Verde Independent

Verde Independent
TypeThrice-weekly newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
OwnerRiver City Newspapers
FounderRichard W. Brann
PublisherBabette Cubitt
EditorDan Engler
Founded1948
Circulation2,267 Print
233 E-Subscription (as of 2022)
OCLC number8793570
Websiteverdenews.com

Verde Independent is a local newspaper serving Cottonwood, Arizona. It is published three times a week by River City Newspapers.

History

In 1948, Richard W. Brann and his wife published the first edition of the Verde Independent. It was an eight-page tabloid. Brann previously worked at the Boulder City News.

Brann 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 Independent.

In 1979, Western News & Info bought the paper. 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. In 2026, ownership was transferred to River City Newspapers, a joint venture between Western News & Info and Wick Communications.

References

  1. ↑ "2022 ANA Directory by ANA News - Issuu". issuu.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Couple Publish Arizona Newspaper". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. February 19, 1948. p. 6.
  3. 1 2 Killebrew, Helen; Freund, Helga (2011). Cottonwood. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738579993.
  4. ↑ "Newspaper Sold". The Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona. June 26, 1979. p. 19.
  5. 1 2 Stern, Ray (August 3, 2015). "Newspaper: Press Release Masquerading as Marijuana News Story Was "Oversight"". Phoenix New Times.
  6. ↑ "River City Newspapers to acquire Northern Arizona newspapers in joint venture". Havasu News. October 5, 2026. Retrieved October 6, 2026.