Last August, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation declared a Tier 1 water shortage on the Colorado River — the first time a shortage has been declared since a water-sharing agreement was ratified by seven Western states in 1944. The...
Earlier this year, the Arizona Corporation Commission asked the three largest classes of water companies to give a status report on their readiness to ensure sufficient water supply in the face of drought and mandatory cuts to Colorado River...
The intense drought of the last two years is taking a toll on the region’s drought-adapted native trees and bushes.
Jeff Schalau, Yavapai County director for the University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension, said the county’s master gardener office has fielded...
Verde Valley School Spanish teacher Lianne Lydum, who is in her ninth year with the school, was named one...
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