Sedona Heritage Museum Sedona AZ (March 7, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum continues to preserve and make accessible portions of its collection focusing on local history. Most recently a portion of the Elizabeth Rigby photo collection was digitized and cataloged allowing for easy research and access. Elizabeth Rigby was a Sedona Arizona resident from the late 1940s until her death in 1994. She... 

Sedona City Councilor Barbara Litrell Sedona AZ–I voted in favor of the route transfer of 89A in West Sedona after 4 years of involvement  with the issue of 89A safety and ADOT’s proposed solution of continuous roadway lighting. It was one of the issues that motivated me to run for City Council. When ADOT proposed 76 lights in June 2007, the community was aghast at the idea of continuous roadway... 

The following e-mail was sent to Greg Gentch, the ADOT Highway Engineer and Highway Maintenance Supervisor for the Prescott area and others on Saturday, March 5, 2011. Dear Mr. Gentch, Thanks to you and your Prescott ADOT team for your support and openness to our efforts to restore the beauty to America the Beautiful and Arizona. You, Mike Gutzwiller, the Highway Maintenance Supervisor for the Flagstaff... 

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Eddie S. Maddock Sedona AZ (March 2 2011)-In their infinite wisdom, four out of seven members of the Sedona City Council decided who will own the remaining portion of Arizona State Route 89A within Sedona City Limits. With the conclusion of that monumental decision, how will they now spend their time? Perhaps, since they have deemed themselves experts on the subject of designing and implementing State... 

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2011) – The Sedona Heritage Museum is hosting the next in its 2011 series of Living History presentations on March 16, 2011 at 9:00 AM at the Sedona museum. This is a change in the originally posted date. Dr. Connie Stone will discuss the history of the “The Archeology and History of the Agua Fria National Monument.” Dr. Stone served as the first archeologist for... 

Commissioner Paul Newman Sedona AZ (March 2 2011)-Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman introduced an amendment to require Arizona mines to pay their fair share of clean energy but his amendment failed by a 4-1 vote. Newman wants mines like the Morenci mine – owned by global giant Freeport McMoRan – to pay its fair share of Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff (REST) fees.  “The Morenci... 

Sedona AZ-As part of the Storm Water Quality Management Program for the City of Sedona, many steps are taken to enhance the quality of storm water draining from its stormwater system into Oak Creek. The City encourages citizens and visitors to participate in efforts to keep Sedona’s storm water clean.  One of the areas you can help with is the proper disposal of pet waste.  Please keep the following... 

Dear Editor,      There are no guarantees but once you are annexed, there is no turning back. In response to the Verde Independent 2/27/11 Opinion & Commentary regarding “When it’s time to pay your tax bill, life is good in Cottonwood,” I phoned the County Assessor’s Office (928-771-3220) and would like to share some facts. First, if you take a specific house in Verde Santa Fe (Cornville)... 

Mike Ward I have received many emails regarding my vote on the SR 89A transfer issue.  I appreciate that some of you were disappointed that your point of view regarding the transfer of SR 89A did not prevail with the Council. I assure you that I did not take this decision lightly.  There were many compelling arguments on each side of the issue and a few that were completely ungrounded.  There were...