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Mingus graduate Yang earns dental doctorate
2+ week, 1+ day ago (401+ words) journalaz. com Mingus graduate Yang earns dental doctorate Midwestern University announced June 5 that Dr. Pei-Wen Yang, of Cottonwood, recently completed the doctor of dental medicine degree at the College of Dental Medicine-Arizona and the master of public health degree from…...
American Red Cross honored at Cottonwood Council meeting
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (513+ words) journalaz. com At the March 2 Cottonwood City Council meeting, Mayor Ann Shaw read and presented a proclamation, designating the month of March as "American Red Cross Month." Receiving the proclamation on behalf of the Northern Arizona Red Cross Chapter were:…...
Health officials: Arsenic exposure preventable
3+ mon, 4+ hour ago (818+ words) Arizona Department of Health Services officials announced on Thursday, March 19, that risks related to the Cottonwood slag pile were limited to untreated private well water, frequent soil contact in areas with high arsenic concentrations and near the Veteran of Foreign…...
Verde River health scores C+
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (388+ words) Friends of the Verde River Executive Director W. David Gressly presented the 2025 Verde River Watershed Report Card to the Camp Verde Town Council at its special session on March 11. The watershed report card is a tool used to assess the watershed's…...
Council OKs NAH applying for a cancer center grant
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (326+ words) The Cottonwood City Council authorized a partner'ship on March 3 with Northern Arizona Healthcare for the Gila River Indian Community grant application to develop of a comprehensive cancer center at the Verde Valley Medical Center campus. According to NAH, approximately 70% of…...
Morgan Leigh finds wins in small things
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) The day everything changed, May 30, 2021, began like any other," Morgan Leigh Bailey wrote in her new book. I woke up early, ready to help with Verde Valley School's commencement," she wrote. Do you know how it is when you feel…...