Yavapai College

Yavapai College and Embry-Riddle University have joined other colleges and universities across Arizona and has implemented social distancing procedures. Officials say face-to-face classes will be delayed for all students for one week at Yavapai College. On March 23rd, face-to-face classes will move to virtual instruction until at least April 6th. Online classes will resume asFull Story

Former Coconino Panther pitcher Avery Weems will head into professional baseball after he was drafted yesterday by the Chicago White Sox in the sixth round. Weems just finished his college career at the University of Arizona, working primarily out of the Wildcats bullpen. Before playing for the Wildcats, Weems played his first two seasons atFull Story

The Yavapai College District Governing Board announced this week plans to pay off a bond two-years early, which will save county taxpayers millions of dollars. The board approved the payoff of general obligation bonds owed by the college, which will save taxpayers nearly five-million dollars. The payoff was possible because of the sale of YavapaiFull Story

Former Yavapai College men’s basketball head coach and former Arizona State assistant coach Brooks Thompson has died. Thompson was diagnosed with double organ failure in April and has been hospitalized since. He coached the Roughriders for two years, from 2002 until 2004 leading them to a junior college national title each of the two yearsFull Story

A former Yavapai College employee, who allegedly viewed child pornography on one of the college’s computer, has been charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Prescott Police say 67-year-old Andrew Barnhart was initially investigated for the crimes back in February of this year. Yavapai College IT officials found that he had visitedFull Story