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Jon Hecht

VVMC slowly restarts elective surgeries

Cases of the novel coro­navirus in the Verde Valley remain low, with just 11 confirmed in Cottonwood, 10 in Sedona and five in Camp Verde and five in other places throughout the valley, as of Monday, May 4. This...

Valley cities prep for big losses

It has now been nearly a month since the implementation of social distancing and Gov. Doug Ducey’s decision to close some businesses, and the economic impacts are already felt. Businesses have closed, workers have been sent home, and many...

COVID-19 cases slow in Verde Valley

On April 4, Yavapai County had its first death from the COVID-19. As of Tuesday, April 13, the county has 70 cases, with 29 in the Verde Valley and 41 in the Prescott area. Last...

Verde Valley Medical Center prepares for worst, hopes for best

As of Monday, March 30, Yavapai County had confirmed 18 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus sweeping the country and the globe.  Six of those cases are in the Verde Valley, with...

Local jails and courts change polices to prevent spread of virus

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, while many non-essential services have been shut down, essential services are still required to func­tion as close to normally as possible.  Law enforcement and local court systems are...

DNA test locates long-lost aunt

“We had no idea that my mom had a sister,” Camp Verde resident Gail Metz said.  Growing up in Long Island, she had heard stories about her mother Audrey’s family, but since she had been...

Verde Valley prepares for COVID-19 outbreak

There have been zero confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel strain of corona­virus, in Northern Arizona, according to the Northern Arizona Healthcare hospital system, Yavapai County Community Health Services and Coconino County. ...

Governor Ducey closes schools

Despite announcing on Friday, March 13, that schools in the Verde Valley intended to remain open in the coming weeks, pending new informa­tion about the spread of the novel coronavirus in the U.S., all seven school districts in the...

Verde Valley schools close in attempt to stop spread of coronavirus

Despite announcing on Friday, March 13, that schools in the Verde Valley intended to remain open in the coming weeks, pending new information about the spread of the novel coronavirus, aka COVID-19, into Northern Arizona, all seven school districts in...

NAH says no coronavirus detected at Cottonwood nor Flagstaff hospitals

Northern Arizona Healthcare provided the following press release on Tuesday, March 10, denying erroneous reports of coronavirus diagnoses in the area, at least as of Tuesday: "We’re receiving phone calls and seeing things on social media where people...

About Me

Jon is born and bred in the northeast but moved from New York City to Cottonwood in search of beautiful scenery and the small town life. He hikes a lot, and can usually be found sitting in the corner of school board and city council meetings, taking notes. He used to cover national politics for Bustle but likes covering small town politics more. Tell him whatever is going on in your neighborhood because he’ll probably be interested.
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