Submitted by the City of Sedona and authored by City Councilman Mike Ward Sedona AZ (October 23, 2013) – There exists a symbiotic relationship between our city and the Red Rock Ranger District (RRRD). Being completely surrounded by, and with nearly half of the land within the city limits comprised of national forest land, this relationship is important to both our quality of life and the economic... 

Sedona AZ (October 23, 2013) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor about the local school district curriculum and its request for tax override funding: Dear Board Members and Superintendent, Is this below pasted article or any variation of, type of curriculum being promoted and taught within the Cottonwood-Oak Creek School District? Your prompt response would be greatly appreciated. I... 

Sedona AZ (October 22, 2013) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor from Suzette Orah-Bruhn in opposition to the education budget override request: School Budget (increase) Override is not the solution! We all agree on one thing! Proper education is most important. Lack of good education creates ignorance and prejudice. This in turn creates war and terrorism. I also understand... 

Submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (October 22, 2013) – The following are announcements from the City of Sedona: 2013 SR89A Transit Shelter Project – Advertisement for Bids – 2013 SR89A Transit Shelter Project Sealed bids for the construction of the 2013 SR89A Transit Shelter Project will be received in the Office of the City Engineer/Public Works, located at 104 Roadrunner... 

Sedona AZ (October 22, 2013) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is replacing highway signs along Interstate 17 as part of a statewide sign rehabilitation project today and Wednesday, October 23, 2013. Crews will periodically restrict one lane of Interstate 17 from the State Route 260 and I-17 junction in Camp Verde to State Route 179, at the Sedona exit, as crews install new roadway signs. The... 

Sedona AZ (October 21, 2013) – Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies and Search and Rescue Volunteers assisted a group of eight Boy Scouts and three adult leaders out of the West Fork of Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, after one of the Scout leaders sustained a leg injury. On Saturday, October 19, 2013, at about 11:00 at night, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a 30-year-old... 

J. Rick Normand, SedonaEye.com Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (October 20, 2013) – Education is intended to prepare students to function well in the real-world rather than to serve itself. Since the real-world requires its members to deliver results, be individually accountable, and be personally responsible for their own choices, the collectivist model for education runs orthogonal to the needs... 

William Hewitt sought in murder of Mayer woman Sedona AZ (October 18, 2013) – Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies and detectives are on scene in a remote area south of Mayer where they have located the body of an adult female homicide victim. She was discovered around 1:30 this afternoon. Detectives have identified 29-year-old William Hewitt, a resident of Mayer, as the suspect. He has... 

One of the only two confirmed photos of Abraham Lincoln (circled) at Gettysburg, taken about noon, just after Lincoln arrived and some three hours before the speech. Sedona AZ (October 18, 2013) – In recognition of the 150 year anniversary (sesquicentennial) of the Gettysburg Address, Yavapai College will host a free symposium the week of November 12 through 17, 2013, at both its Prescott and... 

Four Mayer High School students arrested for marijuana processing operation on school grounds Sedona AZ (October 18, 2013) – On October 15, 2013, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office School Resource Officer (SRO) arrested three juveniles, ages 14,15, and 16, for Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Marijuana in a School Zone, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. The SRO is assigned exclusively...