Article submitted by city of Sedona AZ Sedona AZ (June 15, 2017) – The following was written by Audree Juhlin, city of Sedona Community Development Department Director, and submitted by the city of Sedona on June 15, 2017: City Talk Column for June 14, 2017 Community Development Department Audree Juhlin, director When do I need or not need a permit? Spring is here, a time when many of us are... 

Sedona AZ (June 15, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: Three “Possible” GO Bonds Part One (of three) Information and Perspective by Henry Twombly The Wizards of Sedona continue to cast their misbegotten spells over Sedona, as we resident taxpayers are being set up for a series of three wham-bam GO bonds and/or a property tax in the next few years. We already know... 

Sedona AZ (June 14, 2017) – The Board of Directors of Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra (FSO) announces its 68th season will begin September 29, 2017, with new Music Director Charles Latshaw. In addition, former FSO Board president Cheryl Ossenfort has been named to serve as interim Executive Director of the organization, which plans to perform a national search for a new Executive Director at a later... 

Sedona AZ  (June 14, 2017) – It’s wildfire season and everyday fire crews are called to a new start somewhere throughout the state. Regardless of size, the amount it costs to fight these fires adds up. Arizona has already incurred a multi-million-dollar tab to battle wildfires this year and the cost to suppress the Lizard Fire is adding to that bill. To help ease some of the burden, the Department... 

Coconino County SAR respond to calls reporting severely injured hikers in the Pomeroy Tanks and Walnut Canyon areas Sedona AZ (June 13, 2017) – On June 10, 2017 at approximately 9:30 in the morning, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Coconino County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, Ponderosa Fire District, Lifeline Ambulance, AZ Department of Public Safety Northern Air Rescue Unit, and Guardian... 

Sedona AZ (June 13, 2017) – Coming soon: Spectacular sunsets and brief heat relief from monsoon moisture. Also coming soon: Low- or no-visibility on roadways caused by dust storms. Monsoon season is returning to Arizona and during Monsoon Awareness Week, June 12-16, the Arizona Department of Transportation is reminding drivers how to stay safe on roadways when dust storms arrive. Arizona dust... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2017) – The Bowie Fire, about 13 miles southeast of Bowie, Arizona, which started on June 7, 2017, was caused by lightning. Brush, tall grass and rugged terrain provided quick fuel and, to-date, with 90% containment, the Southwest Area Incident Management Team reports over 3,036 acres burned. As of this morning, the evacuation of Diamond Mountain retreat off Old Fort Bowie... 

Kathy Griffin Sedona AZ (June 9, 2017) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: The Kathy Griffin claims are so pathetic that only the Stupid or Ignorant would believe her. Griffin’s claim to having apologized for her pathetic portrayal of an ‘Effigy of President Trump’s Severed and Blood-soaked head’, according to news sources, was a Deluge of Deception because it... 

Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Sedona AZ (June 9, 2017) – Arizona Governor Doug Ducey has proclaimed June 11 -17 Monsoon Awareness Week in Arizona in anticipation of the upcoming monsoon and summer severe weather hazards. The proclamation recognizes the diversity of severe weather, extreme heat and flooding that occurs in Arizona. “Arizonans enjoy the refreshing rains that accompany the monsoon,”... 

Sedona AZ (June 8, 2017) – When Russell Henderson was a soldier, he didn’t worry that much about his weight and blood pressure. The retired first sergeant got plenty of exercise, and the military actively encouraged people to eat healthier. But after he retired in 2002, his eating habits slipped to unhealthy foods, and he didn’t get the exercise he used to. It’s taken a toll on his 66-year-old...