Yavapai County Supervisor Tom Thurman, District 2 Sedona AZ (November 27, 2018) – The special holiday luncheon meeting of the Verde Valley-Sedona Mingus Mountain Republican Club will be held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #7400, 705 East Aspen Street, Cottonwood, on December 11, 2018, starting at 11:15 a.m. with five guest speakers. Two luncheon speakers, Yavapai County Supervisors Thurman... 

Sedona AZ (April 23, 2016) – The annual Mingus Mountain Student Art Show has a long and rich history honoring excellence in the arts from Northern Arizona high school students. This show began over twenty-four years ago with an Arizona State University alumni group. Later, the Northern Arizona Watercolor Society (NAWS) took over the student show, and now, Made In Clarkdale, the artists’ association... 

Rescue 1 helicopter on scene at Mingus Mountain search Sedona AZ (April 8, 2016) –  On April 3, 2016, at approximately 3:00 in the afternoon, a Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Forest Patrol deputy received a report of two missing children, a 9-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl, last seen off-trail on Mingus Mountain. Another 14-year-old girl had returned to camp and reported the two missing,... 

Sedona AZ (May 27, 2014) – Arizona State Route 89A in Prescott Valley, Arizona, will be narrowed to one lane toward the top of Mingus Mountain (mileposts 331 to 338) between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3 and 4, for pavement preservation work. Flaggers and a pilot car will direct traffic in alternating directions through the ADOT work zone. The speed limit will be reduced... 

Forest prescribed burn Sedona AZ (February 26, 2014) – With predicted rain and snow in the forecast, fire managers on the Verde Ranger District are planning to burn Friday, February 28, 2014. If conditions are not favorable on Friday, fire managers may consider burning on Saturday, March 1 and or Sunday, March 2, 2014. Mingus Mountain Piles – Approximately 35 Acres (T15N, R2E,S 34); 4 miles south... 

Prescott AZ (April 23, 2013) – Crazy weather; hot today, chilly tomorrow, not sure if you need a sweatshirt, t-shirt or a raincoat? This is typical spring weather for central Arizona. The same uncertain weather can cause a variety of fire danger conditions in our central Arizona wild lands and forests. Lower elevation areas such as the Verde Valley, Skull Valley and Bumble Bee are turning... 

PRESCOTT AZ (January 25, 2013) –The Prescott National Forest is adding Lynx Lake Campground and Groom Creek Horse Camp to the National Recreation Reservation System (NRRS), in line with national policy. By offering reservations, campers will be able to plan ahead knowing they have a campsite ready for their arrival at these popular recreation areas. “I view this change as facilitating our service... 

Gale Grove, Osher Lifelong Learner Sedona AZ (August 8, 2012) – The monsoon season has quenched the Verde Valley and ignited a Yavapai College Osher Lifelong Learners Institute campfire. OLLI, a unique learning experience without the pressure of tests, grades, or papers is a warm gathering of people who are endlessly curious and love to learn. This summer, OLLI launched a summer camp for... 

2011 Ham operators demonstrating home-based radio equipment Cottonwood AZ (June 19, 2012) – Despite the Internet, cell phones, email and modern communications, every year whole regions find themselves in the dark. Tornadoes, fires, storms, ice and even the occasional cutting of fiber optic cables leave people without the means to communicate. In all cases, the one consistent service that has... 

Sedona AZ-Paving on State Route 89A from Mingus Mountain to Jerome begins next week and delays are expected Monday through Thursday until mid-August. The Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will begin a paving project on the highway from the top of Mingus Mountain into Jerome on Monday, August 1 2011. The six-mile long highway resurfacing project is scheduled for completion mid-August.  The...