WILLIAMS, Ariz. - The Williams Vikings boys and girls basketball teams are headed into the first round of the 1A State championship tournament this weekend.

PRESCOTT, Ariz. - Cast as the COVID-19 inspired bearer of bad news by some folks for much of the last year, Prescott Unified School District Superintendent Joe Howard was a happy guy on March 1.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Two candidates are vying for the a seat on the Williams Unified School District Governing Board, following the resignation of former board member Mike Fleishman in November. Interviews were scheduled for the seat on March 25.

The Arizona Lottery is teaming up with Grand Canyon Conservancy, the official nonprofit partner of Grand Canyon National Park, in their effort to reimagine the site at Desert View.

As of Feb. 22, there are 174 confirmed COVID-19 cases in zip code 86023 (Grand Canyon and Tusayan). There are 42 confirmed cases inside the park, with 42 recovered cases.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — Eric Evans has been selected as the new superintendent for Williams Unified School District (WUSD) for the 2021-2022 school year.

WILLIAMS, Ariz. — On Feb. 2 around 2:30 p.m., Coconino Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call for an unconscious female in the Red Lake area of Williams.

The development, called Fairway in the Pines, would add 35 single family homes, fewer than the originally stated 37, on 4,000-8,300 square foot lots west of Country Club Drive near the golf course.

Sanitation rates will increase in Williams following a decision by the Williams City Council Feb. 11.

CHINO VALLEY, Ariz. - A 57-year-old man was taken into custody following a two-hour standoff with multiple law enforcement agencies outside a Chino Valley residence Feb. 7.