View of Slide Rock fire from Village of Oak Creek in Sedona at 6:45 PM photo credit SedonaEye.comSedona AZ (May 20, 2014) – The Slide Fire, reported just before 4:00 p.m. today, was estimated initially to be 20 acres but not contained, is burning on the north side of Highway 89A in Oak Creek Canyon near Slide Rock State Park, Sedona, Arizona. Acreage estimates and fire fighting operations will... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona AZSedona AZ (May 20, 2014) – The City of Sedona, Arizona, is seeking applicants for an Engineering Supervisor staff position. The following is the advertised job description: Engineering Supervisor Posted Date: 5/20/2014 Expire Date: 5/20/2014 – 6/13/2014 Job Type: Full Time Job Salary: $62,413 – $90,002 The City of Sedona is accepting... 

USDA issues food recall Sedona AZ (May 19, 2014) – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) have ordered a ground beef recall for approximately 1.8 million pounds of products. Although the recall was announced today, the potentially tainted ground beef items were processed in a Detroit, Michigan-based factory between March 31 and April 18,... 

Sedona AZ (May 18, 2014)– Just before 12:30 PM on May 17, 2014, YCSO deputies were dispatched to a traffic accident involving a vehicle and three bicyclists. One of the bike riders, 48-year-old Ethelyn Hartline of Gilbert, Arizona, was airlifted to Flagstaff Medical Center, Flagstaff, Arizona, in critical condition and died just before 6:00 p.m. The two other bike riders involved in the accident,... 

Sedona City Council Sedona AZ (May 18, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: The City Council is disenfranchising (in effect) snowbird residents by scheduling in August the vote on extending Home Rule.  Even though we just had that vote in March 2012, new state laws require the City to vote on Council elections and other issues in the fall of even-numbered years.  If... 

Sedona AZ (May 17, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:   https://www.sedonaaz.gov/Sedonacms/modules/ShowDocument.aspx?documentid=22998   Greetings, From Sedona Resolution 2014-05 copied above, it is apparent that the City of Sedona intends to ignore the will of the voters should they decide to vote against Home Rule/ the Alternative Expenditure Limitation... 

This article submitted by the City of Sedona AZ and authored by Doug Copp, Bicycle Program Coordinator Sedona AZ (May 16, 2014) – Would you like to have some fun on your daily commute, clear your head, and strengthen your body? If that sounds good, then bicycle commuting may be your answer and now is the time to get started. The League of American Bicyclists has proclaimed May as National Bike... 

Sedona AZ (May 15, 2014) – On May 14, 2014, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Coconino County Arizona Sheriff’s Office, Flagstaff, received a report of a traffic collision on Snowbowl Road in the area of mile post 3.4. Upon arrival, CCSO found a freight-liner flatbed utility truck rolled over. During the investigation, CCSO deputies found that the truck was owned by Allison Transmission out... 

Sedona AZ (May 15, 2014) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is encouraging drivers to be alert for bicyclists traveling along the shoulders of state highways throughout the Verde Valley this weekend due to a special event.   More than 1,000 bicyclists are expected to participate in a charity bike race on Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18, 2014, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.   Drivers... 

Beaver Creek Trash Sedona AZ (May 15, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Dear Governor Brewer and Mr. Halikowski (Director ADOT), With Memorial Day around the corner, we should all make sure to notice the trash on our nations Purple Heart Trail (I-40), Arizona Veterans Highway (I-17) and the Pearl Harbor Highway (I-10). What if ADOT and the Governor’s office...