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PUSD Education Foundation scholarship deadline is April 30
The PUSD Education Foundation announced this week that it will be awarding scholarships for Prescott High School seniors this year. These scholarships are intended to support students planning to pursue higher education.
Prescott man gets 100 years for sexual exploitation of minor
Stanley Wilburn Smith, 66, of Prescott, was sentenced to 100 years in prison on Monday, March 25, by Judge Debra Phelan at the Yavapai County Superior Court for sexual exploitation of a minor.
Scam callers pretending to be YCSO targeting the public
Over the last week, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) has received around a dozen calls from the public reporting phone calls claiming they have outstanding warrants for their arrest.
- Yavapai College Prescott Job Fair set for April 3
- Affordable Care Act celebrates 14th anniversary following jump in enrollment, continuing political discord
- Tell us about your collection
- New fire, police stations among pressing needs of Prescott public safety departments
- ‘Almost, Maine’ is Bradshaw Mountain High School Theatrical Troupe’s final show of the 2023-24 school year
- Officials with the Prescott Police and Fire departments meet with the Prescott City Council during a study session on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. The meeting including a discussion about the departments’
- This stinks; a noxious weed forces Arizona national monument's picnic area to close until May
- Kari Lake declines to defend defamation lawsuit filed by Arizona election official
- Prescott Police, Fire departments identify $50 million in ‘immediate capital needs’
- Lake admits she defamed Maricopa County recorder with election charges
- Prescott VA employee honors her Vietnam veteran father’s legacy
- Federal judge allows Mexican government to sue gun dealers
- Council unanimously affirms Preservation Commission’s 2023 denial of Plaza Hotel
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- YCSO Weekend Roundup: Pipe bomb device found by father and son hiking near Hillside
- YC, multiple community partners hosting comprehensive spring health fair March 30
Recipe of the Day
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Eagles win ERAU Spring Invite
After a windy and cold two days, Embry-Riddle came out on top of the ERAU Spring Invite played at Antelope Hills Golf Course on Sunday and Monday as the women finished with team scores of 315 and 308 for a two round total of 623.
Prescott demolishes Mohave
The Prescott Badgers devastated the Mohave Thunderbirds on Tuesday, March 26 by a final score of 20-1 in Bullhead City.
Caleb Love leads Arizona into Sweet 16 with team-first approach
Arizona's Caleb Love arrived from North Carolina with a reputation.
- After Utah team subjected to racism, could the NCAA change tournament sites in the future?
- ERAU champions of ERAU Spring Invite
- Sochan, Vassell lead Spurs past Suns 104-102 as injured Wembanyama watches from sidelines
- Diamondbacks add LHP Jordan Montgomery on $25 million, 1-year deal, according to AP source
- Prescott Valley plans first-ever pickleball tournament, encourage players to sign up
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Wright: Gramps or junior? Our dog can be either at any time
Those of you who have dogs – and I know there are many of you in the Quad Cities who do – know how much a part of the family they become, and my household is no exception.
Editorial cartoon (2): March 28, 2024
Editorial cartoon (2): March 28, 2024
Editorial cartoon (1): March 28, 2024
Editorial cartoon (1): March 28, 2024
Reader Poll:
How will the Corporation Commission-approved APS 8% rate hike affect you? (Select one or two answers)
- We're (already) working to conserve energy
- I cannot afford it
- I can afford it but don't like it
- I'm fine with it / APS needs to be able to recoup its investments in infrastructure
- I don't like it or do not care
179 total votes
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Reader Poll:
How will the Corporation Commission-approved APS 8% rate hike affect you? (Select one or two answers)
- We're (already) working to conserve energy
- I cannot afford it
- I can afford it but don't like it
- I'm fine with it / APS needs to be able to recoup its investments in infrastructure
- I don't like it or do not care
179 total votes
See past polls
Healthcare Focus see more>
Bright outdoor light at night may increase stroke risk
Too much exposure to bright outdoor lights at night may increase a person's stroke risk, new research suggests.
To Your Good Health: Steatotic liver disease can be treated with weight loss, exercise
DEAR DR. ROACH: I had right upper abdominal pain, and my doctor suspected gallbladder problems. The abdominal ultrasound showed that my gallbladder was normal, and the HIDA scan showed normal gallbladder function. But the ultrasound reported “hepatic steatosis,” aka fatty liver disease.
To Your Good Health: Doctor oddly recommends less liquid to avoid kidney disease
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 79-year-old woman who weighs 123 pounds and exercises with Zumba, yoga and cardio drumming.
- To Your Good Health: Lisping could potentially be the first symptom of ALS
- How to help your child get enough healthy, brain-boosting sleep
- To Your Good Health: Distinguishing between types of therapy for severe depression
- Time-restricted eating may raise cardiovascular death risk in the long term
- To Your Good Health: Herpes symptoms usually appear four days after exposure
- To Your Good Health: Ten days is sufficient enough to stop isolation after mild COVID
- Prenatal yoga may help ease stress, improve fitness during pregnancy
- More than half of American Indian teens and young adults have high cholesterol
- To Your Good Health: Growth of tissue on the palm bothers retired mail carrier
- To Your Good Health: Trouble swallowing can point to a number of possibilities
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Other Desert Cities opens Thursday, March 14 at Prescott Center for the Arts. Look for a news article about the performance in the Daily Courier newspaper. Dcourier.com, AcrosstheStreetPrescott.com.
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Guitarist Sean Harkness returns to Jim & Linda Lee PAC March 30
Accompanying audiences on an intimate journey through jazz, standards, folk and blues, acclaimed guitarist Sean Harkness returns to the Jim & Linda Lee Performing Arts Center, 1100 E. Sheldon St., at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 30.
Prescott Palette: Back Alley Cheese Bar... for 'OveraCheesers'
What happens when two women committed to everything hospitality cross paths and become best friends? Well… Prescott gets a European cheese bar and the two get to experience owning and growing their first business.
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ is No. 1 with $45.2M, Sydney Sweeney’s ‘Immaculate’ lands in fourth
Ghost busting is still a good business.
- Suze’s Prescott Center for the Arts presents ‘Other Desert Cities’ in the Studio Theatre, March 14-24
- Acoustic Eidolon returns to Prescott
- ‘One Love’ receives more love at the box office, claiming No. 1 spot for second straight week
- Q&A with Mike ‘Gooch’ Gurciullo
- Local teens showcase artistic talents at Yavapai College Art Gallery
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Olympics taster: Paris race celebrates the servers who nourish city’s life and soul
Usain Bolt’s sprint world records were never in danger.
A Danish hippie oasis has fought drug sales for years. Now, locals want to tear up the whole street
The inhabitants of Copenhagen’s freewheeling Christiania neighborhood plan to dig up the aptly named Pusher Street, in their latest attempt to stop illegal hashish sales which have led to deadly gang turf wars and sometimes violent confrontations with the police.
Belgium’s change kit at Euro 2024 has been leaked. Is it a tribute to comic-strip hero Tintin?
Some of the Belgium soccer players taking part in the European Championship this summer could well resemble a world-famous reporter.
- Weather beatdown leaves towering Maine landmark surrounded by crime scene tape
- Looking for a leap year lift? Check out this silly French newspaper that publishes only on Feb. 29
- ‘Totally cold’ is not too cold for winter swimmers competing in a frozen Vermont lake
- What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
- In this centuries-old English pancake race, ‘you just have to go flat out’
- CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger’s luggage — mummified monkeys
- An Oklahoma judge who sent more than 500 texts during a murder trial resigns
- This is what happened when a Cold War-era missile was found in the garage of someone’s home
- Toddler gets stuck after climbing into a claw machine looking for a toy in Australian shopping mall
- Sauna patrons dressed only in towels pull 2 from a car that plunged into a Norwegian fjord
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Birding: Recent bird activity in the Prescott area
Last Wednesday, a customer was sharing with me her excitement about having a pair of cardinals in her yard. At home the next day, I was sitting in the den reading when I heard the unmistakable sound of a cardinal singing.
Dear Annie: Clashing values with my in-laws
Dear Annie: My daughter is the only grandchild, and my mother gives her a gift every time we see her. I’ve told her several times that we don’t want to overwhelm our child (3 years old) with material things, that she has too many toys she doesn’t play with.
American Lutheran Church to present The Living Last Supper March 28
American Lutheran Church, 1085 Scott Drive, Prescott, will hold a special Maundy Thursday worship this evening, March 28, at 7 featuring The Living Last Supper as portrayed in Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.
Life see more>
Anniversary: Bob and Arlene Mezeske of Prescott celebrated their 70th anniversary
On February 18, Bob and Arlene Mezeske of Prescott celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary at the Willow Creek Inn. Bob and Arlene exchanged vows on February 20, 1954 in Muskegon, Michigan.
Adoption Spotlight: Ella
Ella is a positive ray of sunshine. She is a happy baby who likes to laugh, and is fascinated with her world.
Adoption Spotlight: Isaac
Isaac is bright, fun-loving boy who enjoys being outdoors, playing sports, fishing, riding bikes, and getting lots of physical activity.
Obituaries see more>
Obituary: Terry Joe Kyte
Terry Joe Kyte passed away into God's arms on March 20, 2024, after a long and brave fight against many medical struggles.
Obituary: Sandra Lee (Pettit) Zander
Sandra Lee (Pettit) Zander was born on Jan. 8, 1943, in Cokato, Minnesota, and raised in Howard Lake, Minnesota
Obituary: Bernice Pearl Larson
Bernice Pearl Larson (nee: Guderian) of Prescott, Arizona, passed away on Feb. 20, 2024, at Alta Vista Senior Living Community, in Prescott, Arizona.
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Famed American sculptor Richard Serra, the 'poet of iron,' has died at 85
Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork that are now dotted across the world, died Tuesday at his home in Long Island, New York.
Man cuffed but not charged after Chiefs' Super Bowl rally shooting sues congressman over online post
A man who was briefly handcuffed in the chaos that followed a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl rally is suing a Tennessee congressman who falsely accused him in social media posts of being one of the shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally.
Former Sen. Joe Lieberman, Democrats’ VP pick in 2000, dead at 82
Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, who nearly won the vice presidency on the Democratic ticket with Al Gore in the disputed 2000 election and who almost became Republican John McCain's running mate eight years later, has died, according to a statement issued by his family.
- Hezbollah launches rockets into Israel after an Israeli strike kills 7 in Lebanon
- A Paris exhibit shows how the Olympics mirror society, from Nazi propaganda to fighting inequalities
- Donald Trump assails judge and his daughter after gag order in New York hush-money criminal case
- Trump's social media company soars in its first day of trading on Nasdaq
- Do you want fries with that? Krispy Kreme doughnuts are coming to McDonald's
- Baltimore bridge collapses after powerless cargo ship rams into support column; 6 people are missing
- A London court will rule on Tuesday whether WikiLeaks’ Assange can challenge extradition to the US
- Netanyahu cancels diplomats' visit to Washington in protest over U.N. cease-fire vote
- Trump Media Trading
- Storms sweep US from coast to coast causing frigid temps, power outages and traffic accidents