1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (173+ words) Get ready to run around the heart of wine country'The Verde Independent COTTONWOOD " Get your running shoes ready: The annual Cottonwood Vintage Run is coming and calling all running enthusiasts to test their skills on April 18. The event has a…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (231+ words) Around the Bluhmin' Town: Something is fishy'The Verde Independent Something fishy is happening. And it is coming to a grocery store near you. Just when we thought we've seen it all, like $6 loaves of bread and ridiculously shrinking bottles of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (221+ words) Cottonwood's Easter Eggstravaganza 2026The Verde Independent Families from all over the Verde Valley turned out for Cottonwood's Easter Eggstravaganza on Saturday, April 4, at the Riverfront Park. Parks and Recreation organized the event, and said that it didn't mow the park's fields…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (370+ words) Cooperative Extension Corner: 4-H Western Heritage project brings Old West learning to life for youth'The Verde Independent The 4-H Western Heritage Shooting Sports Project gives young people a chance to learn about the Old West while building safe shooting skills…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (138+ words) Balance and control: The essential factors for mountain biking success'The Verde Independent The Sedona Mountain Bike Academy was founded by Amaryth Gass and her husband, Evan Puglia, in 2019 to fill the gap of mountain biking instruction in the Verde Valley…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (154+ words) 89A guardrail replacement project underway'The Verde Independent (Courtesy of Arizona Department of Transportation) SEDONA " A guardrail replacement project is underway along State Route 89A in Oak Creek Canyon between Pine Flat Campground and Oak Creek Vista. The Arizona Department of Transportation estimates…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (247+ words) County jail aims to lower reincarceration with new inmate release space'The Verde Independent Positioned right next to the Yavapai County Jail, newly released inmates will be taken to the Verde Connections Center, where they can access any resources they need…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (10+ words) Verde Valley Humane Society Pets of the Week'The Verde Independent...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (158+ words) Hacking history's hallucinations'The Verde Independent USER: Is it true that a mummy was found at the Camp Verde Salt Mine? If so, tell me about it!HISTORIAN: Yes, it is true! In May 1926, Theodore Wingfield, operating a power shovel for…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (124+ words) Sedona sues community group striving to preserve cultural park'The Verde Independent A Save Sedona member lobbies an individual to sign the "Sedona Cultural Park Preservation" petition on Jan. 20, 2026. (VVN/file/Olivia Maillet) (Courtesy of Yavapai County GIS) SEDONA" The City…...