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Jon Hecht

Cottonwood sells land for Springhill Suites hotel

The Cottonwood City Council unanimously voted in favor of selling a 3.74-acre parcel of land at 535 S. Sixth St., at the corner of Sixth Street and State Route 89A, to Sunridge Properties Inc., a management company that has...

Presidential primary election nears

The primary elections for most offices in the state of Arizona, including most local and federal elec­tions, will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.  However, in order to participate in the selection of presidential...

Yavapai County supervisors holster 2nd Amendment proclamation

Over 50 people stood up to speak at the meeting of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors in Prescott on Thursday, Jan. 2 for the discussion of a single topic — a poten­tial proclamation by the supervisors affirming the...

Sedona, Verde Valley housing study gets funding

In July, the city of Sedona entered into a contract with the firm Elliott D. Pollack and Company to do a study on housing needs in the area. Sedona is paying $100,000 to the firm for the study of...

Cornville sculptor Waddell dies at 98

Internationally renowned sculptor John Henry Waddell died on Wednesday, Nov. 27, at his Cornville home and studio after a brief fight with cancer. His family said that he died mostly painlessly, without a long, drawn-out battle with the disease....

Cornville objects to Spring Creek Ranch project

“I can see we got a larger response than we expected tonight,” Bev Jackson, president of the Cornville Community Association, told the nearly full gymna­sium at Oak Creek School on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The more than 250...

‘Glamping’ site cancels plans after opposition from neighbors

Under Canvas, a planned “glamping,” or glamorous camping, resort that was set to develop an 80-acre luxury camping spot on Bill Grey Road, has pulled its application from Yavapai County after facing fierce opposition from locals.  ...

Sedona Fire District firefighters assist with California wildfires

Deadly wildfires are blanketing the state of California. Over 70,000 acres are currently burning, with thousands having evac­uated, though most of the evacuation orders have now been lifted. Over 300 structures have burned. The California...

YCSO Sheriff Scott Mascher to retire

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher announced he will retire and not seek a third term as county sheriff, planning to step down from his position in December 2020. He informed YCSO...

Thunder Valley Rally returns to Cottonwood

The streets of Cottonwood were full leading up to the weekend, as thou­sands of bikers showed up for the annual Thunder Valley Rally. Organizers said that the 19th iteration of the motorcycle rally may have been among the biggest...

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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