered in Prescott near fire pit
- 209-unit apartment complex near Gateway Mall, opioid lawsuit settlement funds, up for Prescott Council discussion Tuesday
- New 54-home subdivision planned off proposed extension of Smoke Tree Lane
- Prescott Police detective cited, released for impaired driving
- Obituary: Bernadine and James Pullaro
- Obituary: Wayne P. Zimmerman
- California man arrested in connection with bomb threat made next to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office in Prescott
- Former Prescott City Council member Billie Orr dies