http://www.dcourier.com en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 03:18:02 GMT Daily feed of articles. No commercial use of these feed links is permitted without the written permission of the publisher. http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106573 When the Riegner family saw smoke several miles away from their Cathedral Pines subdivision home on the afternoon of May 15, 2002, "we were concerned but not overly concerned," Mark Riegner recalled. Mark and his wife Veronica had friends visiting, so they took them on a tour of Prescott College where Riegner teaches tropical ecology. He gathered important papers and photos to bring along and leave at the college for safekeeping, since he was preparing for another work trip to Costa Rica. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106579 ... This human-caused fire, which originated from a structure fire on private property, started Sunday and is 5 percent contained. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 04:02:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106548 Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106581 A unanimous Prescott Planning and Zoning Commission vote against a rezoning request by the Heights Church could cause a change of course for the church. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:56:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106569 A Best Pick rolloff truck didn't quite make the turn from Highway 89A onto Glassford Hill Road Tuesday morning. Prescott Valley police closed southbound Glassford Hill for about two hours while the wreckage was cleared up. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:55:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106576 Richard Collison and his wife Alessandra Scamardo came within a hair's breadth of losing their home to the Indian wildfire in May 2002, and then came within a whisker of losing her Bead It business to the Whiskey Row fire almost exactly a decade later. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:55:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106582 After spending months dissecting the City of Prescott 's budget, officials will begin putting the pieces together this week with the first of two planned workshops on the 2012/2013 preliminary budget. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:55:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106564 Crown King postal customers in evacuated areas are encouraged to pick up their mail at the Mayer post office. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106565 Smoke from the Crown King Fire has not yet reached levels in populated areas that might cause harm. As long as things 5 to 10 miles away can be seen, people can be reasonably sure that smoke inhalation will not cause a medical emergency. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106566 PRESCOTT VALLEY - The Planning and Zoning Commission Monday reviewed and approved the final two chapters in the General Plan 2025 update. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106567 Drivers approaching Fain Road from Bradshaw Drive on Highway 69 will experience intermittent delays today as trucks continue to carry concrete girders onto Fain Road for bridge work. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106568 PRESCOTT VALLEY - An economic development program that Arizona Public Service supports will be the "focus" of a presentation to the Town Council Thursday. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106545 $500 Reward PABLO ISRAEL ARREDONDO-HERRERA is wanted by Prescott Valley police on 16 different charges including, attempted first degree murder, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and kidnapping. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106562 EDITOR'S NOTE: Prices at the pump are according to www.arizonagasprices.com. Prices fluctuate; these price checks are as of yesterday afternoon. Latest News Wed, 16 May 2012 03:45:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106536 Prescott National Forest Law Enforcement Officer Jim Clawson was driving down Bullwhacker Hill when he looked south and saw a plume of smoke at about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, May 15, 2002. "I thought, 'This is not a good day,'" Clawson said. Clawson was first on the scene of the Indian fire that day. He immediately tried to evacuate campers and the camp host at Indian Creek Campground, which was directly in the line of the raging fire. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 06:01:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106541 The Gladiator fire, as of the Forest Service's report this morning, has grown to approximately 1,700 acres based on last night's infrared flight. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 04:43:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106538 Noting that firefighting resources are tied up in the Gladiator wildfire and others across the state, the Prescott, Coconino and Kaibab national forests announced Monday they will start fire restrictions by Tuesday and Wednesday. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 04:38:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106534 A new chapter in Yavapai County agriculture has begun with the formation of YCGrown, the Yavapai County Farmers & Ranchers Cooperative. The Co-op also announces the launch of its new CSA share program for food lovers in the Quad Cities area. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 04:23:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106539 PRESCOTT - A member of the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors railed against this year's budget process and said he had "buyer's remorse" about a decision to reorganize county government, as the board's meeting to work on a budget for the next fiscal year got underway Monday. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 04:01:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106540 The Prescott Unified School District Governing Board at its meeting Tuesday, May 15, will consider approving the maintenance and operations budget for 2012-13 as well as issuing reduction in force letters to designated teachers and staff as part of budget cuts approved at last week's meeting. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106537 People who want to volunteer to help the three businesses destroyed by the fire on Prescott's Whiskey Row last week are invited to a meeting at 6 p.m. today, May 15, at Matt's Saloon on Whiskey Row. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 03:57:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106527 ... faces prosecution for allegedly stealing more than $7,200 from the Dewey-Humboldt league. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 03:54:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106526 Prescott police arrested Bobbie Sheri Brunton, 47, of Prescott on Friday on charges of interfering with an educational institution. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 03:53:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106525 Prescott police arrested Johnathan Benjamin Gonzalez, 21, of Prescott Valley on Friday on charges of aggravated assault. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 03:51:00 GMT http://www.dcourier.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=106524 Mayer High School graduation will be moved to Mayer Elementary School, Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Latest News Tue, 15 May 2012 03:50:00 GMT