Sedona AZ (April 3, 2015) – On April 1, 2015, at approximately 2:00 in the afternoon, a 9-year-old student at Beaver Creek Elementary School, Rimrock, Arizona, was arrested for disorderly conduct, displaying a deadly weapon, disrupting and interfering with an education institution and threatening others. Prior to the arrival of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies, an unloaded .22 handgun... 

Sedona AZ (February 18, 2015) – On January 27, 2015, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a vehicle burglary in the Mountain Club Division, Prescott, Arizona. The 58-year-old victim told YCSO unknown suspects entered her unlocked white Chevrolet truck and stole her wallet containing credit cards, cash, and identification cards including a Medicare ID displaying her... 

Sedona AZ (December 22, 2014) – Just before 6:30 this morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Prescott Country Club, 1100 block of Old Chisholm Trail, Prescott, Arizona, regarding a body in the roadway. EMS personnel confirmed that a 70-year-old female was deceased. Deputies believe the victim, a resident of the country club community, had been hit by a vehicle.... 

Sedona AZ (December 15, 2014) – Better Business Bureau Serving Central, Northern, and Western Arizona (BBB) announces the appointment of Tracie Schimikowsky as the new Yavapai County Director for the Prescott, Arizona, BBB office. Schimikowsky joins the organization as the face of BBB and key liaison to the northern Arizona communities of Yavapai, Coconino and Navajo counties. The new director... 

Australian infantry at Ypres Sedona AZ (October 1, 2014) – In recognition of Veterans Day 2014, the public is invited to attend Yavapai College’s “The First World War Symposium: A Series of Interdisciplinary Lectures Presented by the Faculty of Yavapai College.” The lecture series runs November 6 through 8, 2014, at both the Prescott and Clarkdale campuses. These are free events. The... 

Monsoon damage forces road closure Sedona AZ (July 21, 2014) – Prescott National Forest officials have closed a portion of Arizona’s Senator Highway, effective July 18, 2014. Recent monsoon rains has caused extensive damage and washed out portions of the Crown King area road making it unsafe and impassable at this time. The closure will remain in effect until monsoon activity is over and... 

Sedona AZ (June 8, 2014) – The Yavapai College District Governing Board is seeking feedback from Yavapai County residents and property owners on the Board’s responsibility to provide education, economic development and cultural enrichment at a justifiable cost to county taxpayers. The Board has created a brief survey to capture constituent feedback. The survey is available online via the Yavapai... 

Joseph R. Walker photo by Matthew Brady circa 1860 led a well-known gold-hunting expedition of 34 men into the mountains of central Arizona, near what is now the city of Prescott. The company struck gold along the Hassayampa River and Lynx Creek bringing subsequent white settlement in the area. The village of Walker, Arizona is named for him. He died at his home in Walnut Creek, California, and is... 

Sedona AZ (May 27, 2014) – Arizona State Route 89A in Prescott Valley, Arizona, will be narrowed to one lane toward the top of Mingus Mountain (mileposts 331 to 338) between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3 and 4, for pavement preservation work. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct traffic in alternating directions through the ADOT work zone. The speed limit will be reduced... 

Sedona AZ (May 25, 2014) – Yavapai County Arizona Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating allegations that two men entered a home in the Ponderosa Park subdivision off White Spar Road, Prescott, on Thursday, May 15, 2014, around 4:45 PM, and physically assaulted a teenage female when she arrived home alone. There was no forced entry. The victim was treated for minor injuries....