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What is home hardening?
Firewise Part IV

In the world of structure firefighting, we talk about “softening” a home.

By CONRAD JACKSON Special to the Courier April 17, 2024
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By early May, the City of Prescott should learn more about the commercial airline service that will be in place at the Prescott Regional Airport after the current airline contract extension ends on Aug. 31, 2024.

By Cindy Barks April 17, 2024
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The Town of Prescott Valley is excited to announce its annual free Neighborhood Clean-Up Day on Saturday, May 4, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at a new location, the Waste Management Transfer Station located at 2600 North Lake Valley Road.

April 17, 2024
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The Daily Courier is preparing for its Hometown Prescott 2024 edition, and we want you to be a part of it!

April 17, 2024
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Do you have some things you collect? For some, these are dozens (sometimes hundreds) of items, trinkets, bobbles, etc. that you have gathered – sometimes over a lifetime.

April 17, 2024
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Chino Valley invests in cutting-edge, middle and high school ELA curriculum
Character-education and career- exploration curriculums for middle school to be voted on in May

For the first time in a quarter century, Chino Valley Unified School District will invest in a English language arts curriculum for both Heritage Middle and Chino Valley High schools that the district curriculum committee endorses, as it benefits all student learner populations.

By Nanci Hutson April 17, 2024
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The fire that broke out in the early morning of Monday, April 1, was successfully extinguished due to the quick response and coordination between Central Arizona Fire and Medical (CAFMA), Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD), Prescott Fire Department (PFD), and numerous supporting agencies.

By Courier archives and from Fain Signature Group. April 17, 2024
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Water levels at Willow Lake typically experience dramatic seasonal ups and downs, but the northeast-Prescott lake is expected to be even lower than usual for the next two years or so.

By Cindy Barks April 16, 2024
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HUSD superintendent earns stellar review after less than one year in the job
Preschool tuition to rise; high school CTE program eager to expand

Humboldt Unified School District Superintendent Christine Griffin earned high praise for her efforts during her eight-month tenure as the district’s top leader to reinvigorate how the district offers enriching academics, athletics, arts, career education and more to some 5,500 students every year.

By Nanci Hutson April 16, 2024
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Arizonans won’t be electing school board members by political party, posting the Ten Commandments in public schools or declaring that a person’s sex is permanently defined by what they were at birth.

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Last time I covered how you can help improve your property’s safety using Firewise techniques. In this article, I want to share how the City of Prescott is working toward that same goal of protecting the community from wildfire. It is a multi-faceted approach.

By CONRAD JACKSON Special to the Courier April 16, 2024
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The head of a key anti-abortion group is warning lawmakers not to repeal the territorial-era law that outlaws all abortions except to save the life of the mother.

April 16, 2024
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Yavapai County Supervisor Mary Mallory has called a community meeting about residents’ concerns involving the Gold Paradise Peak Mine and other mines owned by the same people on or near Senator Highway in Walker.

By STAN BINDELL, For the Courier April 16, 2024
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They crisscrossed the campus in ‘field trip’ formation, shuffling between studio and kiln; metal shop, wood shop and computer lab. But once they settled in, students from three area high schools grabbed the tools at hand and let their imaginations fly.

April 16, 2024
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The Prescott Valley Police Department (PVPD) is hosting its annual free Badges and Bobbers fishing event on Saturday, April 20, 2024, from 8 a.m. to noon at Fain Park, 2200 N. 5th Street.

April 16, 2024

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