Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – The City of Sedona is accepting applications to fill two vacancies, the first on its Board of Adjustment. The term begins immediately and ends on December 31, 2015. The Board of Adjustment conducts hearings regarding requests for variances from the Sedona Land Development Code applicable to zoning regulations and hears appeals... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – A 77-year-old Chino Valley resident called the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office on June 15, 2015, to report a fraud. The man told YCSO deputies that on Thursday, June 11, 2015, he received a cell phone call from a number with an 876 area code. This area code identifies the country of Jamaica, home base for suspects who victimize thousands each year. The suspect/caller... 

Arizona dust storm approaches Phoenix Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – Where will you be when the dust settles? That’s a question the Arizona Department of Transportation is asking motorists this year as another summer monsoon season begins. For the fourth consecutive year, ADOT is rolling out its “Pull Aside, Stay Alive” dust storm public awareness campaign in an ongoing effort to educate drivers... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – In preparation for the upcoming monsoon season, the National Weather Service, Sedona Fire District, Coconino County Emergency Management, and Coconino County CERT will test the emergency siren system in Oak Creek Canyon at approximately 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24. This system is designed to notify Oak Creek Canyon and uptown Sedona residents of severe emergencies... 

Sedona AZ (June 19, 2015) – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is letting Arizona consumers know they may be eligible for financial restitution as a result of a recent conviction of a former Tucson con artist engaged in a Ponzi type investment scheme in Rocky Point, Mexico. Herbert Ivan Kay arrested for Rocky Point Ponzi scheme Herbert Ivan Kay, 57, formerly of Tucson, was sentenced on May... 

Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – Today, the members of the Title 15 Working Group (Working Group) were announced. Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas sought the creation of an annual independent group to propose legislative changes to reduce unnecessary burdens and outdated statutory provisions affecting Arizona’s public schools. “Arizona’s education code over time has grown vastly... 

Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – On Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 10:46 in the morning, Coconino County Sheriff’s Office 911 dispatchers received a call from one of four individuals base climbing on the Schultz Pass side of Mt. Elden in the area of Oldham Falls, Flagstaff, Arizona. According to the caller, a 38-year-old woman climbing on a rock face was attempting to place an anchor in a crack in... 

Article submitted by City of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – The City of Sedona pavement repair work on AZ SR 89A in uptown Sedona is progressing on schedule. “While the uptown paving project has presented some challenges, the contractor has been very responsive to issues and kept the project on schedule,” states Andy Dickey, Assistant Community Development Director/City Engineer. Businesses... 

Page Arizona Police Department joins multi agency pursuit of alleged kidnap victim Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) –  On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, at 1:19 p.m., the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Lieutenant managing the Page Patrol division received information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that an individual may have been taken against his will. The FBI provided descriptions... 

Sedona AZ (June 18, 2015) – Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) affects millions of adults and children around the world. June 19th is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day and a great time to increase public knowledge and raise awareness about this potentially fatal disease. People are born with SCD. It is an inherited lifelong disease that can run in families. It is most common in people with ancestry in...