Arizona dust storm approaches Phoenix Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – Where will you be when the dust settles? That’s a question the Arizona Department of Transportation is asking motorists this year as another summer monsoon season begins. For the fourth consecutive year, ADOT is rolling out its “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” dust storm public awareness campaign in an ongoing effort to educate drivers... 

Sedona AZ (May 1, 2015) – Motorists traveling on Arizona State Route 89A between Sedona and Flagstaff should allow for extra travel time as the Arizona Department of Transportation starts a project next week to improve erosion protection along the eastern bank of Oak Creek at milepost 385, just south of the switchbacks. Beginning on Monday, May 4, 2015, SR 89A will be reduced to one lane during... 

Arizona monsoon – Photo taken by Al Comello on August 2, 2013 with iPhone from atop Sedona Airport Mesa  Read More →

Sedona AZ (July 18, 2013) – The McGuireville rest area along Arizona Interstate 17 at milepost 298, near State Route 179 exit to Sedona, will close to the public for approximately 45 days in order to complete renovations to the rest area, advises the Arizona Department of Transportation. Facilities on both sides of I-17 will close on Monday, July 22, 2013, so crews can renovate the water pump... 

Sedona AZ (July 12, 2013) – It’s a hectic day. It’s monsoon season and it’s muggy. It’s TGIF. Let’s have fun and learn something new, or not, because Spam rules this day! Illinois was the first state to ratify the 13th Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery in 1865. Des Plaines is home to the first McDonald’s. The Sears Tower, Chicago, was the tallest... 

Arizona Elk Society volunteers fill dry water tanks. Southwestern water studies show visitation rates by non-game species exceeded that of game species in hot weather. Sedona AZ (June 26, 2013) – It is summer and the weather is hot and dry. So dry in fact that many wildlife species are stressed by the aridity and lack of available water. Many species like deer, elk, and pronghorn are all pregnant... 

Sedona AZ (June 5, 2013) – The monsoon season typically starts on June 15 and ends by September 30. Southwest homeowners can prepare for the monsoon season by following these simple how to steps: Check all drainage devices (catch basins, grates and underground drainage piping) on your property and remove any accumulated dirt and debris. Inspect and clean them regularly to make sure they are... 

SedonaEye.com columnist, Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (May 22, 2013) – Sedona’s fabulous sunset for the month of May 2013 will take its final bow in just a few short days. As we turn a calendar page to a new month, will it be viewed with anticipation of happy events or the pervasive doom and gloom that is so prevalent in ongoing daily news sensationalism? So rarely is anything pleasant headlined... 

Pinal County Arizona FLORENCE AZ (July 21, 2012) – Over the weekend, the annual monsoon moisture in Arizona didn’t miss any section of Pinal County. Significant rainfall totals were seen across the county from Mammoth to Maricopa. Monsoon rains bring with them a familiar foe, mosquitoes. Employees from Pinal County ’s Environmental Health’s Vector Control Program have been hitting the streets... 

Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man Sedona AZ (July 5, 2012) – Folksville USA spokesman, Gary Chamberlain, is disgusted. “Elected city and county government officials from Camp Verde, Sedona, Cottonwood, Prescott Valley and around the Verde received invitations to participate in anti litter efforts organized by a group of highly motivated constituents aggravated with the state agency...