Donna Joy, owner of Sedona Sweet Arts discusses the proposed bed and sales tax increases and other issues facing Sedona businesses Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – In a letter to the Sedona City Council and the Sedona Chamber of Commerce, businesswoman Donna Joy writes an open letter addressing City of Sedona business issues: Dear Mayor Rob Adams, City Council, City Manager Tim Ernster, Ed Conway,... 

Sedona Community Pool Sedona AZ (July 29, 2013) – The Sedona Posse Grounds Park Community Pool is open for business this fall through November 9, 2013. The fall schedule will offer Open Swim, Lap Swim, Water Aerobics, and Masters Swim. Parents, bring your children to enjoy the pool during Open Swim during weekday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. or Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lap swimmers... 

J. Rick Normand, SedonaEye.com Financial Columnist Sedona AZ (July 26, 2013) – We all keep hearing the arguments from our City’s Council, with the exception of our Vice-Mayor, and from the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and City Staff, that we need additional bed and sales taxes to pay for the unexpected costs of additional destination traveler marketing and the implied possibility of redirection... 

Article written by City Councilor Barbara Litrell and submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (July 26, 2013) – On June 19, I made a motion and voted to support a letter from Sedona City Council to the Arizona Corporation Commission expressing concerns, on behalf of the community, about the health, safety, privacy, and cost effects of digital Smart Meters, which APS has scheduled to install... 

Sedona AZ (July 24, 2013) – On Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at about 3:00 p.m., a bolt of lightning struck in the area of the LeFevre Scenic Overlook at MP 590.4 on Arizona State Highway 89A about eight miles north of Jacobs Lake. A group of people were standing in the area of the overlook when a man and wife from out of the country were struck and later pronounced deceased at the scene. A third victim,... 

Sedona Village of Oak Creek eye doctor’s employee Natalie Jean Olson arrested on multiple charges of identity theft, credit card theft, fraud and burglary in an ongoing investigation Sedona AZ (July 23, 2013) – During the past several weeks Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives, in conjunction with Sedona and Cottonwood Police Department detectives, reviewed several cases of credit... 

Convicted of indecent exposure in two states, sex offender Dennis registers new address in Cordes Lakes Arizona Sedona AZ (July 23, 2013) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is required to release the following information pursuant to ARS 13-3825, the Community Notification on Sex Offenders Law. The offender in this publication has indicated that he will be living in the unincorporated area... 

Sedona AZ (July 22, 2013) – The Sedona Verde Valley Pride will celebrate its fifth annual Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender (LBGT) weekend event in Cottonwood, Arizona, in September. Organizers are promoting the event as pet-friendly (well-behaved expected, leashes mandatory). A variety of activities have been planned for the weekend and may be found on the website. On Saturday, September... 

NAFB volunteers cutting firewood for distribution Sedona AZ (July 18, 2013) – Northern Arizona Food Bank (NAFB) has been helping low income families, seniors, and disabled individuals with free firewood during the winter months. There are many families in Northern Arizona living without plumbing and electricity dependent on firewood for heating and cooking needs. NAFB works hard to fill this... 

Sedona AZ (July 18, 2013) – The McGuireville rest area along Arizona Interstate 17 at milepost 298, near State Route 179 exit to Sedona, will close to the public for approximately 45 days in order to complete renovations to the rest area, advises the Arizona Department of Transportation. Facilities on both sides of I-17 will close on Monday, July 22, 2013, so crews can renovate the water pump...