Prescott Valley Tribune

During the years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve suggested several ways in which we could make Chino Valley the mega-metropolitan center of the Great Southwest.

I and my fellow seasoned Prescott folks are a diverse lot in many ways except we can all agree that the driving conditions in our happy little town are nearing ridiculous.

A call out to artists reminds them that the application deadline to display sculptures at the Prescott Valley Civic Center is March 29.

Five years ago, the Town of Prescott Valley hired a new police officer from Michigan.

Delanie Clark, Class of 2019, received the Bradshaw Mountain High School Student of the Month award for January.

PHOENIX — Defying both Democrats and their own Republican governor, GOP lawmakers voted Monday to cut income tax rates across the board to prevent what they believe would be a “windfall’’ to the state on the backs of Arizona residents.

My Uncle Jimmy would’ve hated the late-model SUV I rented for a recent trip to New Jersey. I sure did.

Kudos to Larry Fitzgerald for re-signing with the Arizona Cardinals.

Enrollment changes occur each year and often are unknown when the district approves its budget in June. That’s why school districts adjust their budgets in December and May.

Prescott Valley Public Library, 7401 E. Skoog Blvd., will be hosting a GED Help Series every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the PC Lab. No registration required. 928-759-3040.

Valentine Bingo will be held at 6 p.m. Feb. 13.

In its annual effort to promote the college educations of young people, the Democratic Women of the Prescott Area (DWPA) plans to award three high school college-bound seniors a $1,000 scholarship each.

PHOENIX — Would you agree to immunize your child if you knew the vaccine had aluminum phosphate, bovine serum or formaldehyde?

PHOENIX — A Lake Havasu Republican lawmaker wants to reduce the financial burden on medical marijuana patients.

Rachel Turet had crippling pain until she tried morphine.

OKLAHOMA CITY — On the second night of a back-to-back set, Saturday’s game felt eerily similar to the night before: a Northern Arizona Suns late push put them in good position to win, but the Oklahoma City Blue stepped up the defense in the final two minutes to quash that hope, beating the Suns 96-88 this time.

Paul McCoy Turley, 76, passed away on Jan. 16, 2019, in Mayer, Arizona, from complications after a fall in his home.

PRESCOTT VALLEY — It’s beginning to look like the refurbished Arizona Downs horseracing complex will be ready for its grand reopening in late May after having been closed for the past nine years.

After the grass fire that led to Viewpoint residents’ evacuation this past May, and the even more recent Prescott Valley Fire last week, residents have inundated the Prescott Valley Town Council with evacuation concerns in the Viewpoint, Antelope Meadows and Pronghorn Ranch subdivisions.

Dewey E. Born, 92, born June 16, 1926, in Alamosa, Colorado, died Jan. 1, 2019, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

This week was full of contract issues from homeowners.

Norah Pridgeon, age 65, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away on Jan. 17, 2019, in Prescott, Arizona.

Paula Cataldo-Slaughter, age 59, of Prescott Valley, Arizona, passed away on Jan. 20, 2019, in Prescott Valley, Arizona.

Not only were the participants marching in support of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of equality for all in the Jan. 21 MLK Day March in Prescott.

The signs brought home yet another year of support for equal rights and protests against oppression as participants marched Jan. 19 at the Yavapai County Courthouse in Prescott.