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Juvenile Charged in 2018 Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest fires
Sedona AZ – A 16 year old male from Glendale, Arizona, pled guilty to starting three fires on the Black Mesa Ranger District of the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest outside of Forest Lakes, AZ.
The 2018 fires were started on May 27 and 28, in the area of Forest Road 178: The first fire (May 27) was reported at approximately 7:30 in the morning and burned about eleven acres before fire crews could...
Eddie Maddock: A Miracle in Motion?
SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie Maddock discusses the Sedona in Motion issue as a city plan comes with yet another expensive traffic standstill in Uptown for a year.
Sedona AZ – At long last initial steps have been taken to launch the Sedona in Motion plan. Tackling this monumental task aimed as the first step in addressing Sedona’s transportation issues has commenced at Sedona’s city center,...
Coconino County Applicants Sought for Judicial Performance Review Commission
Sedona AZ – Arizona’s constitutionally-created Commission on Judicial Performance Review needs three public members and one attorney member from Coconino County. The application deadline is July 1, 2019.
The Commission on Judicial Performance Review will include members from Coconino County beginning this fall. The Supreme Court will appoint three public members from Coconino County to the...
Long Valley Meadow Restoration Project Needs Help *Update
Sedona AZ – UPDATE:
Cancellation of event due to nearby fire.
The Arizona Elk Society and USFS are sorry for the short notice. Due to the Coldwater Fire just south of the work project area, and with severe smoke and traffic restrictions, we have decided to cancel this week’s project at Long Valley.
Thank you very much for signing up and being willing to conserve the future of elk and other...
Arizona Red Cross Deploys Midwest Disaster Help
Sedona AZ – Volunteers and equipment have been deployed from three Arizona chapters of the American Red Cross to people across the Midwest as tornadoes and flooding continue to devastate communities.
• The Red Cross has more than 600 trained disaster workers on the ground providing safe shelter, food, relief supplies and other support to people in need.
• More than 450 people spent Monday...
A Victory in the Champion Complaint Against APS
Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor:
A Victory in the Champion Complaint Against APS
Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward
Sedona, Arizona
“A Victory,” But Not THE Victory.
Last week the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) held an Open Meeting to discuss and vote on Stacey Champion’s Complaint against APS for having unjust and unreasonable...
Traffic and Pedestrian Alert: Uptown Sedona Construction Update
Sedona AZ – The first major Sedona in Motion construction project begins in Uptown Sedona on Monday, June 3, 2019. The work will last 9-12 months.
The contractor expects to maintain two-way traffic on SR89A throughout the project.
The Jordan Road intersection will be closed to through traffic at State Route 89A during construction hours: Northbound motorists are asked to follow the marked detour...
AZ Public Education Funding Headed in Right Direction
Sedona AZ – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman today issued the following statement regarding the fiscal year 2020 Arizona state budget:
“This year, the state made some movements in the right direction by funding several K-12 education initiatives, including giving schools more money to spend on new counselors, the next installment of the promised 20×2020 teacher raises,...
Surviving the war
Retired Air Force Technical Sgt. Gerald May (L) and retired Air Force Staff Sgt. Jack Hallman (R) met for the first time in February 2019, nearly 74 years after the end of World War II. The veterans talked about their experiences as prisoners of war. They were both in the same POW camp at the same time, but never encountered each other. ROBERT MILLER/Staff photo
Sedona AZ – Reliving memories...
Sedona Monsoon Season Preparation Begins
Notice submitted by City of Sedona AZ
Sedona AZ – The city is beginning the eighth year of its pre-monsoon program during which Public Works Department staff members inspect public and private drainage ways in residential and commercial areas. The inspections, conducted from May through June, identify debris, dirt, trash, and vegetation in drainage ways which might block the flow of storm water...

