SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up Columnist, Harley McGuire Sedona AZ (November 19, 2012) – For goodness sakes, it is true that time flies by quickly! Already most leaves have dropped off the trees, the frost has bitten the pumpkins, and even some of that cold white stuff has fallen lazily from the sky. Of course, so far we’ve had nothing to compare with that big snow storm of last March, but who... 

Jeffrey Carter arrested for meth distribution and sales Phoenix AZ (November 19, 2012) – Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking Detectives (P.A.N.T.) have been busy in an effort to stem the flow of drugs into Yavapai County, Arizona.In early November of 2012, PANT detectives developed information regarding a suspect willing to transport quantities of methamphetamine (meth) into Yavapai County.... 

Sedona AZ (November 19, 2012) – On November 17, 2012 at approximately 10:00 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the leader of a hiking group that a body of a deceased woman was found near the Huckaby Trail off Schnebly Hill Road in Sedona, Arizona. The Sedona Fire District, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, and Sedona Police Department responded to... 

Cutting a fresh Christmas tree requires a permit Prescott, AZ (November 17, 2012) – Thousands of people every year cut their Christmas tree from the national forests. This year, Christmas tree cutting permits will be available for five of the six national forests in Arizona – Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott, and Tonto until December 24, 2012. Permits will be available for... 

ADOT Thanksgiving Day Interstate 17 Update Prescott AZ (November 17, 2012) – The following late night closures and restrictions will be in place (weather permitting) on Arizona Interstate 17 at Cordes Junction next week as crews work on new bridges and remove the old Cordes Lakes Road bridge, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation: Sunday, November 18: ▪ Drivers on northbound... 

Sedona AZ (November 14, 2012) – In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a Village of Oak Creek Association lien payer writes that the VOCA Homeowners Board is looting reserves to fund its restaurants: Few VOCA home owners are aware that VOCA faces a grave and worsening financial crisis! Most owners don’t know that VOCA’s country clubber-controlled board has quietly spent well over a... 

Sedona AZ (November 12, 2012) – In June 2012, the U.S. government announced that total energy consumption in homes remained relatively stable for many years as increased energy efficiency offset the increase in the number and average size of housing units, according to the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). The average household consumed 90 million British thermal units (Btu) in... 

This Eye on Sedona column written and submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (November 13, 2012) – At its regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, November 26, 2012, the Parks and Recreation Commission will hear a presentation from Olsson and Associates on a draft of the City’s Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be held in the Vultee... 

    Phoenix AZ (November 12, 2012) – St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance appointed Natalia Molina to the position of Director of Resource Strategy for Northern Arizona. Originally from Pennsylvania, Molina has more than a decade of experience in non-profit management and human services work. She has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from St. Joseph’s University in Philadelphia,... 

This Eye on Sedona column is written and submitted by the City of Sedona staff. Sedona AZ (November 12, 2012) – The City of Sedona submitted this column written by its staff: The cool and colorful days of the fall are upon us, and now is the perfect season to spend time in one of your spectacular City parks. Take a leisurely stroll, peruse a museum, get competitive with a friendly game of tennis,...