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Scott Shumaker

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737s won’t be landing in Sedona any time soon

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To stay current, pilots with an instrument rating — navi­gating by instruments only — need to perform a certain number of instrument-only landing approaches each year. To save time and fuel, pilots will often just “shoot approaches” — approach...
In Other News

USFS revisits 525 boondocking

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They came in vans: Conversion vans and Sprinter vans, Westphalias and Econolines. They came in RVs and “schoolies,” in cars pulling tear drops and pop ups. The full spectrum of camping vehi­cles — from high end to low — made...
Village of Oak Creek

USFS works on VOC trail improvements

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Winter is trail-building season in the Red Rock Ranger District of the Coconino National Forest, and this season areas outside the Village of Oak Creek will see a concentration of work. In one of the last phases of the Red...
Village of Oak Creek

VOCA gives its OK to Hilton

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The Village of Oakcreek Association Board of Directors voted 4-2 on Wednesday, Jan. 6, to approve plans for a three-story Hilton Garden Inn at the corner of Jacks Canyon Road and State Route 179. The vote occurred during an appeals...
Village of Oak Creek

VOC Hilton to face a 2nd hearing

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Whatever happens, someone will be unhappy. The Village of Oakcreek Association is scheduled to hold a second appeals hearing Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 9 a.m. for an application for a Hilton Garden Inn on a vacant parcel along State Route...
Human Interest

Sedona Airport hosts police training

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On an asphalt expanse larger than a football field at Sedona Airport, Sedona police officers with orange and black rubber guns drawn practiced a high-risk vehicle stop, yelling methodical instructions at pretend suspect Sgt. Michael Dominguez, who slowly exited...
In Other News

Locals raise alarm on 525 overcamping

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525 Overrun: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal land west of Sedona that includes the western foothills, Forest Road 525 and Bill Gray Road has seen a dramatic increase in camping and public use. This is...
In Other News

Forest Service rounds up 50 feral cows

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Contractors working with the Coconino, Prescott and Tonto National Forests removed over 50 feral, or free-roaming, cows from the streamside habitat of the Verde River in a complex operation before Thanksgiving. The roundup focused on the stretch of river between...
County News

Yavapai County will provide free affordable homes plans

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Yavapai County would like developers to build more starter homes in the county — modest single-family homes that are within reach of young families and essen­tial workers like teachers, firefighters, nurses and laborers to purchase. Soon, it’ll even hand builders...
Sedona News

Members call foul in VOCA hotel review

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As the Village of Oakcreek Association reviews a controversial hotel proposal for an undeveloped tract on State Route 179 in the Village of Oak Creek, members of the homeowners association’s architectural committee have accused VOCA’s board of directors of...
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About Me

Scott Shumaker has covered Arizona news since 2012. His work has previously appeared in Scottsdale Airpark News, High Country News, The Entertainer! Magazine and other publications. Before moving to the Village of Oak Creek, he lived in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Reno, Nevada.
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