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Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Ron Eland

Sedona City Council talks procedures, makes no changes

The Sedona City Council finished up its spring cleaning this week as it approved updates to its own policies and procedures, but not without debate on a few items. The discussion came during the council’s meeting Tuesday, April 13. The...

Sedona doles out $1M in nonprofit contracts

Christmas came early for a handful of local organiza­tions in the tune of just over $1 million. The Sedona City Council unanimously approved service contracts for the Humane Society of Sedona, Sedona Community Center, Sedona Public Library, Sedona Recycles and...

Fire Capt. Casey Carr awarded for heroism

Sedona Fire District’s Capt. Casey Carr admits that an award he received over the weekend brought some mixed feelings. “It was humbling, I would say,” he said. “For any firefighter I know, awards for something like this — often times...

P&Z looks at Uptown Sedona CFA draft

Being that Uptown is often the busiest part of Sedona, it only makes sense that there are more moving parts when looking at making improvements in the future. The Sedona Planning and Zoning Commission spent two and a half hours...

Large events take a wait-and-see approach

COVID-19 restric­tions wiped out just about every event in Sedona last year, both big and small. Organizers are planning their returns cautiously. One of the most popular annual events is Oktoberfest, hosted by Rotary Club of Sedona Red Rocks. Rotarian...

Sedona Parks & Rec to offer summer events

The organizers of public events across the state and country are in a bit of a holding pattern as COVID-19 infection rates and restrictions continue to drop but uncertainty continues. On March 25, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey repealed many of...

Sedona small grants for nonprofits back on track

As the deadline to apply for the city’s annual small grants program nears, it appears things are back to normal following last year’s limited distribution of the funds by the Sedona City Council. Applications are due by noon on Thursday,...

DPS finishes VOC shooting investigation

The investigation into an officer-involved shooting late last year that resulted in the death of a Village of Oak Creek woman is moving forward. On Nov. 7, Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a residence on Cathedral Rock Drive...

Organizations team up to help Sedona kids

It’s a partnership that simply makes sense. Members of SedonaKind met on Wednesday, March 24, at the home of Christine Schneider, a a SedonaKind board member and board member for the volunteer Arizona Crisis Team. Together, the members helped put...

Sedona City Council talks emergency powers, scheduling

The Sedona City Council did a little spring cleaning of its own rules and procedures on a variety of topics, from selecting a vice mayor to the protocol of requesting staff time. But two topics near the end of the...

About Me

Ron Eland has been the assistant managing editor of the Sedona Red Rock News for the past seven years. He started his professional journalism career at the age of 16 and over the past 35 years has worked for newspapers in Nevada, Hawaii, California and Arizona. In his free time he enjoys the outdoors, sports, photography and time with his family and friends.
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