The Prescott Center for the Arts will welcome actor and musician Ronny Cox at 7:30 tomorrow night. Cox has been acting for 40 years in such films as 1984’s Beverly Hills Cop and its 1987 sequel, 1987’s Robocop and 1990’s Total Recall. He has also appeared on such TV shows as St. Elsewhere, Cop Rock, Star Trek: the Next Generation and more recently, in the series Mister Sunshine and Dexter last year. He has also released 8 music CD’s. Most fans will remember Cox from the film he made his debut in and performed the song “Dueling Banjos,” 1972’s Deliverance with Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight. During a recent live appearance on Q and A with Sandy Moss on KQNA, Cox explained he and actor Ned Beatty were the first 2 actors cast in that movie.

Tickets are $17 and are available at the Center Box Office on Marina Street in Prescott or online at pfaa.com.

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors will hold a retreat at 9 Monday morning. Capital Improvements Coordinator Jim Holst will make a presentation on certain improvements while County Administrator Julie Ayers will provide a Budget and Legislative Update. Following a lunch break, the Board will reconvene at 12:30 to hear a presentation on Boards and Commissions by Assistant County Administrator and Board Counsel Dave Hunt. A General Plan update will be given by Development Services Director Steven Mauk at 1:30, Ayers will discuss the Health Insurance Dependent Audit at 2, Management Information Systems Director Michael Holmes will discuss Technology in Board Rooms and at 3, there will be an Economic Development Board discussion. The retreat, which is open to the public, will be held at the Camp Verde Ranger Station on Highway 260.

Stepping Stones Agencies has responded following a Wednesday morning shooting incident. According to Stepping Stones representatives, 49 year old Prescott Valley resident Edward Mitchell was accidentally shot in the head when a handgun fell and accidentally discharged in a current vacant space at the Agencies building on 2nd Street. Domestic violence was not involved in this incident and Mitchell was pronounced dead on scene. Representatives indicate they are deeply saddened by the loss of a beloved employee.

Police sergeant Brandon Bonney explains this tragic accident should serve as a reminder to use caution with handguns.

Out of respect for Mitchell and his family, Stepping Stones stores and the Coffee House were closed yesterday. Donations for the benefit of the employee’s family can be made at Stepping Stones locations starting today. For more information, visit steppingstonesaz.org or call 772-4184.

A Prescott Valley man has been arrested for alleged multiple counts of sexual conduct with a minor. Police learned through victim interviews that she was a family friend of 40-year-old Prescott resident Derek Barnes, who owns and operates the Video Outpost store on Highway 69 in Prescott Valley. The then 15-year-old victim would assist Barnes at the store with miscellaneous tasks and investigators were told that around November 2010, the relationship turned physical. Yesterday detectives executed a search warrant at the store and collected physical evidence related to the case. Barnes, who declined to speak with investigators, was arrested at the onset of the search warrant. He faces 14 counts of sexual conduct with a minor.

The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office has taken a pound of meth off the streets. Last week a K-9 Deputy conducted a traffic stop on north Interstate 17 in Cordes Junction. The vehicle with New Mexico plates was stopped for a traffic violation as well as for several equipment violations. The deputy developed information the vehicle likely contained drug related contraband so he asked and received written consent from the driver, 21 year old New Mexico resident Martin Carreon-Salas to check the vehicle. While examining a space in the area behind the back seat, the deputy found a plastic grocery bag with a container of methamphetamine. The total weight of the meth, which was in crystal form, exceeded 1 pound, which put the wholesale value at more than 15 thousand dollars. The final street value would be much higher and in many cases, at least 3 times the wholesale price. Salas was arrested on charges including transportation of dangerous drugs for sale, involvement of a minor in a drug offense and possession of drug paraphernalia. His 17 year old passenger was booked at the Prescott Juvenile Center on a drug transportation charge.

Yavapai College will host a Mining Technology Preview Day from 9 to noon tomorrow. This Preview Day will allow prospective students to take a tour of the facility, meet with faculty and learn about programs in mining technology. In addition, Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold will be on hand to discuss the opportunities that are available regarding job placement, scholarships and internships. Freeport offers full scholarships, paid internships and the possibility of post graduate placement to students who qualify. Students interested in this program can select 1 of 3 programs that include diesel, industrial plant and electrical technology. The Center is located on Ruger Road in Prescott.

The Arizona Sundogs will be home for the weekend. After playing the top team in the Berry Conference, the Wichita Thunder last week, the Sundogs will welcome one of the top teams in the Turner Conference, the Fort Wayne, Indiana Komets. The Komets are coming off a 4 to 1 win against the Quad City Mallards on Sunday while the Sundogs are coming off an 8 to 4 loss against Wichita on Wednesday. Forward Nathan O’Nabigon, who was recently acquired in a trade with the Missouri Mavericks, says Arizona needs to get some wins in order to improve their ranking in the standings.

Attendees to tonight’s game at Tim’s Toyota Center are invited to visit the Cattle Country kiosk at the main entrance starting at 6 to enter an intermission contest for a chance to win Sundogs tickets. Tomorrow night, all fans are encouraged to wear white as part of the center’s first White Out Night of the season. Those who can’t make it to the Center can hear both games live starting at 7:05 on Cattle Country, 94.3 FM KDDL or online at cattlecountryradio.com.

The latest Conex box construction theft totals more than $19,000. The theft occurred on Monday night at a construction site located at the corner of Sara Jane Lane and Old Fain Road in Prescott Valley. A Fann Contracting employee reported seeing 2 male suspects in a large white van leaving the site where the thefts occurred. Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn explains the missing tools have special markings.

The Sheriff’s Office and other area law enforcement agencies are seeking suspects in several Conex box thefts in the Quad City area. Anyone who has information on suspects or the whereabouts of stolen tools, metal or supplies is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office immediately at 771-3260 or Yavapai Silent Witness at 1-800-932-3232. A $2,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest of a suspect or suspects.

District 1 Congressman Paul Gosar has concerns over the investigation into the Operation Fast and Furious gun running operation. Gosar has expressed frustration over the investigation into the Operation, which started in 2009 and continued into early last year. The purpose of the Operation reportedly was to track and uncover gun smuggling operations in Mexico so government officials could completely shut them down. Rifles sold in the course of the Operation were found at the murder scene of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in December 2010. During a special live appearance on KQNA’s Talk of the Town yesterday, Gosar explained members of Congress aren’t getting the facts as to what happened.

Gosar has also expressed frustration over the Obama Administration’s new Forests Planning Rule. The Congressman indicates the Rule increases costly, burdensome regulations and undermines the multiple use mission of the Forest Service. Last February, Gosar joined 58 other Congressmen in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack with concerns over the Rule.

District 1 Representative Karen Fann has voted against a ban on texting while driving. Yesterday the Arizona House Transportation Committee voted 6 to 2 to advance House Bill 2512 to the House floor. Fann says while she understands the dangers of texting while driving, this measure has the potential to cause an additional burden to police officers.

Fann adds she would like to see a measure that addresses all distracted driving, not just texting. Glendale Republican Jerry Weiers, who cast the other opposing vote, agrees with Fann that this legislation could burden officers.

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