Eagle athletic teams from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott were a top winner of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Scholar Team Awards this past year. Team grade-point averages must include all eligible variety student athletes. Twelve ERAU teams won top honors for having superlative grade-point averages among all the NAIA teams in the nation. Five ERAU … Read More…
Several hundred people stood in bright sunshine on a windless day, cheering and applauding as the commercial jet airliner landed at Prescott Regional Airport at 1:20 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29. When the CRJ200 jet taxied down the runway to the terminal, it passed under a “water arch” provided by the Prescott Fire Department to mark … Read More…
Photo caption: NAZ Suns work out in preparation for the upcoming 50-game basketball season in the NBA Gatorade League (G League). The season begins Nov. 3. The NAZ Suns are based at the Prescott Valley Event Center. The Northern Arizona Suns professional basketball team in Prescott Valley will enter the 2018-2019 season with a new head … Read More…
Hungry wanderers through Chino Valley may soon have another opportunity to feed their appetites. Chino Valley Town Council members approved a Conditional Use Permit for a three-truck food truck court along Highway 89 in Chino Valley. The permit was approved Aug. 14. Applicant Bruce Eldredge, who owns the property where the permit was granted, was … Read More…
Photo caption: Named as the new director for the recently formed School of Business at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Dr. Tom Drape is a popular professor in the rapidly growing department. Drape has been a faculty member since 2015. The recently formed School of Business at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) has a new director. … Read More…
Increasing demands in such areas as planning and zoning, building-plan review and inspections, and historical preservation prompted City of Prescott officials to hire a Community Development Director. She is Bryn Stotler, who assumed her responsibilities Aug. 20. A 22-year resident of Prescott, Stotler worked for the Central Yavapai Metropolitan Planning Organization (CYMPO), where she was … Read More…
Acknowledging that a growing alumni base was requiring more time and effort, the administration of Yavapai College created a new position — Director of Alumni Relations —and selected Kammie Kobyleski to fill that role. College officials announced the appointment in August. Kobyleski, a graduate of Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., most recently worked for … Read More…
Photo caption: Several members of the community joined City of Prescott personnel during an educational presentation. They included, left to right, Dennis Gallagher, President, Prescott Western Heritage Foundation; Kira Gill, Fly-U-Shuttle; Margo Christensen, Vice President of Marketing, Ponderosa Hotels; Heather Hermen, Front Burner Media; Billie Orr, Prescott Mayor Pro Tem; Ann Steward, Sales and Marketing Coordinator, … Read More…
Pleased with Prescott City Council approval of the motion that SkyWest Airline be recommended to provide Essential Air Service to Prescott Municipal Airport, (from left) ERAU Chancellor Frank Ayers, Prescott Airport Director Robin Sobotta, Assistant Airport Director Jessi Baker and Prescott Mayor Greg Mengarelli posed before the tally board that just moments before had shown … Read More…
Photo caption: Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey praised leaders in the Quad City area for continuing efforts to support existing and attract new business and industry to the region. Praising local and regional community and business leaders for their efforts in supporting existing businesses, Gov. Doug Ducey told a crowd of 200 at a Touchmark breakfast meeting … Read More…