Southbound off-ramp closed March 14, 2012 Northbound on-ramp closed March 15, 2012  Drivers who use Arizona Interstate 17 at night in the Prescott region should plan on and off ramp closures at the State Route 69 junction this week, according to the Arizona Department of Transportation. The southbound I-17 off-ramp to SR 69 will be closed Wednesday, March 14, 2012 from 9 PM until 6 AM Thursday,... 

To SedonaEye.com Editor, Tough love – Vote No on 420   Rob Adams and some members of Council are friends of mine. So, I consider my NO vote on 420 to be ‘tough love’. FACT: If Home Rule is voted down, it can be voted on again in two years, not four. If Home Rule is passed, then it will come up again for a vote in four years. This is the law. FACT: Although the City of Sedona budgeted... 

Cottonwood AZ (March 8, 2012) –  The Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Special Crimes Unit  (SCU) with the assistance of Partners Against Narcotics Trafficking (PANT) served a search warrant in the 2200 block of East Arrowhead Lane, Cottonwood, on February 29, 2012. Detectives had confirmed sales of various drugs and narcotics from this home. The SCU Detectives investigation resulted... 

Sedona Heritage Museum Sedona AZ (March 8, 2012) – Mark your Out and About Sedona calendars! The Sedona Heritage Museum will host a Sedona Historic Homes and Sites Tour on April 28, 2012 in celebration of the Arizona Centennial. Twelve historic places within the Sedona city limits will be open for tour and interpretation. They range from a homesteader’s log cabin to one of the first homes... 

The City of Sedona Arizona Sedona AZ (March 8, 2012) – In a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Henry Twombly, a resident of Sedona, writes that the City argument for a short term rental ban is amusing: Dear Sedona Eye Editor, I’m amused by the City’s specious argument for the short-term rental ban. Their reason for the ban is to protect the health and safety of the community. Sedona Red... 

Sedona AZ (March 7, 2012) – As part of the process for the new Sedona Community Plan, City staff assembled planning teams to address community development ideas for the city. These teams, each given a specific area of concentration, met on February 10, 2012 to discuss the wide range of ideas for Sedona’s future development. The teams are comprised of Sedona architects, planning... 

SEDONA AZ (March 7, 2012) – To protect homes from potential wildfires and make spring yard cleanup easier, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) is issuing no-cost residential burn permits for open burns. Permits are required for any open burning in the fire district as of March 12, 2012 and are currently available at no charge at the SFD’s business office at 2860 Southwest Drive, west Sedona between... 

Sedona AZ (March 6, 2012) – Talk about the luck of the Irish! The northern Arizona day dawned bright and beautiful. Early in the morning, approximately a thousand people with entries headed uptown to Sedona’s Jordan Historical Park to form the Sedona St. Patrick’s Parade in the warm winter sunshine. Over a hundred volunteers manned the parade route and parking lots in preparation for... 

Sedona AZ (March 2, 2012) – The League of Women Voters Sedona-Verde Valley (LWVSVV) has been chosen as a Sector Partner for the O’Connor House Centennial Voter Engagement Project and its goal to move Arizona to the “top states” in informed voter participation. The O’Connor House, founded by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, has as part of its mission “To create an Arizona where important... 

  I-10 reopens in New Mexico Highway closed earlier today due to dust storm A 132-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in New Mexico from the Arizona state line to Las Cruces has been reopened. The highway was closed earlier today because of reduced visibility due to a dust storm. Eastbound Interstate 10 has also been reopened at US 191 in Arizona. The eastbound lanes of I-10 were...