Article submitted by the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – The Sedona Land Development Code Update of 2018 has been recognized with an award from the Arizona Chapter of the American Planning Association. The code won in the “Ordinance/Regulation” category. Citizen volunteers and city staff members accepted the September 12 award at the 2019 APA Arizona Conference in Oro Valley. Sedona’s first... 

Article submitted by the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – The playgrounds at Sunset Park will be closed from Friday, October 4 through Sunday, November 3, 2019. The grass area, picnic ramadas and tennis and basketball courts are still open to the public during normal park hours. The necessary closure is to accommodate the playground surface upgrade that will be taking place. Playground borders and wood... 

Jeffery Slaughter arrested and charged with four counts of Sexual Conduct with a Minor in the Doney Park neighborhood of Flagstaff, AZ. Photo courtesy CCSO. Sedona AZ – On September 16, 2019, the Coconino County Arizona Sheriff’s Office arrested Jeffery Slaughter, a 46-year-old Doney Park resident, on four counts of Sexual Conduct with a Minor. On September 8, 2019, it had been reported to... 

Sedona AZ — The Arizona’s Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) is responsible for sending emergency alert messages to the public in three critical areas: Amber Alerts, Silver Alerts and Blue Alerts. These alerts have the capability of reaching the Arizona public using two different emergency systems. The first is called the Emergency Alert System (EAS), which is used by TV and radio operators to... 

Sedona AZ – On September 8, 2019, at about 9:55 in the morning hours, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Grand Canyon National Park Airport area for a reported skydiving accident that had injured two males. Upon arrival, deputies found two injured men who had been tandem skydiving. One man appeared to have suffered a broken leg and was transported to Flagstaff Medical... 

Sedona AZ – Due to the continued unseasonably hot weather and lack of monsoon moisture, Sedona Fire District is suspending all issued burn permits for the burning of yard debris. “The National Weather service is advising us that a more normalized weather pattern will be developing in the next week to 10 days,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis, adding, “We will continue to reevaluate conditions and... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock discovers a few Sedona secrets. Sedona AZ – With the number of controversial issues seeming to endlessly plague Sedona is there at least one thing upon which we can all agree? Does anyone disagree about it being hot, dry, and the need for rain? If so, there’s little doubt we will hear from you. Likewise, it should be fairly safe to say, we all agree... 

The Sedona Fire District 9-11 Memorial on SR 179 is the setting for a remembrance ceremony at 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday for the 2977 people killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. Sedona AZ – Ask any firefighter what the number 343 means to them and the conversation will immediately turn to September 11, 2001. Of the 2977 people who were killed in that terrorist attack, 343 of them were... 

Sedona Red Rock Junior-Senior High School, Sedona AZ, was the scene of a school lockdown after a former student, Thomas Zielinski, drove to the school with a firearm with the stated intent of confronting his girlfriend and another male. Sedona AZ – The Sedona Police Department has begun the next phase of ensuring school safety following the arrest last Friday, August 30, of 19-year-old Thomas... 

Sedona AZ – Arizona grocery shoppers will have the opportunity during September to help Arizona’s youngest children learn, grow and succeed. First Things First (FTF), a state organization that funds strategies and initiatives in the areas of early learning, preventive health and family support, will be the beneficiary of a register promotion at all Bashas’ and Food City grocery stores throughout...