January 27, 2021

Local

Prescott City Hall To Open at 12 Noon Wednesday, January 27

Prescott City Hall will delay start of operations on  Wednesday, January 27 until 12 noon.  City services will resume regular operations at that time.  Note:  City Hall is still closed to the public, but normal City services will continue.  For information about City Services, go to the www.Prescott-az.gov/COVID-19 .  Below are details about additional City

Local

Announcement Related to Process for Filling Current Prescott City Council Vacancy

At their January 26th Executive Session Meeting Council provided direction to staff to move forward with a timeline for the ongoing process of filling the vacancy on City Council due to the resignation of Councilwoman Orr. Below is an overview of the steps that will be taken moving forward. It is Council’s goal to proceed

Education

Winter storm adjustments for Wednesday, 01.27.21 – Chino Valley Schools

A message from Superintendent John Scholl regarding school tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27, 2021: Due to the anticipated wet roads, very low temperatures, and icy conditions tomorrow, Wednesday, January 27, we are concerned about getting students to school safely on school buses. With this in mind, all students will continue on Distance Learning. All students that

Gas Prices

Arizona Weekly Gas Price Update for January 26th, 2021

Arizona gas prices have risen 1.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.39/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 2,269 stations. Gas prices in Arizona are 19.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 34.0 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the

Opinion

Opinion: Medicaid’s Willful Waste Brings Woeful Want

Every year, Medicaid loses more money to waste and fraud than the GDP of a small country. That’s among the takeaways from a new report from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The healthcare program for the poor made more than $86 billion in “improper payments” this year. That’s one-fifth of its total