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Arizona's famous for its outdoor lifestyle and the season has just begun. This may surprise you, but we are also famous for the ease with which we have grown our own herbs, right outside, and most are perennial plants that come back for years of refreshing enjoyment. Mint tea is one of the world's favorites. it is cooling and warming at once, and utterly refreshing. Ken Lain of Watters Garden Center has shared mint recipes before, but never like this! Every one of the tea blends below can be made in five minutes or less, and (because they're made with...

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It was just 208 years ago today, August 25, 1814, when according to some, the hand of God swept through the charred remains of our Nation’s Capital, and sent the bloody British scurrying out, their cannons following them in the wind. That’s right my readers, today is both a somber and joyous day, for as Americans worked through the rubble of our Capital, we also saw the backs of the British, limping their way along the coast. On August 24, the Battle of Bladensburg ended in an embarrassing defeat for the Americans. The British Army marched straight into Washington and...

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Prescott Valley's Fall Recreation and Events Guide, coupled with Humboldt Unified School District's Bear Nation is now viewable online! The print-digital publication is a partnership between the Town of Prescott Valley's Community Services department, the Humboldt Unified School District, and Talking Glass Media. "We are excited about this first hybrid edition of the Prescott Valley Recreation Guide-Bear Nation. We hope it provides more information about the events in our Town in addition to the amazing people, programs, and teachers of the Humboldt Unified School District (HUSD)," said Guy Roginson, Talking Glass Media. "HUSD is the largest school district in Yavapai...

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This week, Ken Lain The Mountain Gardener of Watters Garden Center in Prescott shares the top 10 mints to grow in your garden. He writes about the various types of mint plants with pictures to help identify the plants. Then he explains which mint is best for tea and cooking, which mint grows best in Prescott, which is strongest smelling, and the easiest type of mint to grow. Mint plants, Mentha, are among the most commonly grown plants in Arizona gardens. It is easy to see why mints are so famous. They are tough, cold-hardy perennials. Mints serve as flavorful...

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Chino Valley Yough Sports invites local residents to Fight Like a Cougar and support the fundraising drive to support local athlete Kevin Garcia. Local hero and Majors Cougar #49, Kevin Garcia, checked into Banner Health last week to get ready for his bone marrow transplant. This is just the latest measure being taken to help Kevin beat cancer! Recent tests came back negative and this is great new going into the next phase of his treatment plan which is aggressive and will include many months of monitoring and follow-ups. His dad, Mark, says, "Kevin will be in for a long...

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The Chino Valley High School football team’s win against Fountain Hills on the road Friday night not only started the season on the right foot but gave fans a look at the character the squad looks to bring to the gridiron every week. The Cougars picked up the 20-14 win behind a solid defensive effort, as the group had three fumble recoveries, forced the Falcons to turn the ball over on downs more than five times and capped the game with an interception. “I was so impressed with these guys,” Chino Valley head coach Michael Gilpin said after the game....

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Getting kids involved in the garden is life-changing. They learn to appreciate where food comes from all while bringing the generations together. Get your children involved with flowers, vegetables, and more. You will be a children's garden pro after this week's show.

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Following the discovery by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) of two PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in two Prescott City wells in the airport area in early July, which were immediately turned off, the City requested that ADEQ sample the additional City production wells located in Chino Valley. At the same time, the City employed an independent lab to test all City water production wells. Those results have come back, resulting in barely detectable levels of PFOA in three of four operational Chino Valley wells and detectable levels of PFOS and PFOA in Airport...

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The Town of Prescott Valley invites local sculptors to submit their 3D art for selection and purchase to be added to the Civic Center public art collection. The Town is looking to enhance the outdoor fountain area behind The Theater on the Green and is looking for 3D art created by local sculptors that represent native plants and other wildlife that live in or around our waterways in Northern Arizona. Art Requirements The chosen artwork will be installed outdoors, in a functioning fountain. The sculpture medium and craftsmanship must be able to withstand consistent and potentially extreme outdoor elements and...

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For those that are "in the know", Torrence "TD" Dunham helped Talking Glass Media launch Signals A Z.com back in 2017. A Prescott native and graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications, he was our first choice to cover sports up here in central Arizona for our network. Then, TD took some time away to test the waters of big city news companies in Phoenix. TD being TD, he missed producing a weekly sports show for the Prescott - Prescott Valley - Chino Valley regions so he's BACK! Yes, our man Torrence "TD" Dunham is back...

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