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Jon Hecht

Wet winter storms lead to bone-dry monsoon

On the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 24, some­thing that should not be unusual happened. It finally rained. It was only the third time since the beginning of Northern Arizona’s unusu­ally dry monsoon that rain fell.  Whereas the historic average...

Out of Africa Wildlife Park mourns death of giraffe Kibo

Kibo the reticulated giraffe came to Out of Africa Wildlife Park in 2002 when it was located in the Phoenix area. For 20 years, the 19-foot tall animal was a fixture of the safari park, especially after the park...

Bill would swap forest land with University of Arizona

Twenty-four years ago, the University of Arizona began a research and training location in the Verde Valley. Through the universi­ty’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the program, working with V-Bar-V ranch, provided “opportuni­ties for researchers to study natural...

Valley officials readdress Verde Connect road plan

On June 19, the Camp Verde Town Council voted unanimously to oppose the construction of a road connecting State Route 260 with Cornville Road, passing through the Middle Verde Road area, after hearing local opposition, mostly from Middle Verde...

Smithsonian exhibit comes to CV

The Verde Valley is defined by its water. Even the name of the area high­lights the greenery that surrounds the eponymous river, bringing life to an otherwise barren section of desert.  The Smithsonian Institution, as...

Arizona monsoon slow to start

In July, just as the desert heat reaches its dry swel­tering apex, the Verde Valley is hit by the familiar onslaught of the monsoon. The normally blue Arizona sky is often covered with dark oppressive clouds, which break open...

Yavapai County may raise property taxes for jail expansion, pension liabilities

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors is expecting to vote for a prop­erty tax increase Wednesday, Aug. 7, increasing rates by 3% compared to last year, in order to pay for a new jail center and to cover the...

Tuzigoot National Monument turns 80 years old

Almost a thousand years ago, people living in the Verde Valley — referred to as the Sinagua culture — built a series of over a hundred rooms spanning a series of structures on a hill overlooking the Verde River....

Verde Connect study finds mild traffic drop

Yavapai County and Jacobs Engineering unveiled several potential routes on June 4 for a new road connecting State Route 260 with Cornville Road via a new bridge over the Verde River, as stipulated in a $25 million BUILD grant...

Valley preps for 4th of July

America’s birthday is here and, on Thursday, the United States will turn a strapping 243 years young. As is true nearly every anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the commu­nities of the...

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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