“A miracle,” said one of the 500 or so people who packed the restored theater. “Elegant,” said another. “Beyond my expectations,” added one of the Elks boosters  …Read More…

Foreclosure homes accounted for 31 percent of all residential sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the [...]]]> NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nearly one out of every three U.S. home sales in the first quarter was a foreclosure property as steep price discounts boosted demand for distressed real estate, RealtyTrac said in a new report on Wednesday.

Foreclosure homes accounted for 31 percent of all residential sales in the first quarter of 2010, with the average sales price of properties that sold while in some stage of foreclosure nearly 27 percent below homes that were not in the process, Irvine, California-based RealtyTrac said. …Read More…

“We’ve got every top name in rodeo coming this year,” said J.C. Trujillo, general manager of Prescott Frontier Days World’s Oldest Rodeo. “You can go down the list of who’s who in rodeo and they’ll be here.”   …Read More…

And those eight will not include the potentially controversial proposed increase in the number of signatures necessary to get an initiative measure on the ballot.  [...]]]> PRESCOTT ARIZONA – In place of the 25 ballot issues that the Prescott City Council initially considered for the November general election, just eight of the most pressing issues will move forward.

And those eight will not include the potentially controversial proposed increase in the number of signatures necessary to get an initiative measure on the ballot.  …Read More…

And while the new supplemental inter-governmental agreement included numerous points about future involvement between the two entities, it was the payment of the past bills [...]]]> PRESCOTT ARIZONA – With its unanimous approval of a new Big Chino Ranch-related pact this week, the Prescott City Council agreed to pay the Town of Prescott Valley $351,257 for past services.

And while the new supplemental inter-governmental agreement included numerous points about future involvement between the two entities, it was the payment of the past bills that attracted most of the attention during the City Council’s Tuesday voting session.   …Read More…

“I have a septic tank, and it has never given me any trouble,” Dean said. “I grew up with a septic tank way back in (Wayland) Massachusetts.”

Dean said she cannot afford whatever it will cost [...]]]> PRESCOTT VALLEY – Jan Dean, who has lived on Starlight Drive for 20 years, opposes a proposal to form a sewer district.

“I have a septic tank, and it has never given me any trouble,” Dean said. “I grew up with a septic tank way back in (Wayland) Massachusetts.”

Dean said she cannot afford whatever it will cost homeowners to pay for the proposed sewer district.    …Read More…

The Fain Signature Group, the Prescott Valley-based real estate developers, said the words prison opponents have been waiting and waiting (and waiting) to hear

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The Prescott Valley Chamber of Commerce will conduct the four-day festival that observes the 1978 incorporation of Prescott Valley. …Read Entire Article…

The Arizona Game and Fish Department decided to release a rehabilitated bald eagle at Watson Lake in Prescott Monday because the site has all the right ingredients – it’s not far from where he was born, its [...]]]> Prescott Arizona has a new bald eagle in town, although it remains to be seen how long he’ll stick around.

The Arizona Game and Fish Department decided to release a rehabilitated bald eagle at Watson Lake in Prescott Monday because the site has all the right ingredients – it’s not far from where he was born, its water attracts plenty of prey, it offers good perching, it had an elevated spot for the release that’s easy to reach, and it’s not over 100 degrees like it is in Phoenix right now.
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Along with spurring a recall effort to remove Prescott City Councilman Steve Blair from office for his comments about the mural, the community debate [...]]]> PRESCOTT ARIZONA – Two weeks have gone by now since the start of the uproar over the mural at Miller Valley Elementary School, and the controversy does not appear to be going away.

Along with spurring a recall effort to remove Prescott City Councilman Steve Blair from office for his comments about the mural, the community debate also has aimed scrutiny at the Safe Routes to School program, the source of the money for the mural …Read Entire Article…