Article submitted by the City of Sedona Sedona AZ (September 5, 2014) – Construction on the Airport Road project began on August 18, 2014, and will continue throughout October 2014. Airport Road is located between the northern Forest Service Boundary and Airport Terminal Road at the top of the mesa, off State Highway 89A in west Sedona. The project includes milling and overlay of approximately... 

Monsoon clouds often bring lightning and thunder with rain Sedona AZ (August 17, 2014) – On Saturday, August 10, 2014, at about 4:00 in the afternoon, a Coconino County Sheriff’s Office deputy assigned to the Forest Lakes Community and the Forest Lakes Fire Department was dispatched to the Spillway Campground at Woods Canyon Lake after receiving a call that an adult male had been struck by... 

Sedona AZ (July 20, 2014) – “OFFICIAL UPDATE JULY 24, 2014 @ 1:32 PM – Sedona Plane Crash Victims Identified – The Yavapai County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identifies of 4 individuals killed in the plane crash near Sedona on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Jonathan McGeary , 22, from Flagstaff, Arizona – indicated as the pilot; Levi Wallace, 23, from Prescott, Arizona; Johanna... 

Sedona 89 A Midgely Bridge over Oak Creek Canyon before the Slide Fire burned over 20,000 acres Sedona AZ (July 10, 2014) – Even though the Slide Fire has been extinguished, there remains a threat of flash floods, mudslides and rock slides in Oak Creek Canyon. On three occasions recently, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) temporarily closed portions of State Route 89A between Sedona... 

Sedona AZ (June 11, 2014) – The following is an open letter to the community dated June 11, 2014, from Sedona Fire District Fire Chief Kris Kazian:   What an amazing and challenging two weeks we all experienced during the Slide Fire. At about 3:45 PM on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, the Sedona Fire District experienced a large fire in Oak Creek Canyon. From the minute we received a notice of smoke... 

Sedona AZ (June 2, 2014) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor about the United States Forest Service (USFS) Forest Management and fire control programs: To: Nicole Branton, District Ranger and Bryan Martyn, Arizona State Parks Director I intend no disrespect to the employees of the United States Forest Service (USFS) by writing this opinion. I highly commend the agency’s... 

Verde River winds through desert areasSedona AZ (May 29, 2014) – On May 25, 2014, around noon, Arizona Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office dispatchers were notified that two Tempe area teens, ages 13 and 15, were canoeing along the Verde River and had failed to reach their designated pull off point at Beasley Flats Recreation area. YCSO’s Rescue 1 helicopter was launched immediately... 

Sedona AZ (May 25, 2014) – The following is the ORDER SLIDE FIRE EMERGENCY CLOSURE COCONINO NATIONAL FOREST: Order Number: 04-14-05-F Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 551, and 36 CFR § 261.50(a) and (b), the following acts are prohibited on all National Forest System lands within the Coconino National Forest, in Coconino and Yavapai County in the state of Arizona. The restricted area is depicted on the... 

Sedona AZ (May 21, 2014) – SedonaEye.com photos of the Slide Rock Fire burning since May 20 in the Oak Creek Canyon area, Sedona, Arizona captured from Arizona Interstate 17 (top) and AZ State Route 179 (center) and Sedona staging area (last photo courtesy of USFS) at approximately 2:30 PM. The Slide Rock Fire has burned over 1000 acres and is expected to reach 5000 acres within 24 hours due... 

Sedona AZ (May 15, 2014) – On May 14, 2014, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Coconino County Arizona Sheriff’s Office, Flagstaff, received a report of a traffic collision on Snowbowl Road in the area of mile post 3.4. Upon arrival, CCSO found a freight-liner flatbed utility truck rolled over. During the investigation, CCSO deputies found that the truck was owned by Allison Transmission out...