SOCSD took action when Gov. wouldn’t
We commend the Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board for voting on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to reopen classes in a hybrid model, allowing for...
Bars, gyms and schools might maybe reopen
It’s not very often the bars, gyms and schools all find common ground, but they have in this pandemic for the simple fact of...
‘Back-up bypass’ does not pass our smell test
Sometime between 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. the night of Tuesday, Aug. 4, the SR179 Sewer Main Replacement Project suffered a sewage spill of...
Council nickel-and-dimes vital nonprofits
Due to the collective wealth of the residents of the Sedona area and the demographics of our residents, who tend to volunteer for nonprofits,...
Pig Fire serves as a warning of area fire dangers
Over the weekend, the Verde Valley experienced its first relatively large wildfire of the 2020 fire season: The Pig Fire tearing through the brush...
Vaccine needed for inept virus rule-makers
Arizona’s Rt — the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person — has been below 1.0 for more than a...
Every vote and voter is important in local elections
Until 2014, Sedona City Council elections would kick off in March and conclude in May. The council election was also divorced from other ballots,...
Rain, rain come our way, so we can go out in day
The Arizona monsoon officially started on June 15, using the date-only method, but the meteorological method based on dew points means the monsoon has...
