Verde Valley community forum scheduled Sedona AZ (October 27, 2014) – Join fellow citizens from Cottonwood, Cornville and the Verde Village when they come together at the Future We Want Forum on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, from 5:00 until 6:00 p.m. at the Jerona Café meeting room, 677 East Mingus Avenue, across from the Cottonwood Post Office. The forum is sponsored by OurTown Verde Valley. The... 

CDC timeline for reporting cases Sedona AZ (October 27, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Attn: Letters to the Editor Sedona Eye Online Sedona AZ October 27, 2014 Subject: Magic Number Ref: Ebola’s Transition Point Editor; Listening to the “Experts” speaking of their opinions and knowledge about Ebola scares me. I am what you would probably call a natural born... 

Ryan Rash Kiefer Carter Christopher Abey Sedona AZ (October 25, 2014) – Three California men were arrested after Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies discovered 19 pounds of marijuana in their Mitsubishi vehicle on AZ Interstate 40, east of Ash Fork, Arizona. YCSO deputies stopped a vehicle at approximately 8:30 in the morning to find the driver, Kiefer Carter, 18, was driving on a... 

Sedona AZ (October 25, 2014) – The Oak Creek Watershed Council (OCWC) has been awarded a $120,040 grant by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) through its water quality improvement grant program to address and control polluted runoff in the Carroll Canyon drainage. Mitigation will focus on the Settlers Rest neighborhood in West Sedona, located near the top of Carroll Canyon. Carroll... 

US Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick, Arizona’s District One, is a member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee and can be reached at www.kirkpatrick.house.gov Sedona AZ (October 24, 2014) – U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, D-Ariz., announced that District One is the recipient of about $12.2 million in recent grants for a variety of important... 

Sec. Bob McDonald Sedona AZ (October 24, 2014) – During preparation for my confirmation as secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), I was repeatedly asked, “Why doesn’t VA just hand out vouchers allowing veterans to get care wherever they want?” For a department recovering from serious issues involving health care access and scheduling of appointments, that was a legitimate question. After... 

This week, in an update released by Arizona public health, the CDC has confirmed the death of a 6-year-old Phoenix boy from Enterovirus-68. After 14 tests have proven negative for EV-68, the Arizona Health Department said officials are awaiting the results of other tests. One of the most disturbing features of the enterovirus strain is its attack on children. Children with asthma are particularly... 

Sedona AZ (October 24, 2014) – With only 100 days until Super Bowl XLIX, the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee celebrated the countdown to kickoff by hosting a super-sized pep rally for hundreds of students at Bernard Black Elementary School in Phoenix. The event commemorated more than $600,000 awarded to local non-profits through the Legacy Grant Program. One hundred students who participate... 

San Diego California blogger Sylvia Hicks, former Registered Nurse and CHH, contributes What I and We Need to Know from Spirit Sedona AZ (October 23, 2014) – Spirit responds, “We have heard your question to us; i.e. “Tell me what I/we need to know?” An excellent question, and we will attempt to answer in a manner which is acceptable to you. Now let’s begin: “We will comment upon... 

Collins Rhōg Sedona AZ (October 22, 2014) – The following has been taken from Collins Rhōg’s private journal, and reproduced exactly as it was written, by his own hand. The date has been omitted, at his request, but Collins view is always captivatingly honest, full of depth and color, heart, love, and perseverance in times of struggle. Collins spills his soul and captures his feelings with...