Rendering of Sedona Fire Station 6 Sedona AZ (June 30, 2013) – The Sedona Fire District Board asked that the SedonaEye.com post this invitation to the groundbreaking ceremony for its Fire Station #6 in the Sedona Chapel area. We thank Abraham Koniarsky and Karen Schmitt for their help in providing the information: You’re Invited to the Sedona Fire District Fire Station No. 6 Groundbreaking... 

Sedona AZ (June 28, 2013) – In a Letter to the SedonaEye.com editor, Sedona resident Henry Twombly writes of his disappointment and concerns with lack of proper oversight by the Arizona Corporation Commission of APS: Dear Commissioners, I write to ask that you re-examine your oversight of APS. I can understand how tricky it must be “to balance the customers’ interest in affordable... 

SedonaEye.com Star Paws Up Columnist, Harley McGuire with good advice for a pet-friendly July 4 Sedona AZ (June 28, 2013) – HEY THERE ONE & ALL!  This is a very important message I’m sending. Please, please take time to read it and follow the instructions: Never was this tough pup afraid of anything ‘cuz of my surviving being hit by a car and all…until that heating thingy... 

Washington DC (June 28, 2013) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog. Veterans Benefits... 

Sedona AZ (June 28, 2013) – The State Bar of Arizona is accepting applications for two non-attorney vacancies on the Arizona Supreme Court’s Committee on Character and Fitness, which is responsible for the investigation and recommendation of applicants for admission to the practice of law in Arizona. Applicants must have the time, skill and patience to review confidential detailed reports of background... 

Sedona AZ (June 27, 2013) – I believe in Democracy. Real Democracy. Authentic, transparent, accountable, clean Democracy. I believe most of us believe in and want that kind of Democracy. That kind of Democracy, and the longing for that kind of Democracy, lives in a “parallel universe” that runs alongside our current political universe. Hence the name, A Parallel Democracy. A parallel... 

Sedona AZ (June 27, 2013) – As Coconino County has moved into heightened fire danger season and into greater fire related restrictions, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office, Flagstaff Police Department, and the U.S. Forest Service are offering a Woods Watch Training and Orientation program. This northern Arizona volunteer program, similar to Neighborhood Watch, is of vital importance in residential... 

Sedona AZ (June 26, 2013) – At approximately 10:30 PM on June 21, 2013, a 25-year female residing in the 2600 block of Village Drive, Cottonwood, Arizona, answered the door and was confronted by a man about 5’03-5’04” and weighing approximately 130 lbs, wearing a black shirt, black pants, along with a hood and mask. The man entered the home and immediately struck her over the... 

Arizona Elk Society volunteers fill dry water tanks. Southwestern water studies show visitation rates by non-game species exceeded that of game species in hot weather. Sedona AZ (June 26, 2013) – It is summer and the weather is hot and dry. So dry in fact that many wildlife species are stressed by the aridity and lack of available water. Many species like deer, elk, and pronghorn are all pregnant... 

This Eye on City of Sedona column is authored by Vice Mayor Mark DiNunzio and submitted by the City of Sedona. Sedona AZ (June 26, 2013) – We, Council and staff, have heard directly and otherwise that there is confusion and concern among some in our community about the recent decision by City Council to eliminate some standing commissions and thereby reorganize how our citizens are directly...