Verde Independent

11/28/2025

Bad start to the weekend on S. Main St. and Villa Drive in front of Habitat for Humanity as at least one person was taken away in an ambulance Friday at 4: 30 pm. Drive safe. Verde Independent, Vyto Starinskas.

11/27/2025

Did you hear a big explosion in Camp Verde or Rimrock this morning? Residents are reporting that windows shook and some had photos of a plume of smoke west of Verde Lakes this morning. No word yet from the agencies. Got a photo?

11/26/2025

Hurry up, get out and look! Verde Independent Vyto Starinskas

11/25/2025

A giant of Jerome has passed away, but he still lives on the airwaves of the Verde Valley by tuning into 100.5 on your FM dial. A retired carpenter and former Jerome mayor, Richard Martin, has been broadcasting from the radio station’s mother-ship computer in Jerome 24-hours a day. But Richard Martin’s legacy goes way beyond the Gulch Radio KZRJ, the station he and partner Chuck Runyon have been operating from the top of Jerome for 11 years. The former mayor, councilman and hippy of Jerome. (VVN/Vyto Starinskas)

JEROME – A giant of Jerome has passed away, but he still lives on the airwaves of the Verde Valley by tuning into 100.5 on your FM dial.

11/25/2025

What restaurants around the Verde Valley are open on Thanksgiving Day? We compiled a list for you.

Contact Olivia Maillet at [email protected], 928-634-2241 ext. 6051, and follow her on Facebook .

11/25/2025

Marshalls, a popular retail chain, opens a location in the Cottonwood Plaza on Nov. 20. Here's how community members feel about it.

COTTONWOOD — Dozens of people showed up for the grand opening of Marshalls’ Cottonwood Plaza location early on the morning of Nov. 20. Shoppers were greeted by a DJ set,

11/25/2025

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance prohibiting feeding wildlife throughout unincorporated lands in the county during a meeting on Nov. 19. Read this article to find out why.

COTTONWOOD — The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that prohibits the feeding of wildlife throughout unincorporated lands in the county during a meeting on Nov. 19.

11/25/2025

Mingus Union High School sent a Staff-drafted and Board-drafted merit and performance-based pay rubric to The Verde Independent on Nov. 14. Here are the main differences between the two.

COTTONWOOD – The Mingus Union School District Governing Board discussed a merit and performance pay increase policy at its meeting on Nov. 13. Many teachers spoke out at the meeting

11/24/2025

The City of Cottonwood has deconstructed the big drill rig and wooden structures serving as sound curtains on the Agave Highlands Golf Course and is awaiting approval before it hooks up the new well for the Verde Santa Fe housing community. “We hit water at 327 below land surface. We are ready to pump water as soon as we have power to the site,” said Tricia Lewis, Tourism & Economic Development director, City of Cottonwood, after getting feedback from Utilities Director Tom Whitmer. APS is working with the City of Cottonwood on next steps to construct electrical equipment at the well site, APS’s Yessica Del Rincon said Wednesday, Nov. 19. “We plan to have energy connected to the facility by springtime next year.” (VVN/File Photo/Vyto Starinskas)

COTTONWOOD — The City of Cottonwood has deconstructed the big drill rig and wooden structures serving as sound curtains on the Agave Highlands Golf Course and is awaiting approval before