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As schools close or continue to stay closed due to the raging coronavirus pandemic, many aspects and functions of school districts across the nation have been gutted and rendered obsolete for the time being.

The 100 Club of Arizona recently donated 800 face masks to the Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) for the department’s first responders. Angela Harrolle, CEO of the 100 Club of Arizona, personally delivered the face masks for department personnel to use on the job.

For one Chino Valley librarian, one of the highlights of the school year is recognizing the Million Word Challenge participants.

Yavapai County Community Health Services reported 56 new cases of COVID-19, with four new deaths, according to a news release Tuesday afternoon.

Arizona reported 4,748 new known coronavirus cases and 209 deaths on Tuesday, the one-year anniversary of when the state confirmed its first coronavirus case in the outbreak that has since claimed thousands of lives statewide.

Portions of two interstate highways were among multiple routes that remained closed Tuesday morning due to difficult driving conditions from winter weather in Arizona’s high country.

A major winter storm buried northern Arizona in snow on Monday while sending flurries to the outskirts of Las Vegas and Phoenix, delighting desert dwellers.

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) deputies arrested 26-year-old Cody Smith of Dewey after he allegedly shoplifted from a convenience store and then kidnapped a woman while carjacking her vehicle over the weekend, according to a news release.

A snowstorm didn’t stop Spectrum Healthcare’s cadre of more than 50 volunteers from assisting with a mass COVID-19 vaccination planned at the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley on Monday.

Prescott’s “Wish Man” Frank Shankwitz’ legacy is one of making wishes come true – his heart for outreach to critically ill children proved the launch of a now international organization to answer their wishes.

With an estimated 12 to 18 inches of snow falling Monday, Jan. 25, the City of Prescott could see temperatures drop into the low teens Tuesday.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will launch its budget process for the upcoming 2021-2022 fiscal year Wednesday, Jan. 27, with a meeting that is expected to last much of the day.

A tour bus that rolled over last week at the Grand Canyon, killing one person and injuring others, was operated by a Las Vegas company that offers tours guided by comedians, authorities said Monday.

Authorities say no one was injured when a train suddenly derailed in eastern Arizona.

Please be advised that due to today's winter storm, the Quad-city area is experiencing icy and snowy road conditions that will impact delivery of the printed Daily Courier.

A look at events happening in the Quad Cities

The following weather closures and delay notices have been sent to The Daily Courier for Monday, Jan. 25, 2021:

The latest numbers from Arizona health officials on Monday increase the state's totals to 727,895 cases and 12,239 known deaths since the pandemic began, up 5,321 cases overnight.

President Joe Biden made good on a campaign promise within hours of his swearing-in this week, ordering a pause in construction of the border wall and a plan for how to redirect wall funding.

In 1963, Sidney Poitier made a film in Arizona, "Lilies of the Field." The performance led to a huge milestone: He became the first Black winner of a lead-acting Oscar.

Spectrum Healthcare announced Sunday that because of the winter storm in the Prescott area there will be a two hour delay on COVID-19 vaccine appointments scheduled for Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at the Findlay Toyota Center only.

Three COVID-19 vaccines have made their way through trials in the United States since December. Vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna passed testing standards set by the Food and Drug Administration with the hope that millions will be distributed across the country in the coming months.

Arizona Republicans voted Saturday to censure Cindy McCain and two prominent GOP members who have found themselves crosswise with former President Donald Trump.

A spokesman for Harvest House in Cottonwood says that the medical dispensary is now selling recreational marijuana at its Cottonwood store.

A Las Vegas-based tour bus heading to the Grand Canyon rolled over in northwestern Arizona on Friday, killing one person and critically injuring two others, authorities said.