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Coconino National Forest plans prescribed burns this week

Coconino National Forest firefighters are planning prescribed burns on roughly 2,000-acres of forest land east of Interstate 17 near the Stoneman Lake exit, 11 miles southeast of Sedona, between Tuesday, March 16, and Thursday, March 18. In a press release,...

We must adapt; Mother Nature plays no favorites

Last week, residents of Sedona and Verde Valley noticed a thickening of high-altitude smoke in our skies that lingered several days through the weekend. Normally when this happens, we reporters check with our local fire agencies about wildfires and check...

Smoke envelops the Verde Valley

Verde Valley residents awoke on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 8 to see … nothing. The normally clear Northern Arizona skies that usually allow residents to see for miles and miles were marred by a white haze, the residue...

Monsoon may abate chances of wildfires

The Arizona Monsoon officially begins Monday, June 15. Technically, the monsoon, or rainy season, starts when there are three consecutive days when the dew point averages 55 degrees or higher. But because that’s complicated, the National Weather Service declared in...

Sprinklers the difference in second fire at house

When Sedona firefighters recently responded to a fire on Abbott Road, the sprinkler system had already put it out. Damage on Aug. 15 was estimated at $1,000, Sedona Fire District Fire Marshal Will Loesche said, thanks to the sprinklers....

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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...

Council returns ADOH homelessness grant

The Sedona City Council’s proposed rental assistance program is off the table after the council voted unanimously on April...
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