Yavapai County to Hold Town Hall in Yarnell
Open audio article player From Yavapai County Text-to-speech audio articles are made possible by a Quest Grant from Yavapai College. Industry-recognized tuition-free certificates for your career. Supervisor Harry Oberg will hold a Yarnell Town Hall on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The town hall will be held at the Yarnell Regional […]
Some Yarnell residents can return home after evacuation orders
The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders Monday for a fire near Yarnell. Yarnell, Ariz. — Some Yarnell-area residents were given a “GO” evacuation order Monday due to a fire. Residents living near Yarnell Elementary School were told to gather essential supplies and evacuate their homes. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said the fire […]
BLM plans prescribed burns near Yarnell in Yavapai County
The Bureau of Land Management Phoenix District is conducting a planned burn to burn piles of cut trees from public lands in Yavapai County near Yarnell. Conditions permitting, the burn could last for several days. BLM fire crews burn piles of juniper that were cut from 30 acres of public land about a mile south […]
Arizona city holds 10-year remembrance for 19 firefighters who died in the Yarnell Hill Fire
It was one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history, killing 19 members of the elite Central Arizona Fire Brigade in 2013 when the flames were trapped in a bush-covered ravine. The city of Prescott and the neighboring town of Yarnell will commemorate the deceased Granite Mountain Hotshot at a public event Friday. Lou Theokus, […]
Here’s how fighting wildland fires has changed — and how it hasn’t — since Yarnell
As we approach the 10th anniversary of the Yarnell Hill fire that killed 19 firefighters, local firefighters are working with state and federal agencies to find solutions to prevent such a catastrophe from repeating itself. Fire Chief Sean Bomer of the Peoples Valley Fire District, which adjoins the city of Yarnell, said the local district […]
ADOT suggests improvements for dangerous stretch of SR 89 in Yarnell
Almost six months after Donna Gordon, 74, was attacked and killed while crossing the street on State Route 89 and Yarnell’s Post Road, the Arizona Department of Transportation announced: Safety findings Along with recommendations for highway improvements. Agency hosts informal meetings open house tuesday Here, Yarnell residents can learn more about research and ask questions […]
Vacancy Announced on Yarnell Elementary School Board
open audio article player To sales signal | | upon January 18, 2023 Audio of the article was made possible by the CAST11 Prescott Podcast Network. Production of Talking Glass Media. Yavapai County School Superintendent Tim Carter has announced vacancies on the Yarnell Elementary School District Board of Governors. This opening was created due to […]
