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SFD awards those who serve

For first responders, it’s all in a day’s work. But it’s also nice to be recognized for that work even if it is just part of their job. Earlier this month, the Sedona Fire District announced its annual awards in...

Local firefighters head to California

On Saturday, Sept. 12, under a morning sky tinted an eerie orange by smoke from fires in California and Colorado, a U.S. Forest Service fire engine and work truck pulled out of Prescott National Forest’s Verde Ranger Station in...

Roadside fires surge in Verde Valley this year

If you’ve been noticing a lot of scorched patches along the highways this year, it’s not just your imagination: It’s been an unusually bad year for roadside fire. Brian Steinhardt, zone fire management officer for Coconino and Prescott National Forests,...

Sedona Fire District approves $18.8M budget

Following several month’s worth of meet­ings and plenty of tweaks here and there, the Sedona Fire District 2020-2021 budget is complete. The SFD Governing Board approved the $18,795,507 budget during its meeting on Tuesday, June 16. The decision took less...

Resident questions firefighter overtime

Depending on who is asked, the amount of overtime pay at the Sedona Fire District is either the nature of the beast and a necessity of the job, or overly excessive. David Zirinsky, a retired certified public accountant, analyzed...

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The fine art of SeQuencing books by hand

The Community Library Sedona will be hosting a display of art books created by the members of the SeQuence...

Duff pleads guilty to animal abuse

John Robert Duff, 68, the operator of Northern Arizona Rescues and Reptiles, recently pled guilty to three counts of...
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