September 9, 2015 • Vol. 13, No.36
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YCSO searching for suspect who robbed BCC business BLACK CANYON CITY – The Yavapai County Sheriff ’s Office is searching for the man (pictured right, from a surveillance camera photo) who robbed the Family Dollar store in Black Canyon City on Aug. 2. Since the first report of the robbery, YCSO has received multiple leads on the suspect’s identity. YCSO is still seeking further information as they continue the investigation into the case. A $1,000 reward is available for information leading to an arrest. YCSO detailed the robbery in an Aug. 3 release, asking for anyone with information to come forward. “Just before 9 p.m. (on Aug. 2), the lone suspect entered the
Carefree Town Council votes to purchase new council chambers TARA ALATORRE STAFF
Family Dollar store and asked for help finding a can of WD40,” the release stated. “Once at the counter, the suspect brandished a handgun and pointed it directly towards one of the two clerks in the store and demanded money. The clerks complied by placing currency from the register on the counter which was then gathered up by the suspect. Before leaving, the
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CAREFREE – The Carefree Town Council unanimously approved the $407,400 purchase of a two-story 3,750 squarefoot building during its regular council meeting last month on Aug. 17, for the purpose of permanently relocating the council chambers sometime next year. The newly purchased building on 33 Easy Street will be the future location of the town council meetings and house administrative offices, as well. Carefree will close the loan on Sept. 11, with the building appearing near new, and in good repair, according to the recent building inspection.
Pictured: 33 Easy Street, which is slated to be the site of the new Carefree Town Council building.
“It (the inspection) came back extremely well,” said Mayor Les Peterson in an interview. “A few
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Burro population management: BLM encouraging burro adoption ELIZABETH MEDORA STAFF
NORTH VALLEY – It’s said that burros can find their way home. But what happens when their home is getting too small for their herd? The burros of the Lake Pleasant herd are a special part of the local wildlife, and many residents enjoy seeing them. However, the burros are facing hazards because their numbers have exponentially increased in past years, leading the burros out of their safe habitat into possible dangers, like ending up in traffic. The growing burro population also damages the habitat of native animals, causing them to be displaced from their homes.
Arizona burro population Arizona Game and Fish has contacted the Arizona Bureau of Land Management regarding burro overpopulation; the BLM manages some of Arizona’s wild horses and burros under the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971. The BLM is considering options for managing the population of burros; relocation is one option. Burro adoption is another option – the BLM encourages residents with adequate resources to adopt burros and wild horses. “It’s exciting to see the burros in the wild,” Dennis Godfrey, Arizona BLM spokesman, said. “I love seeing them out there. Many people do. But,
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you see them on the highways or automobiles hitting them – that’s a problem.” Nathan Gonzalez, Arizona Game and Fish Department Public Information Officer, noted, “Under the Wild Horse and Burro Act of 1971, the state should have no more than 1,316 burros within its borders. Yet surveys estimate the population at 4,411 – more than 235 percent above appropriate management levels developed and administered by the BLM as directed by Congress through the act.” Godfrey called the
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Adam Eggers/BLM photo
ADOPTION EXPO: PET OF THE WEEK:
BCHS sports schedules
Adoption/Foster expo
Blazer, a terrier mix puppy,
for the 2015-16 season
happening Sept. 19
is looking for a home
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