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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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Show time: Sedona film festival draws near

The 31st annual Sedona International Film Festival will run from Saturday, Feb. 22, through Sunday, March 2, offering more...

Shayla Jones: Sedona Police Department Officer of the Year

The Sedona Police Department held its annual awards ceremony on Dec. 15 at the Sedona Elks Lodge, during which...
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