Sedona AZ (February 19, 2013) – In a SedonaEye.com Letter to the Editor, a Sedona resident writes in opposition to wastewater plant solar panels, a costly construction project with little or no return on investment: I am opposed to outfitting the wastewater plant with solar panels, because it’s just another construction boon and a waste of money, which should be used to pay down the city’s... 

Sedona AZ (February 19, 2013) – The City of Sedona is seeking proposals from individuals residing in the Verde Valley to coordinate the City’s Artist in the Classroom Project for FY 2013-2014. This city-funded project provides quality arts education for students in Sedona from August 2013 to May 2014. In addition to coordinating artists with the local schools, the Arts Education Coordinator... 

Sedona AZ (February 15, 2013) – Coconino National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart recently signed the Decision Notice and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on February 6, 2013, for the Clints Well Forest Restoration project. Stewart selected Alternative 2: Proposed Action, authorizing a combination of forest restoration treatments including vegetation thinning, prescribed burning, road... 

Seligman AZ (February 13, 2013) – Missing Seligman, Arizona boy, two-year old Ryan Garibay, has been reunited with his very grateful family following an over four hour search and rescue effort involving numerous YCSO personnel and community volunteers, along with a DPS Ranger and Guidance helicopter crew flying “Rescue 1.” The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office very much appreciated the... 

Sedona AZ (February 13, 2013) – In a VOC community shared Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Heather Provencio of the U.S. Forest Service, also representing an ADOT joint decision, denies a local group request that a Village of Oak Creek gateway median on Arizona State Highway 179 be landscaped and cultivated with other than native vegetation: From: Provencio, Heather C -FS To: Gail Shaw Simpson Sent:... 

Sedona AZ (February 13, 2013) – The following is a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor written by a City of Sedona taxpayer concerned about the City potential fiscal cliff if it proceeds with its requested Capital Improvement Plan projects: Isn’t it great City Hall is spending down reserves/savings amassed since incorporation and will only have enough for the next year or two before it runs... 

Harley McGuire, SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up Columnist Sedona AZ (February 13, 2013) – The Humane Society of Sedona placed over eighty of my pals into new homes in 2012! Four paws up to you at HSS and PetSmart! Last year, in partnership with PetSmart, the Humane Society of Sedona (HSS) held two separate fee waived adoption events and placed over 80 pets into new homes. This included cats, kittens,... 

Gary Chamberlain, Folksville USA Point Man Sedona AZ (February 12, 2013) – Many of the Arizona Adopt-A-Highway groups and Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) can do better! The ADOT employees that get paid to manage the Adopt-A-Highway program are not getting the results the taxpayers deserve. ADOT’s records prove it! In 2009, the anti-litter clean up performance of the fifteen... 

Letter sent to steal money from receivors Sedona AZ (February 12, 2013) – Yesterday, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Crime Prevention Specialist was contacted by a neighborhood watch member regarding telephone fraud. She had just received a phone call from someone who announced she had won a 2.5 million dollar lottery prize. The suspect requested, and was allowed to send her documents by... 

Sedona AZ (February 12, 2013) – On February 8, 2013, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies investigated a graffiti report at an address on East Verde View Drive, Cottonwood. The deputies were told by the victim that unknown suspect(s) had written racial and sexual slurs on the windows of his vehicle with white glass paint. The victim heard people outside earlier, but did not see the...