Sedona AZ (May 31, 2018) – The Coconino National Forest’s Red Rock Ranger District is planning to add non-motorized Forest Service system trails through the Red Rock Trails Enhancement Project, according to a decision signed by the district ranger Thursday. Between 2013 and 2016, forest managers in the Red Rock Ranger District identified a need to provide more non-motorized trails, increase... 

Sedona AZ  (May 31, 2018) – Due to decreasing fuel moistures and the weather outlook, the Sedona Fire District (SFD) Fire Marshal has extended Stage III fire restrictions to the cover the entire Sedona Fire District regardless whether those areas are within Yavapai or Coconino Counties. This restriction will begin effective 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2018, which coincides with another period of... 

Sedona AZ (May 29, 2018) – Members of the State Bar of Arizona in Yavapai County have elected Sharon Marie Flack to serve as their representative on the Bar’s Board of Governors. Flack is with the law firm of Musgrove, Drutz, Kack & Flack PC in Prescott. She will serve a one-year term when in June 2019 the entire 30-member Board resets. Ms. Flack has been involved with several local, non-profit,... 

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (May 28, 2018) – The Arizona Department of Education has extended the comment period for the proposed Science Standards until 12 Noon on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The original deadline was 12 Midnight on Monday, May 28, 2018. Over the Memorial Day weekend, the standards web page experienced intermittent technical difficulties that prevented comment. “Due... 

Dear Americans, I hope that all of you that receive this message will share it with others for this is just one story, of many, that needs to be told so that those who never served understand the ultimate price others paid for this country. God blessed America for a reason, let’s all contribute to that blessing. Gary Chamberlain ****************************************************************** “We... 

Sedona AZ (May 25, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Editor: Evolution as Scientific Fact? The letter to the Verde Independent editor by Gordon Twa is about typical for someone who thinks there is no Higher Power than Self. Do you honestly believe the Power and Design of all Creation came about by Happenstance, with no intelligent guidance? If you do, please do not... 

Sedona AZ (May 22, 2018) – After years of work and collaboration, the Coconino National Forest (NF) is pleased to release its revised Final Land and Resource Management Plan (revised management plan) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), along with the Record of Decision signed by Regional Forester Cal Joyner. The revised management plan is the culmination of over a decade of collaboration... 

SedonaEye.com columnist Eddie S. Maddock revisits the City of Sedona Dream and why Home Rule and the City Council are destroying it. Sedona AZ  – Whether an idiom, proverb or adage, the saying ““a watched pot never boils”” takes on a totally new meaning in Sedona, Arizona. It might more appropriately be changed to “”watched pots never STOP boiling” in this neck of... 

Sedona AZ (May 20, 2018) – The Arizona Department of Revenue (ADOR) is proud to announce the launch of its new and improved website. This launch is part of our agency’s initiative to serve taxpayers through enhanced customer service, continuous improvement and innovation. The new website offers a more aesthetically pleasing and modern platform with user-friendly search functionality. Where... 

Sedona AZ (May 19, 2018) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: On reading Christopher Fox Graham’s Red Rock News 5/18/18 editorial headlined by “Stay the course and build our promised roads” I asked myself; “and then what?” The next thought I had was that our populace is split into three large and broad based line ups: One is comprised of residents...