Prescott Valley Tribune

Kerry "Joe" Deardorff, born April 3, 1954 in Muncie, Indiana passed away November 30, 2021 in Chino Valley, Arizona.

The Prescott Valley Illegal Fentanyl Working Group on Jan. 12 endorsed the proposed Ashley Dunn Law, which, if approved by the state legislature in 2022, would make “drug homicide” a Class 1 felony with a punishment of 10 to 25 years in prison.

Salt has long been used to add flavor to people’s favorite foods. In fact, the use of salt as a means to preserving foods and adding flavor to recipes dates back to ancient times and has led to countless conflicts ever since.

Merle Sue (Levin) Levy, age 75, passed away June 16, 2021, in Chino Valley, Arizona. Dennis Michael Levy, age 79, passed away Aug. 21, 2021, in Prescott, Arizona.

You may have no idea who Chino Valley residents Barbara Jean and Keith Meeker are. By the end of this column, however, you will know them well since I’m going to reveal some family secrets.

In the late 1980s, James Kimes of Prescott Valley was active in the fight in Arizona to make the Rev. Martin Luther King’s birthday a federal holiday, an accomplishment now 36 years old.

Bradshaw Mountain High School’s wrestling team continued to impress in the 2021-22 season, as it notched an unblemished 7-0 record in dual matches last week.

Holly is a sweet and loving tabby who will climb up into your arms.

Granite is a brown, black and white tabby, about 2-years-old.

Meet Mavis, an approximate 2-year-old mixed breed female.

Patches — a gray/white playful, outgoing female — is very friendly, a true delight!

The Harlem Globetrotters, who are returning to the road with “an all-new experience,” are scheduled to visit Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley at 7 p.m. Friday, March 4.

The Prescott Valley Town Council on Jan. 13 agreed to the final development plans for the final three units of the Granville subdivision located off of Glassford Hill Road north of Santa Fe Loop Road.

The cost of building a home is up sharply, because of the lumber price wars. In the rental market, “affordable housing” is debatable, unless you have roommates, a rich relative or retired well yourself.

The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.

Calling them necessities, a first-term lawmaker wants the same sales tax rate on guns as to the food you buy from the grocery and the prescriptions you get from your pharmacy.Zero.

Good grief, after a short period of stabilization, lumber prices are on the rise again. Lumber prices have caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by more than $18,600, according to estimates by the National Association of Home Builders.

’TIS THE SEASON — We are getting a lot of inquiries this year: “What’s that smoke from?”

Government officials recently conceded that their hospitalization figures for COVID-19 were overstated substantially due to including those hospitalized for other conditions who tested positive for COVID-19.

Arizona’s pandemic death toll on Thursday passed the grim milestone of 25,000 fatalities as hospitals statewide remained crowded with coronavirus patients.

After a decade and a half of having fuel sales, aircraft storage and other commercial aeronautical services handled by Legend Aviation, the fixed based operator (FBO) leases at Prescott Regional Airport are being transferred to Cutter Aviation.

Some Republican lawmakers want to revisit — and repeal — the 2016 measure which stripped local governments of their ability to regulate short-term and vacation rentals.

The Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the first Coffee with a Cop of 2022 Jan. 26 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at its headquarters, 7120 Pav Way, No. 102.

In honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, Arizona Serve an AmeriCorp program of Prescott College is holding its annual, quad-city wide, day of community service on Monday, Jan. 17.

Lunch is a welcome respite in the middle of the day. Lunch is coveted because it provides a break from work and a chance to sit down and refuel the body until dinnertime.