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HHS Sec. Becerra talks health in Cottonwood

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra held a town hall at the Cottonwood Recreation Center on Wednesday, Aug. 7. Roughly a hundred residents showed up for the occasion. The forum was hosted by U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Alleviating senior loneliness with the Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition

Local nonprofit Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition offers several programming options to help area seniors, to whom it refers as “neighbors,” combat loneliness, and January is their most popular month for volunteers to sign up to help out their neighbors. A...

Couturier still dancing at 102 in the Verde Valley 

“It’s what I do. That’s what I lived. That’s what I know,” said 102-year-old Evelyn Couturier, of Cottonwood, about her career as a dancer ahead of her birthday celebration with family on Friday, Dec. 29.  “ was the love of...

Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition vaccinates homebound

Dr. Bruce Peek, a cardi­ologist who serves on the board of Verde Valley Caregivers Coalition, said he started thinking about how to vaccinate homebound older adults as soon as health officials began discussing the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine. The...

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SOCSD updates public at year’s first meeting

The Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board held its first regular meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at...

Steve King looks toward future of YCSEA

Steve King, the former Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District superintendent, started his new job as Yavapai County school superintendent at...
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