SedonaEye.com’s Eddie Maddock channels a fun and Happy Halloween 2021. Sedona AZ –  The oft said, “The best of times; the worst of times” most assuredly poses a question. But just who is qualified to determine the answer? Oh Man, not this costume again! After difficult times with the threat of an alien disease and the remaining questionable future, turmoil has become a daily routine.... 

Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Dear Readers, Did you know the $4.7 trillion Biden-Sanders “infrastructure” plan includes costly energy regulations that would lead to increased energy costs for you and your family? It’s true. The plan includes: *A cap-and-trade program that goes further than President Obama’s so-called “Clean Power... 

Sedona Fire District Assistant Fire Chief Jayson Coil receives 2020 award Sedona AZ – The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) announced the recipients of the 2020 Wildland Fire EMS Awards. The NWCG Emergency Medical Committee annually recognizes individuals and groups who have demonstrated outstanding actions or accomplishments above and beyond the expectation of one’s normal mission... 

Sedona AZ – As part of a $100 million investment into the state of Arizona, the Department of Forestry and Fire Management develops the Post-Wildfire Infrastructure Assistance Program to help public and private landowners with repair costs associated with damaged infrastructure from wildfires across the state. Beginning Friday, August 20, 2021, grants will be available under the new program that... 

Photo provided by Shannon Benjamin, Owner, Anderson General Tire and Flagstaff resident. Flagstaff AZ – In response to the heavy rainfall resulting in severe flash floods, the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff activated the Flagstaff Flash Flood Disaster Relief Fund. ACF seeded the fund with $10,000 to support recovery and rebuilding efforts. The fund will address post flood recovery,... 

Sedona AZ – On April 25, 2020 at approximately 8:00 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office responded to an Arizona Game and Fish Department officer call of a suspicious vehicle near Chevelon Butte in the Forest Lakes area. The vehicle was associated with a Phoenix police report of a missing person. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, a U.S. Forest Service Law Enforcement... 

Sedona AZ – On April 9, 2020, the 161st Air Refueling Wing of the Arizona National Guard transported approximate 20,000 pounds of medical Personal Protective Equipment material from North Carolina to Arizona for local vendors to manufacture into PPE gowns for community healthcare worker in the fight against COVID-19. The Arizona Air National Guard has three main bases across the state, located... 

AZ Gov. Ducey issues guidance for stay-at-home statewide Executive Order to stop the spread of COVID-19. Sedona AZ  – To limit the spread of COVID-19, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey issued a stay-at-home order for all of Arizona until April 30, 2020.  The order says Arizona residents must limit time away from the house except: To conduct or participate in essential activities. For employment,... 

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signs Executive Order on March 23, 2020, prohibiting the closure of essential services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sedona AZ – On March 23, 2020 Governor Douglas A. Ducey issued Executive Order 2020-12 Prohibiting the Closure of Essential Services (https://azgovernor.gov/executive- orders) which establishes the Arizona Courts as Essential Government Functions. Therefore,... 

Sedona AZ – Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today delivered the first ever State of Special Education speech to the Arizona State Senate Education Committee. Superintendent Hoffman praised the proposal to increase special education funding by $50 million (AZ SB 1060), but recognized that more would be needed to fully address the challenges faced by an underfunded public education...