Ash Fork, Arizona

• Officers capture man who fled state after being charged with burglary
  

  Deputies learned that Jason Douglas Niedermeyer, 19, of Ash Fork was traveling to Williams with his girlfriend and 2-month-old son and they arrested him on a street in Williams, said Deputy Scott Reed, spokesman for the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office .

• Ash Fork man arrested for felony warrant
  

  25 by Coconino County Sheriff's Office deputies in Williams. Niedermeyer was wanted by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office on a $100,000 felony warrant since July 2009.

• Krombeen wins JP race
  

  Williams Police Officer Rob Krombeen is the overwhelming winner in yesterday's race for Williams Justice of the Peace.

• Higher property taxes coming in 2011?
  

  Homeowners will pay higher property taxes in the fall of 2011. In some cases, much higher.

• Budget provision to raise school district taxes collected
  

  Homeowners in a handful of school districts are in for a nasty surprise because of some changes state lawmakers made in education finance laws in the name of "fairness." A provision buried in the budget enacted earlier this year changes how the state calculates the rebate it provides to homeowners.

• High school students can still register for JTED classes
  

  More than 2,800 students have pre-registered for the 2010 fall semester JTED classes.

• Mountain Institute cuts ties with Parson's Construction
  

  After working for a month to make the Job Order Contracting process work, MI Superintendent Dr.

• Candidates file petitions for PUSD, HUSD, CVUSD and JTED governing boards
  

  The number in parentheses is the number of school board members, and an asterisk indicates an incumbent.

• Arizona homeowners face tax hike after move by Legislature
  

  Homeowners in numerous school districts statewide are going to end up with higher property-tax bills because of a little-noticed tax shift lawmakers approved in the state budget.

City Description

Ash Fork is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States. The population was 457 at the 2000 census. Ash Fork is located at 35°13′16″N 112°29′14″W / 35.22111°N 112.48722°W / 35.22111; -112.48722 (35.221236, -112.487100). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²), all of it land. Geologic places of interest include Cathedral Caverns which are approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of town off Arizona Road, and Dante's Descent, a 275-foot (84 m) deep sinkhole that is also known as Devil's Hole, which is approximately five miles northwest of Ash Fork, off of Crookton Road. Approximately 15 miles (24 km) to the north of Ash Fork is Beale Road, which has the distinction of being the first federally funded highway. The community was established as a siding of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, later known as the Santa Fe Railroad, in October 1882. It was purportedly named in 1883 by F.W. Smith, General Superintendent of the railroad, because of ash trees at the site. The first official post office was established on April 12, 1883, with one Henry W. Kline serving as the first Postmaster. Following a

City Contained By:

• Yavapai County
• Arizona
• United States of America

Timezones:

• Mountain Time Zone

Size:

• 5.95697265377 km squared

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