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Grand Canyon North Rim Highway Reopens

PHOENIX AZ (May 8, 2013) – As summer approaches in northern Arizona, the Arizona Department of Transportation will reopen State Route 67 between Jacob Lake and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Arizona State Route 67, which is the lone road that links US 89A at Jacob Lake to the North Rim, is regularly closed in the winter season, usually starting in late... 

Sedona Fire District Rescues Injured Hiker

SEDONA AZ (May 8, 2013) – Shortly after 1:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, May 4, 2013, Sedona Fire District (SFD) crews responded to a reported injured hiker on the Wilson Mountain Trail. Emergency crews responded from SFD Fire Station #5 in Oak Creek Canyon and SFD Fire Station #4 in uptown Sedona to the Wilson Mountain Trailhead at Midgley Bridge. Once at the trailhead, SFD Battalion Chief... 

Eye on Sedona Wetlands Preserve

Sedona AZ (May 8, 2013) – Written by Charles Mosley, City of Sedona Public Works Director and City Engineer, the following SedonaEye.com article was submitted by the City of Sedona government: Why was the 27-acre Sedona Wetlands Preserve constructed? Many may be surprised to learn that the primary purpose of the Sedona Wetlands Preserve is not recreation. The wetlands were constructed as part... 

Sedona Big Park Bike Rodeo Success

2013 Sedona Big Park School Bike Rodeo winners with Don Nelms, Sedona Farmers Insurance agent who donated four bikes to lucky winners, and the crew of helpers from Sedona Fire District and area bike shops SEDONA AZ (May 7, 2013) – Over 200 students from Big Park School in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona, Arizona, participated in the annual school Bike Rodeo given by the Sedona Fire District... 

Historic Philips House Granted Landmark Designation

Sedona AZ (May 6, 2013) – When Miss Dorothy Philips, secretary to the president of a Texas oil company, decided to build her Sedona retirement home on Color Cove Road in the early 1950s, she was ahead of her time. She hired the Phoenix architecture firm Weaver & Drover and wrote letters instructing them on the design, materials and siting she desired on her six acre parcel. She would be... 

Cottonwood SR 89A Work Begins

Cottonwood AZ (May 6, 2013) – Lane restrictions will be required on an eight-mile segment of Arizona State Route 89A between Cottonwood and Sedona beginning Monday, May 13, 2013, to allow crews to perform preventative maintenance on the roadway, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. Work will continue daily, Monday to Thursday from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. until May 21, 2013. The four-lane... 

Car Crashes Into Sedona Fire Station

Driver crashes car into Sedona fire station Friday night SEDONA AZ (May 6, 2013) – Shortly before midnight, Friday, May 3, 2013, Sedona Fire District (SFD) fire station #3 crews were alerted to the sound of a vehicle accident outside the fire station. The crew ran down the stairs and found a car had driven into its station’s fire apparatus bay. Like true professionals, the station crew immediately... 

Sedona Centennial Quilt Finds Home

City of Sedona Arizona Centennial quilt Sedona AZ (May 5, 2013) – Having wrapped up a popular year-long tour to critical acclaim, the Sedona Centennial Quilt will be warmly welcomed to its permanent home, the Sedona Heritage Museum on May 20, 2013, at one o’clock in the afternoon, during National Preservation Month. The public is invited. Old fans, new fans and potential fans of all ages... 

Great Sedona Chili Cook-Off 2013 Winners

Photo left to right: Chef Greg Koss, Up the Creek Grill (Peoples Choice Award), and Chef Patrick Jochim, Steaks and Sticks Restaurant & Bar at Los Abrigados (Judges Award). Sedona AZ (May 4, 2013) – Saturday saw more than 1,000 chili enthusiasts flock to the Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village in beautiful Sedona, Arizona, to help determine the best chili in the area and to support the Rotary... 

Drug Smugglar Captured by Arizona K9 Unit

Bergren was arrested while transporting medicinal grade marijuana from Washington to Texas Sedona AZ (May 2, 2013) – An alert Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 Deputy stopped a gray 2012 Chrysler sedan driven by 29-year-old Gregory Bergren for a speeding violation on Arizona Interstate 40 at milepost 135 in Yavapai County. During the conversation with driver Bergren, the deputy detected the... 
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