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All one need do is spend a couple minutes with Humboldt Unified School District Superintendent John Pothast to discern his education heart is vested in making certain every child sees themselves as a capable learner.

Due to the rain, the Prescott Peacebuilders’ UN International Day of Peace program originally scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 21 at the Prescott courthouse plaza will now be combined with the Speaker Forum on Thursday, Sept. 29.

The Daily Courier will be observing October Breast Cancer Awareness Month with its annual “pink” edition, and we need the community’s help to raise awareness and education about breast care.

Tribal leaders urged lawmakers Wednesday to pass a package of bills that would protect cultural and sacred sites by creating a new tribal cultural areas designation and require Native input on any decisions on those lands.

Rabbi Elie Filler, of Chabad of Prescott, Arizona, is promoting a brief, open-to-all, 30-minute Rosh Hashanah ceremony that includes the primary observances of the holiday.

Four people who died in a fiery crash involving a passenger car and a tractor-tractor near the northern Arizona city of Sedona have been identified, authorities said Tuesday.

The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 midterm election is three weeks away. Chicanos Por La Causa, Mi Familia Vota and other groups working to register voters capitalized on National Voter Registration Day to continue their push.

Lake Havasu City-based River City Newspapers will acquire the Mohave Valley Daily News and the Kingman Miner in a move that strengthens the company’s holdings in Mohave County and Northwestern Arizona.

Town of Prescott Valley officials on Sept. 12 launched the first phase of the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization’s (CYMPO) Phased Transit Plan with the YavaLine Regional Transit System.

No one wants to be stopped by the police, but sometimes it is necessary. You may feel anxious, confused or even angry. There are things that you, as the law-abiding citizen, can do to help lessen the possible unpleasantness of the experience.

Like many public educators and district leaders these days, Prescott Unified School District Governing Board members and administration are getting queried on a variety of concerns related to everything from whether the schools teach Critical Race Theory to the status of enrollment.

Prescott Empty Bowls returned to the Courthouse Plaza in Prescott on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2022, to mark its 25th anniversary fundraiser for area food banks.

The Yavapai County Education Service Agency has earned some bragging rights — its renewed accreditation with what is one of the highest rating scores in the nation.

From “The Little Engine that Could” to “Owl Moon,” the personal libraries of Prescott preschoolers have been growing over the past three years, thanks to the Dolly Parton-sponsored Imagination Library.

The Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) is asking for the public’s help identifying a man who allegedly attempted a burglary at Circle K, 2727 N. Glassford Hill Road.

Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) has joined the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety to mark Child Passenger Safety Week from Sept. 18 through Saturday, Sept. 24.

Prescott Valley could have another big hotel coming to the heart of town in the Entertainment District.

Wildlife managers say 58 bison have been successfully relocated from the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.

Make reading fun for the kids with certified therapy dogs at the library. Pet Partners ‘Read with Me’ brings trained furry listeners to the Chino Valley Children’s Library...

The sponsor of a law that would have made it a crime to videotape police conceded Friday that it will not take effect, after he failed to meet a deadline to challenge a court’s injunction of the law.

In a midterm campaign season dominated by inflation, abortion and crime, there’s another issue that is becoming more urgent in Western states: drought.

A Miller Valley Road building that has housed a number of Prescott businesses over the years could become a new location for the Yavapai County Community Health Department, depending on a decision by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors this week.

Each year, the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on Sept. 21. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire.

Prescott Police reported Monday that officers were still searching for a suspect in a shots-fired incident near the Grace Sparkes Activity Center in the 800 block of East Gurley Street Sunday afternoon, Sept. 18.

On Sept. 19, the Prescott Valley Home Depot Store #0446 and Likuid Kreations Rods and Customs of Chino Valley had the honor of donating a memorial bench to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office.