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 Thursday, we published an article submitted by the Oath Keepers of Chino Valley. It announced that Sheriff David Rhodes would be speaking to the group, and touted what the group stands for and does in the community.
The City of Prescott conducts a lot of events, and their mobile stage – for which they’ve done more than 500 events – is deteriorating.
We live in an incomparable town.
I got a call from the Yavapai County Fiduciary this week. They’re the folks who help with final disposition of remains, for those families who cannot afford to bury their loved ones, for example, among other duties.
Yes, in our past/present we’ve seen people who have wonderful ideas and opinions but do not always understand that some government entities are separate...
This is somewhat of a departure from the regular Friday Catchall:
Carrie Weldon opened an art gallery at 219 W. Gurley St., Prescott, at the end of July, featuring a wide variety of paintings, as well as butcher block tables and very unique chest tables.
It started Monday morning, Aug. 8, with a text message: “Happy BIRTHDAY to you Tim. Have a Wonderful Day. Love You, Mom.”
John and Roxane Nielsen, owners of the Prescott Brewing Company (PBC), 130 W. Gurley St., Suite A, confirmed they have filed for Bankruptcy, Chapter 11 reorganization and protection.
Did you vote? Seriously, mail-in ballot, early voting or at the polls? The people I have spoken with about politics since Primary Election Day, Aug. 2, say either they did vote or, no, they don’t believe in it (the system is broken).
Mitch Padilla, a Prescott private attorney with a passion for community service, was the close-to-apparent winner Tuesday night, Aug. 2, in the Republican Primary Election for Prescott Justice of the Peace.
Yavapai County has seen a 50% return rate of early ballots so far for today’s, Aug. 2, Primary Election, as of 8 a.m. Monday.
Sherrie Kerns, as of this past week, has taken over as the head of the Prescott Newspapers, Inc. Circulation Department.
Shooting photos for the Courier of the “Save America” rally, which featured former President Donald Trump on Friday, July 22, was fun.
Friends and people I talk with — who have never been to the Prescott area — often act surprised that we have “seasons” here.
We have at least two segments of our population that are vulnerable: children and seniors. Let’s look at the latter, again.
Vibes Juice Bar, 216 S. Montezuma St., Prescott, (formerly Coyote Joe’s and next to the Tavern) is now open under new ownership.
Former President Donald Trump visited Prescott Valley on Friday, July 22, to give support to his picks in Arizona's upcoming Primary Election.
The Republican Party is fractured, folks. I am not referring to the GOP’s “left” or “middle” versus the “far right,” per se, but the more easily seen lineup of Mike Pence versus Donald Trump.
I hear frequently people asking – even screaming from the rooftops! – “We don’t have enough water for these developments.”
A Courier reader sent me a message about the resignations of County Recorder Leslie Hoffman and Elections Director Lynn Constabile: “If it is too hot, get out of the kitchen.” I think some people are missing the point here.
Among my many emails this week were some declaring Arizona being “on the cutting edge of school choice in the nation.” Like so many other things, it’s true — from a certain perspective.
I am out of the office this week. As I sit here eating breakfast, I hear the news declare the monsoons have begun. “Not at my house,” I reply. Here is a column of mine from July 2017 that is timeless. Enjoy.
I’d love to be a famous novelist, but I don’t trust well enough that I can do it.
Are high prices for building supplies and housing projects coming to an end? Don’t believe it quite yet.
The prices associated with supply-chain issues and today’s economy have some people thinking the construction industry is greedy.
The average price for a gallon of gasoline is closing in on $5, another drain on the wallets of consumers who are paying more for many other essentials.
In the realm of health care competition, some things are afoot in the Prescott area – if you look at the bigger picture.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) is shrinking its balance sheet under duress, which makes a soft landing nearly impossible. (Market Watch)
It’s been a tough week, folks, with a lot on my mind. Losing a sibling is very hard, losing a parent seems even worse.
More than 200 people attended the Memorial Day ceremony at Citizens Cemetery, 815 E. Sheldon St., Prescott on Monday, May 30.
I think our society is kidding itself, more like we’re living where what we see and who we talk to is our “world.”
Fire departments in the Greater Prescott area, as well as Yavapai County and the Prescott National Forest, will implement Stage II Fire Restrictions at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 26.
This week I received some emails from folks wondering where their license plate refund is. Yes, money.
Earlier this week I took a break to walk over to the intersection of Highway 69 and Robert Road. Demolition crews were tearing down the old Circle K there and I needed a photo; it had stood vacant for about two years.
Ten years ago today, May 8, 2012, I received word that fire was gripping Whiskey Row.
Another wildland fire, more lessons learned. Let’s count the ways:
What's all that black smoke on the east end of Prescott Valley? It is a large pile of vehicles burning in the U-Pick-It yard.
Note – Tim is out of the office this week; he left us with this column from May 2017.
• BUSY BUSY – As we all pray for a little less wind this week, and that the Crooks Fire south of Prescott comes to a quick end without harm or destruction (and let’s say, that it stays “south”), consider the amount of information we have at our fingertips.
Philanthropy. It is a word that means a desire to improve the material, social and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities.
I have watched with interest, it was cringing worthy each time, the developments involving a certain trial on the East Coast over the past three weeks.
We have all heard about the Great Resignation, which is a phenomenon thanks to the pandemic — an ongoing economic trend in which employees have voluntarily resigned from their jobs en masse, beginning in early 2021.
As I read this weekend about support and opposition to the Biden Administration’s planned (May 2022) sunset of Title 42, I was reminded of the following column from 2013: The hot topic for decades — illegal immigration and what to do about it — is evolving into a push for driver’s licenses.
OK, so most of us have seen or heard about actor Will Smith slapping emcee Chris Rock at the Oscars on stage this past weekend.
It was not what the Prescott City Council wanted: a new name for the Centennial Center with hitches.
It never fails — no matter where you go, that’s the place with the “worst drivers.”
• GASOLINE — It was like stepping from a time machine — coming out of the mountains last weekend to see a whole new world.
In recent weeks — months, if you count the Prescott City Council working on guidelines for naming buildings in the city — the renaming of the Centennial Center has been in play.
