Sedona AZ-As part of the Storm Water Quality Management Program for the City of Sedona, many steps are taken to enhance the quality of storm water draining from its stormwater system into Oak Creek. The City encourages citizens and visitors to participate in efforts to keep Sedona’s storm water clean.  One of the areas you can help with is the proper disposal of pet waste.  Please keep the following... 

Mike Ward I have received many emails regarding my vote on the SR 89A transfer issue.  I appreciate that some of you were disappointed that your point of view regarding the transfer of SR 89A did not prevail with the Council. I assure you that I did not take this decision lightly.  There were many compelling arguments on each side of the issue and a few that were completely ungrounded.  There were... 

City of Sedona Mayor Rob Adams Sedona AZ (March 1, 2011) – After over three years of contentious debate, the decision regarding the fate of SR 89A has been made. By a vote of 4 to 3, the Sedona City Council has chosen to take ownership of 4.95 miles of a State highway, SR 89A. Some citizens are celebrating this choice, others are vowing to initiate recalls, referendums and injunctions. I say... 

Sedona AZ (March 1, 2010) – In 2010, Sedona Recycles received funding from the Sedona Community Foundation, an affiliate of the Arizona Community Foundation, to purchase recycling bins for a new free 24-hour recycling drop-off location in Oak Creek Canyon. Service of the proposed site would be donated by Sedona Recycles and all material collected would be recycled at Sedona Recycles, the Verde... 

SEDONA, Ariz. (March 1, 2011): The First Grader, the true story of an 84-year-old Kenyan villager and ex Mau Mau freedom fighter who fights for his right to go to school for the first time to get the education he could never afford, received both the Director’s Choice Award and the Audience Choice Award as Best Feature Film at the 17th Annual Sedona International Film Festival. A record number of... 

Lonnie and Valerie Rogers receive Unsung Heroes award flanked by Supervisor Davis, Eric Stanford and Billy Crawford Sedona AZ (February 24, 2011)-Love is in the air this beautiful February in Yavapai County, a love for couples who volunteer! For this special Unsung Heroes of the Month award, the volunteers near and dear to our hearts are Lonnie and Valerie Rogers, nominated by Eric Stanford and... 

Sedona AZ-Yavapai College’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) of Sedona and the Verde Valley invites members of the community to its Lunch and Learn series on Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 12:30 pm at the Yavapai College Sedona Campus. Dena Greenwood will be the guest presenter.   OLLI is a dynamic organization within Yavapai College created to meet the needs of intellectually active mature... 

Mayor Adams Sedona AZ (February 28, 2011) – The public is invited to meet with the Mayor of Sedona, Rob Adams, during lunch to discuss issues that they think are important for the City Council to consider. The lunches are scheduled for noon to 1:00 p.m. and are no-host. The public will be responsible for its luncheon costs and the luncheons are informal. On March 16, 2010, the mayor’s... 

Sedona AZ (February 28, 2011) – A Zumbathon fundraiser for 12-year old Kelsea Freeman will be held March 4, 2011, at the Camp Verde Elementary School gymnasium. Kelsea is in need of a liver transplant. Donations to Kelsea can be given at the door. This is an opportunity to help a local child in need. Please call 928-301-2978 for more information.  Read More →

Sedona AZ-Yavapai County Republican Committee Chairman Malcolm Barrett, Jr. will be speaking at the Verde Valley Republican Women’s March meeting about the committee and how you can get involved.  The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 16th at 11:30 a.m. at the Los Abrigados Resort located at Hwy 179 and El Portal Lane in Sedona.  Dave Blauert will also be giving an update about the military...