Prescott Valley Tribune

Prescott Valley officials this past week were assessing the toll from heavy rains during an extraordinary monsoon thunderstorm on July 23 that flash flooded several roads and homes in the north-central part of town.

School is back in session and I think that no matter how long I live here I will never get used to such an early start date.

Paul L. Poirier was born May 17, 1925 in Waverly, Minnesota, and passed away July 26, 2021 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Celebrations are common during the summer. From the American Independence Day of July 4 through the rest of the summer, the foundation for celebrating Americana is strong.

I never thought that Hydroxy Benzoyl Hexyl Benzoate would liven up my day.

The Prescott Valley Police Department is asking the public’s help to locate missing juvenile Christiana Marie Hunter.

On a clear sky, sun shining day, Humboldt Elementary faculty and staff, students and parents arrived at the historic school in Dewey on Monday, Aug. 2, with the proper mix of jitters and exuberance suited to a new school year.

While the state has added thousands of new COVID-19 cases to its tally since Friday, Yavapai County officials reported an average of 53 cases a day over the weekend.

The Patriot Run is scheduled for 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Prescott Valley Civic Center, 7501 E. Skoog Blvd.

In bristling heat against what Humboldt Unified School Superintendent John Pothast described as one of the best views in Prescott Valley, some 750 faculty and staff on Friday, July 30, were welcomed back at the Arizona Downs race track with a stirring speech about the power they all have to impact lives.

For most high schoolers last year, the big C disrupting the rhythm of their lives was COVID-19. Not so for 17-year-old Bradshaw Mountain High teen Kaylie Hillig.

Meet the five new administrators for the Humboldt Unified School district, four of the five promotions from within the 10-school district that covers Prescott Valley and Dewey.

In the coming months, Town of Prescott Valley officials are planning structural and aesthetic upgrades to the exterior of the Prescott Valley Public Library building at 7401 E. Skoog Blvd.

The events that were scheduled for 6 o’clock tonight on the courthouse plaza have been canceled due to weather concerns, said Kristin Greene, spokesperson for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office.

Yavapai College (YC) President Dr. Lisa Rhine has received national recognition for her leadership in higher education with the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) naming her the recipient of its Pacific Region CEO Award.

Yavapai College has announced that it will offer free tuition to students taking classes in select Career and Technical Education programs this fall.

In an update to the 2020 audit being conducted by the Arizona Senate, our Phoenix correspondent sent the following:

The monsoons have brought hundreds of phone calls and, I kid you not – hundreds! I am going to sound like a broken record, let me repeat, and let me refer to what seems like my constant and probably annoying repetition of this statement: Do not start work or hand over any money without an executed and agreed upon contract!

Virtually all over Yavapai County, recent monsoon downpours and isolated microbursts have been causing damage to rural roads, underpasses and culverts.

Prescott Valley Police Acting Chief Jeremy Martin has set a lofty goal for his department’s new Drug Enforcement Unit — eliminate drug trafficking in town.

Frances M. Ropeter was born March 8, 1960 in Los Angeles, California and passed away July 21, 2021 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Dorothy R. Keenan, age 85, was born Oct. 16, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois and passed away July 25, 2021 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

June Lynette Puglisi was born Dec. 11, 1950 in San Angelo, Texas and passed away July 22, 2021 in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Pie is delicious any time of year, but especially when seasonal fruits are included in the recipe.

It’s the ultimate cross-country road trip, but on foot.