Sedona AZ (September 29, 2017) — Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas announced today which Arizona schools are being honored as a National Blue Ribbon School. “I am proud of our Arizona schools and am glad there is an award to honor their hard work and dedication to the students and the community. These schools are putting the children first by creating safe and welcoming... 

Sedona AZ (September 23, 2017) – Thank you to the public for partnering with us to improve student achievement in Arizona. Next week, public schools will receive a letter grade based on the new A-F Accountability System designed to empower schools and improve individual student performance. The letter grades are embargoed until October 9, 2017, when they will be released to the public. During... 

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (September 20, 2017) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today announced her support of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) for dramatically increasing the price of base tuition and mandatory fees at the state’s public universities. Superintendent Douglas concurs... 

Sedona AZ (September 20, 2017) – Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has fired former Washington, D.C. VA Medical Center Director Brian Hawkins for his failure to provide effective leadership to the D.C. Medical Center. Washington D.C. Medical Director Brian Hawkins was removed from his position with the Veterans Administration. The department undertook this... 

Sedona AZ (September 19, 2017) – Yavapai County will be performing road work on Yuma Drive in Chino Valley beginning September 25 and continuing through December 4, 2017. Construction will consist of removing existing asphalt, installing various drainage improvements, and cutting native soil to improve sight distance in four areas on Yuma Drive. Construction areas include Otmo Drive, Pheasant... 

Sedona AZ (September 18, 2017) – On September 12, 2017, at approximately 6:00 p.m., a man called Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office dispatch to report finding a deceased person still trapped underneath an ATV on Forest Road 97B in the Groom Creek area. The location is about three miles south of the Wolf Creek Road intersection. It appeared the body had been there for several days. The caller was... 

Sedona AZ (September 15, 2017) – On September 9, 2017, Prescott, Arizona fire department personnel contacted the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office just after 10:30 in the morning to report possible drug possession and manufacturing from a home in the 500 block of Karen Drive, Prescott. The resident, Frank Soberanis, 28, called 911 after sustaining chemical burns on his hands and face. Deputies... 

Page AZ building damaged by microburst. Sedona AZ (September 14, 2017) – A microburst has been reported in the Page, Arizona area. Coconino County Sheriff’s Deputies are currently responding to several injuries, overturned water craft with occupants in the water, and other needs on Lake Powell and throughout the area. Currently the most serious water related injuries and damage appear to have... 

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Sedona AZ (September 13, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: As my last “Perspective and Opinion” generated so much interest, I believe a follow-up (rather than a mere response) is in order. TO: Michael Schroeder – You stated, “Personally I was not involved in the prior recall, so all the noise about that is past noise and really has little to do with what has...