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Sedona Bus Shelters and 89A Road Improvements
City of Sedona article
Sedona AZ (March 10, 2014) – The City of Sedona has installed three of five transit shelters along SR 89A in west Sedona near the Mountain Shadows, Coffee Pot, and Stuz Bearcat intersections. The shelters and associated concrete loading pads were completed in February 2014 using federal grant funding through ADOT.
Two additional transit shelter installations are currently...
Freedom of Expression Essential to a Free Society
Sedona AZ (March 8, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com:
The following information and statements are based on my opinion and my interpretation of the information and conversations:
Today (3/6/2014) I was banned from ever having a letter in the Sedona Red Rock News (SRRN). That was publisher Robert Larson’s message delivered to me via his editor, Christopher Graham,...
Protect Your Personal Information
Sedona AZ (March 8, 2014) – As National Consumer Protection Week comes to a close, Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne is reminding Arizonans that financial fraud has many different forms (data breaches, identity theft, and telemarketing scams) and providing tips to help consumers protect themselves.
“Scammers often target the most vulnerable people in society, a sobering fact made clear by some...
ADOT Revenue Stagnant After Cuts
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock suggests that Arizonans review for comment the ADOT 2015-2019 tentative five year transportation program
Sedona AZ (March 7, 2014) – As the Arizona Department of Transportation begins planning and programming for improvements to the state highway system over the next five years, the major focus will be on preserving existing infrastructure to keep it in good...
Traffic Stops Yield Heroin and Marijuana Smuggling
Kelcey Ford
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2014) – On March 3, 2014, at about 7:15 in the morning, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office K9 deputies stopped a white Chevy Silverado truck for equipment violations on Arizona Interstate 40 eastbound. When the YCSO deputy approached the passenger side of the truck, he could smell the odor of marijuana inside the vehicle. The driver, Johnathon Ford, 26, and...
Fighting Over Water in the West
Sedona AZ (March 6, 2014) – On Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 10:30 a.m., the Verde River Basin Partnership (Partnership) is sponsoring a presentation, Constraints on the County’s Involvement in Water Issues, focusing on Yavapai County’s level of involvement with land use and water planning.
A knowledgeable panel composed of Yavapai County Supervisor Thomas Thurman, Yavapai County Supervisor...
2014 Tillman Military Scholars Application Open
SedonaEye.com article by Marie Tillman
Sedona AZ (March 4, 2014) – Ten years ago this April, I lost my husband Pat while he was serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan. During his life, Pat never stopped learning, leading and living the ideals he believed in. He was a soldier, athlete and scholar, and he was deeply committed to a life of service both in and out of uniform.
After...
Veterans Care and Benefits In 164 Billion VA Budget
Sedona AZ (March 4, 2014) – Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) into a 21st century organization, the President has proposed a $163.9 billion budget, a 6.5 percent increase over Fiscal Year 2014, that will support VA’s goals to expand access to health care and other benefits, eliminate the disability claims backlog, and end homelessness among Veterans....
SFD February 2014 Board Meeting Draft Minutes
Sedona Fire Chief Kris Kazian
Sedona AZ (March 4, 2014) – The Sedona Fire District Draft Minutes of the February 26, 2014, Public Business meeting:
Sedona Fire District
March 4, 2014
The DRAFT Minutes from the February 26, 2014 Sedona Fire District Public Business meeting are available below. Please remember these Minutes will not be officially approved by the Board until March 19th and are...
Yavapai College Wine Center Construction Update
Clarkdale AZ (March 3, 2014) – After two months of construction, the exterior structure of the Southwest Wine Center on the Yavapai College Verde Valley campus has been completed.
According to construction project superintendent Tom Beveridge, the building’s interior concrete slab will be placed this week with framing, electrical and plumbing work to follow, adding, “The roof and exterior...

