Prescott Valley News Archives

After almost four years of alienation, frustration and poverty, the Verde River Basin Partnership has decided enough is enough.

Les Stukenberg/ The Daily Courier Prescott Valley Police leave after clearing the scene of a bank robbery on Friday afternoon at the Country Bank branch at the corner of Glassford Hill Road and Center Court.

Prescott Valley Police are looking for a person who robbed the Country Bank at gunpoint Friday afternoon. "At 2:56 p.m., Prescott Valley officers responded to Country Bank at 3044 Glassford Hill Road for a report of an armed robbery..."

PRESCOTT VALLEY - The lobbyist representing the Town of Prescott Valley and the City of Prescott in the Big Chino water project has replaced its public relations firm with an operator with higher statewide visibility. Mitch Menlove, a lobbyist with offices in Phoenix and Washington, D.C., confirmed that he replaced subcontractor Policy Development Group with Rose & Allyn Public Relations, both of Phoenix.

A four-day workweek and other measures to cut employee costs will go into effect by Nov. 1 for town government. The Town Council voted unanimously this past Thursday to approve recommendations from a committee of employees to achieve Town Manager Larry Tarkowski's goal of cutting employee costs by 5 percent.

Prescott Valley continues to be proactive in its finances as the recession continues. This coming week, town workers will begin a four-day workweek, with the exception of the Magistrate Court, the library - located in its new building - and the Police Department.

Having found success among the finalists from its superintendent search six years ago, the Humboldt Unified School District Governing Board approved hiring the same firm to look for its next superintendent. Search Solutions received the thumbs up at this past Tuesday's meeting to conduct a search to replace Supt. Henry Schmitt who...

A wrong-way driver led to multiple car collisions that backed up traffic for more than an hour Thursday afternoon on Highway 69.

Most operations in the Civic Center will switch to a four-day workweek beginning Nov. 2 to coincide with a 5 percent cut in salary and wage costs for town employees. The Town Council approved the four-day workweek this past Thursday because revenues from construction sales taxes continue to decline when compared with figures from previous years. See more on PVtrib.com.

As I mentioned in a previous post, it was going to take a lot of traveling and connections to be able to shoot the Yavapai Recreation League's Steel Challenge Money shoot in Prescott, Arizona last Saturday.

The Town of Dewey-Humboldt officially became a member of the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization during its executive board meeting Wednesday in Prescott.

Les Stukenberg, file/ The Daily Courier Solar energy is popping up all over the tri-city area, including as a solar water heater on this Prescott Valley residence back in February.

Fitch Ratings has downgraded to 'D' from 'B' the rating on the $35 million convention center facilities excise tax revenue bonds, series 2005 of the Industrial Development Authority of the County of Yavapai, Arizona.

Location: PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ, 2009 black german shepherds raising two kittens. they bring mouthfuls of dog food to them, carrots.

A wrong-way driver led to multiple car collisions that backed up traffic for more than an hour Thursday afternoon on Highway 69. Prescott Valley Police responded to a call of a vehicle traveling the wrong way at about 2 p.m. in the area near 69 and Sundog Ranch Road. The wrong-way car, a 2000 Intrepid, was driven by a 63-year-old Prescott woman who police say was...

Dewey-Humboldt Town Manager William Emerson asked nearly 40 people this past Friday to look 10 to 15 years into the future for a vision of what Main Street in Humboldt could look like.

A four-day workweek and other measures to cut employee costs will go into effect by Nov.

If the community of Williamson Valley becomes the Town of Williamson Valley in 2010, residents automatically would get possession of their embattled Williamson Valley Road - or not.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on a joint project with the Town of Prescott Valley to make improvements to Glassford Hill Road.

The newsboys will bring their brand of Christian rock to Tim's Toyota Center on Thursday, Oct.

Judge Thomas Lindberg of the Yavapai County Superior Court sentenced a Prescott Valley man to 18 years in prison Monday after a baby left in his care bled from his nose and mouth and had skull fractures. A jury found Vaughn Miles Denz, 24, guilty of child abuse and aggravated assault on Sept. 19.

The Dewey-Humboldt Town Library, 2735 S. Corral St., will play host to a "spooky" Halloween arts and crafts activity for children ages 7-12 this Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Dewey-Humboldt's ad hoc Capital Improvement Program Committee will conduct its fourth meeting this afternoon to discuss the Town Council's directives regarding the municipality's proposed infrastructure projects.

The Arizona Department of Transportation is working on a joint project with the Town of Prescott Valley to make improvements to Glassford Hill Road. Work should begin Saturday at the intersection of Long Look Drive and Glassford Hill Road.

PRESCOTT VALLEY - A minor accident involving a pickup, sport-utility vehicle and passenger car tied up traffic Monday evening for at least a mile on Highway 89A, Sgt. Brandon Bonney of the Prescott Valley Police Department said.

PRESCOTT VALLEY - Cutting town government employee costs will occupy the Town Council Thursday evening. The council will consider a resolution to amend personnel policies and in turn enable the town to cut employee wages or make similar adjustments to reduce overall employee costs by 5 percent.

A pile of debris firefighters found engulfed in flames at 10 p.m. Monday night in Dewey had been smoldering for three weeks with no smoke and no smell. "I've never seen anything like it," said Charlie Cook, assistant chief of Central Yavapai Fire District's community risk management division. Firefighters had responded three weeks ago to a recreational vehicle garage fire in the area off ...

The Yavapai County Water Advisory Committee will hear today about the latest local water study. The committee also will consider writing a letter to the Arizona Legislature expressing its opinion about the latest state budget cuts and their effect on the Arizona Department of Water Resources.

Do you like to fish? Then bring your fishing gear and head over to the Cops 'n' Bobbers event on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to noon at Fain Park in Prescott Valley to fish with local law enforcement officers.

The Prescott Valley Parks and Recreation Commission has scheduled an open house for Saturday to enable residents to share ideas regarding current and future developments of the parks and recreational services.

EDITOR: Prescott officials say the city has worked to reach safe yield. In their Oct.

Yavapai College Osher Lifelong Learning Institute teacher Herman Schloss talks about his childhood Friday afternoon at the Yavapai College Prescott Valley Campus.

The Prescott Valley Adult Literacy program will conduct its fall tutor-training workshop from 2:30 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct.

Prescott Valley Police said a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after colliding with a car at 2:58 p.m. Thursday on Highway 69 near Lake Valley Road.

The Yavapai County Community Health Services will follow Centers for Disease Control guidelines on who receives the H1N1 flu vaccine first in mass vaccination clinics that start Saturday, Oct. 24. The first round of clinics will be for children and young adults 6 months to 24 years old, pregnant women, caregivers, and health-care and emergency workers...

Between Prescott East Highway and Glassford Hill Road
Prescott Valley Police said a motorcyclist suffered serious injuries after colliding with a car at 2:58 p.m. Thursday on Highway 69 near Lake Valley Road. Thomas Thibodeau, 24, of Prescott Valley, struck a motorcycle driven by Philip Siebenthaler, 69, of Prescott Valley with his tan Nissan when he changed lanes while he was headed east on Highway 69.

Prescott Valley Police are asking people to avoid driving on Highway 69 eastbound from Prescott East Highway to Glassford Hill road because of a serious traffic accident.

When times are tough, it's harder to raise money, but members of a local organization are still determined to help local children.

The Police Department Thursday received the green - as in greenback dollar - light from the Town Council to proceed with plans to install a regional public safety communications tower atop Glassford Hill. The council voted 6-0 to accept a $279,349 grant award from the Department of Homeland Security to install the system, which would consist of

When times are tough, it's harder to raise money, but members of a local organization are still determined to help local children. The Bradshaw Mountain Shrine Club has helped outfit children for school through its Clothe-a-Child program since 1981, said Chairman Chuck Leon.

The Prescott Valley Tribune won a first place award for General Excellence in the 2009 Arizona Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Contest. The General Excellence Award takes into consideration all aspects of the newspaper - writing, reporting, typography, photography and community service.

The Prescott Valley town government and other officials marked the grand opening of the new public library on Saturday October 10, 2009.
View this gallery on The Daily Courier Web site, www.dCourier.com.

PRESCOTT VALLEY - An estimated 300 public sector planners, planning and zoning commissioners, and planning consultants are expected to take part this week at the annual conference of the Arizona Planning Association. The conference will include sessions, a hike of Thumb Butte and social activities, and...

From left are Prescott Police Sgt. Kevin Perlak, Nancy Maurer, board chairperson for Yavapai County Community Foundation, and officer Tom Sudol with K-9 Basso.

The Police Department Thursday received the green - as in greenback dollar - light from the Town Council to proceed with plans to install a regional public safety communications tower atop Glassford Hill.

Early this year, the city took a number of steps that - although painful at the time - now appear to be helping Prescott weather the continuing downturn in sales tax revenue.

Three hundred or more people marked the grand opening of the new Prescott Valley Public Library Saturday by listening to speeches and live music, taking tours, checking out books and engaging in other activities.

Mychael Eikenberry rushed for three touchdowns and Tyler Audsley ran for two TDs and threw for another to lead the Bradshaw Mountain football team to a 56-28 home field win over Glendale Copper Canyon on Friday. With the victory, the Bears improve to 4-3 overall and 3-0 in league play.

Homeowners, businesses and contractors have inquired at town hall since town officials announced plans to provide free energy audits of homes and businesses and to subsidize permits for the work.

The bearer of bad news started his Monday morning at 6 a.m. this week during shift change at the Prescott Valley Police Department , the first of 10 groups receiving the same distressing report - more cuts are coming.

A Bradshaw Mountain High School student apparently suffered from a drug overdose this past week on the school's west campus.

Five Arizona Department of Homeland Security grants are ready for approval by the mayor of Prescott Valley.

A week after the fire that destroyed two homes and caused the evacuation of the Mayer Elementary School, Supt.

Concerned your unused and expired prescription drugs might fall into the wrong hands and hurt someone? Then bring your prescription and over-the-counter medications to one of three convenient locations for MATForce's Dump the Drugs Day from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct.

Nearly 40 people crowded the courtroom Monday when Judge Ralph M. Hess sentenced Laura Ann King to supervised probation for two years, 80 hours community restitution and counseling for anger management in the death of her 6-month-old kitten.

More than 50 emergency personnel from across the state converged in Prescott Valley this weekend to learn and practice advanced extrication rescue techniques.

PRESCOTT - Nearly 40 people crowded the courtroom Monday when Judge Ralph M. Hess sentenced Laura Ann King to supervised probation for two years, 80 hours community restitution and counseling for anger management in the death of her 6-month-old kitten. Hess also ordered King to pay $215 to the Prescott Valley Police Department for the cost of the kitten's necroscopy. King, 21, pled guilty to ...

Nobody had a better Friday night than the Bears. They got a win. They got a win on the road. They got a region win. And they beat a previously unbeaten team.

The Bradshaw Mountain High School band performed during the seventh annual "Mile High Marching Invitational" Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 on Bill Shepherd Field at Prescott High School. Their field routine featured the music of Danny Elfman from such movies as Spiderman, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Bands from across Arizona participated in the festival event. View this Daily Courier photo gallery.

The Bradshaw Mountain High School band performed during the seventh annual "Mile High Marching Invitational" Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 on Bill Shepherd Field at Prescott High School. Their field routine featured the music of Danny Elfman from such movies as Spiderman, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. Bands from across Arizona participated in the festival event. View this Daily Courier photo gallery.

A single-vehicle accident starts a brush fire in the StoneRidge community of Prescott Valley on Sunday.

One high school student remains in the hospital and another was hospitalized and released after they both overdosed on another person's prescription muscle relaxant on campus. A teacher at Bradshaw Mountain High School's west campus thought a 14-year-old student was having a seizure on Thursday at 8:10 a.m. since he was drooling heavily and was not responsive.

A proposed new pumpkin patch on the former Young's Farm at the southeast corner of highways 69 and 169 in Dewey-Humboldt will not open to the public after the property owner nixed a caretaker's plans on Friday.

Tyler Ausdley threw for two touchdowns and ran in two more to lead the Bradshaw Mountain football team to a 34-33 come-from-behind win over host Glendale Kellis on Friday. "Tyler just keeps getting better and better," BMHS coach Chuck Apap said. "He's a sophomore who's playing like a senior."

Chino Valley residents have a long history of making memories at the annual Yavapai County Fair.

The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect who allegedly broke a window and stole $1,000 worth of cigarettes at a gas station in Dewey-Humboldt on July 30.

PRESCOTT VALLEY -- More than 500 high school students, with their parents in tow, attended the Bradshaw Mountain High School College Fair Wednesday evening. Students from throughout the area visited with representatives from more than 40 colleges, universities, the armed forces and technical schools.

Bradshaw Mountain (2-3, 1-0) at Kellis (5-0, 1-0)
Kellis hasn't played the toughest schedule so far. But the Cougars have performed well, winning each game by an average score of 50-11. Quarterback Chris Snider has accumulated some ...

Retired NYC firefighter Nick Giordano, right, watches as firefighters from across the state practice stabilization and extrication techniques during this past weekend's Arizona Extreme Extrication School at the Central Yavapai Fire Dept.

The Bradshaw Mountain Bears Marching Band will be joining high school bands from throughout Arizona this Saturday. The musicians will converge on Prescott High School's Bill Shepard Field for the seventh annual Mile High Marching Festival at 4:45 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3.

Bradshaw Mountain's Jesus Escalera reinforced his status as one the Class 4A, Division I top cross country runners with Wednesday's individual win at a four-team meet hosted by Glendale Kellis. Despite being a little under the weather, the senior finished the 3-mile course of rolling hills in a time of...

Mayer water pirates beware. Mayer Domestic Water Improvement District officials are ready and willing to prosecute for water theft. On Tuesday, Mayer resident Paul Martin Hines pleaded not guilty to one felony count of aggravated criminal damage and five felony counts of water theft. If a court convicts him, he could face...

The Yavapai County Fair is this coming weekend, Oct. 1-4, at the fairgrounds on Highway 89A in Prescott Valley and is open from 12-10 p.m. on Thursday, and from 9 a.m.-10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Sunday.