The Humboldt Unified School District Board will discuss goals tonight. The Board will hear presentations and updates on the Focus on Planning for Future Student Needs by Educational Services Director Diana Green and on Increasing Parental and Community Involvement by Public Relations Director Mariela Bean and Finance Director Cynthia Windham. The Board will consider a request to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Verde Valley Transportation Consortium. According to Transportation Director Kim Porter, School Districts in Yavapai County have been working collaboratively throughout the year to identify ways to share services and determine savings. The Consortium would procure fuels, lubricants, fluids and other transportation supplies on an as needed basis. The Prescott Unified School District Board approved this item last week. The meeting will be held at Bradshaw Mountain High School on Long Look Drive in Prescott Valley and will follow a closed Executive Session at 6.

The Dewey-Humboldt Town Council will consider hiring an accountant at 6:30 tonight. According to Town Manager Yvonne Kimball, recruitment of this position began last December and this item was discussed at Council’s January 17th meeting. Kimball adds after an extensive recruitment and selection process, Sharon Thompson stood out from 37 applicants. Thompson has been performing accounting and financial duties since 1985 and for the past 13 years, she has worked for the Otero County Government in New Mexico. Thompson has tentatively accepted the position contingent upon Council approval and her proposed starting date is next Monday. The meeting will be held in Council chambers on south Highway 69.

The Arizona Sundogs will play a rare morning game as their February road trip continues. On Sunday afternoon, the Sundogs took on the Evansville, Indiana Ice Men at the Ford Center for the first time this season and the lone Arizona score came in the 1st period following a goal by forward Kevin Petovello. The icemen scored 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd period for the 3 to 1 win. Evansille has extended its lead in the Turner Conference over Fort Wayne to 5 points while Arizona is tied with the Laredo Bucks for 6th Place in the Berry Conference. The Sundogs and the Ice Men will meet for 1 last time this season at 9:30 tomorrow morning and all the live action can be heard on Cattle Country, 94.3 FM KDDL or online at cattlecountryradio.com.

Work is continuing on the Williamson Valley Road Reconstruction Project this week. City of Prescott officials note although 1 lane of traffic will remain open in both directions, motorists may experience delays, frequent lane shifts and traffic stops as construction equipment and personnel move through the work zone. Installation of water and sewer lines is complete and crews will be testing the newly installed lines throughout the week before these services are connected to the city wide utility system. Crews will also be constructing storm water catch basins along the project area from Shadow Valley Ranch Road to Sidewinder Road and pouring and forming retaining walls. While water and sewer and retaining wall work will largely occur off the roadway, motorists should be aware of lane restrictions, flagging operations and reduced speeds. Work hours are 7 am to 6 pm through Friday.

Prescott Valley Police will start Cop Chat sessions tomorrow. Cop Chat is an opportunity for community members to hear presentations on educational topics designed to increase both knowledge and personal safety. Detective James Tobin is scheduled to speak on the first session on designer drugs. Police note recent current events have highlighted a real danger with drugs such as Spice, Window Cleaner and Bath Salts. The seminar will start at 6 at the Prescott Valley Public Library on Civic Circle. Residents and visitors are invited to hear more about these drugs and gain the knowledge to open a dialogue with someone who may be abusing them. Different topics will be scheduled on the 3rd Tuesday of each month through the end of the year. For more information, go online to pvaz.net and click on “Departments,” then Police. \

A Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Deputy has discovered 60 thousand dollars in drug money. Last Thursday afternoon, the Deputy stopped a vehicle driven by 23 year old Oklahoma resident Victor Robertson on South Interstate 17 near Cordes Junction. Robertson committed several moving violations, including an unsafe lane change and failure to signal. He denied permission for the deputies to search the vehicle, but Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dwight D’Evelyn explains the K-9 alerted on the car right away. D’evelyn adds the K-9 deputy also alerted to the odor of narcotics on the money.

Inside the car, deputies located a light bulb modified for use as a meth pipe with a useable amount of meth and a container with an additional gram of meth. Robertson was booked for possession of dangerous drugs, money laundering and DUI drugs. One week ago, 38 year old Armando Padilla and 39 year old Caroline Pond, both Tucson residents were arrested after 38 pounds of cocaine and 5 pounds of meth were discovered in the trunk of the vehicle. The wholesale value of the drugs is estimated in excess of 860 thousand dollars. This stop also occurred on I-17 in the Cordes Junction area.

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