| Type | Thrice-weekly |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet Internet |
| Owner(s) | Western News & Info |
| Publisher | Babette Cubitt |
| Editor | Dan Engler |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Circulation | 2,267 Print 233 E-Subscription (as of 2022) |
| OCLC number | 8793570 |
| Website | verdenews |
Verde Independent is a local newspaper serving Cottonwood, Arizona. It was founded in 1948 by Richard Brann, who built the paper's first offices from World War II surplus Quonset huts. The original buildings were located on a river rock foundation in Smelter City, Arizona. Where the first buildings were enlarged and modernized, and they remain the offices for the Verde Independent. It is published three times a week by Western News & Info.
In 2015, the paper was criticized for running a lightly edited Sheriff's office press release as if it was a news story. The paper said the lack of labeling was an oversight.
References
- "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Killebrew, Helen; Freund, Helga (2011). Cottonwood. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738579993.
- ^ "Newspaper: Press Release Masquerading as Marijuana News Story Was "Oversight"". Phoenix New Times. 3 August 2015.
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