Verde Independent ducks coverage
The Cottonwood Journal was the first newspaper in the Verde Valley to report on the Arizona Attorney General’s investigation into Yavapai Community College’s plan to mail individual postcards masquerading as newsletters that laud the College and the current Governing Board members. Many consider the material to be a subtle political effort by the College to help Ray Sigafoos and Connie Harris in their bid to keep their seats on the Board.
The article, authored by Corey Oldenhuis of Larson newspapers, detailed the sequence of events surrounding the dispute between Paul Chevalier and Wayne Maddaugh, candidates in Districts 1 and 3, and President Penelope Penelope Wills. The article appears in the Wednesday, October 17, 2018 edition of the Cottonwood Journal. It will shortly be posted online.
The article reports that President Wills was sent three emails by Governing Board member Deb McCasland regarding the postcards but received no reply. Paul Chevalier’s lawyer said he believed the College was “stonewalling us.” They then began legal action.
However, legal action was halted when Chevalier’s lawyer received correspondence from Wills announcing the College would not send out the postcards. At the same time, the Arizona Attorney General’s office launched an investigation because of concern the College was violating a state law prohibiting it from using its resources to influence the outcome of an election.
Please read the full article once it is posted on the Cottonwood Journal website.