Realtors and real estate brokers are striving to understand and prepare for the impact of the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) agreement that will change the way homes are bought and sold starting in July. Previously, sophisticated homebuyers and sellers understood the rules: Real estate agents on each side of the transaction would be paid […]
Main Content
LOCAL NEWS
Fire Officials Praise Training, Regional Collaboration for Quick, Effective Response
When a massive, arson-caused fire in the early morning hours of April 1, 2024, bathed Prescott Valley in a menacing glow and spread ash, smoke and cinders within a five-mile radius and flames 150 feet into the air, years of preparation, collaboration and training between local first responders quickly kicked in. What could have been […]
Horses Teaching Life Skills to Children in Foster Care
With the Mazatzal Mountains serving as a classic Western backdrop for the 10-acre R & R Ranch, owner Samantha Walker, 35, strolls across the corral in well-worn jeans and dusty boots to greet her latest guests – five energetic boys from a Gilbert group home. The horses are the main attraction for this field trip, […]
Community Profile
Grand Canyon Wrangler Moves Mule Trains through All Seasons
An encounter with mules on the Grand Canyon trails is like finding yourself in the middle of a Western movie. But for the wranglers, it’s the real deal and a job they wouldn’t trade for anything. Grand Canyon National Park (GCNP) Animal Packer Matthew Joseph says, “I love it! I get to be in the Grand Canyon, […]
The Garage Puts Music in Harm’s Way
The Garage recording studio producer Max Harms is proof that big things can happen in small places. Working out of his Camp Verde garage turned audio engineering production studio, Harms is drumming up business from as far away as Canada and New York. Just 26 years old, Harms was born in Evanston, Chicago, and his […]
Chip Norton Conserves Water, Supplies Brewers with Sinagua Malt
The next time you’re driving down I-17 and pass Camp Verde, you might give a little more thought to this quiet mecca. Along with its designation as an American Viticulture Area (AVA) and its eclectic restaurants, there is a barley malthouse, where the barley grain is processed to be used in beer making. Here, Sinagua […]