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Big Park closing date delayed
Maybe the third time is the charm, as the $10 million sale of the former Big Park Community School to buyer Basil Maher was extended for the third time following a unanimous 5-0 vote by the Sedona-Oak Creek School District Governing Board on Sept. 16. Both the buyer and the…
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Published September 25Journalist Annette McGivney revisits the sweat lodge deaths near Sedona in 'Plastic Shaman'
In her latest book, McGivney recounts how a 2009 retreat led by rising New Age star James Arthur Ray ended with three people dead after hours in a haphazard sweat lodge.
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Published September 24Habitat for Humanity opens applications for 10 starter homes
The affordable housing nonprofit is accepting applications for 10 new starter homes in Flagstaff’s Timber Sky development. It’s the next phase in the project launched last year.
City of Flagstaff
Published September 24Upcoming Community Meeting for the Butler-Fourth Improvements Project
Slide Rock reopens for fall
Waters open for swimming, but not recommended by state park officials “Slide Rock State Park is completely open,” Arizona State Parks & Trails spokeswoman Michelle Thompson said Friday, Sept. 18. “There’s no closures at all.” Swimming in Oak Creek at Slide Rock State Park…
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Published September 24Kelly leads push for additional Grand Canyon recovery funds
Sen. Mark Kelly along with the rest of Arizona’s Democratic congressional delegation are asking Congress for additional funding to help Grand Canyon National Park recover from a series of disasters in the past year.
City of Flagstaff
Published September 23Section 17 Area Closures Near Lowell Observatory for Forest Thinning; FUTS Remains Open
Sedona Police Department hosts community event Oct. 3
It’s nearly time for the Sedona Police Department to fire up the grill for its Community Outreach Event at the Sedona Posse Grounds Hub, located at 525 Posse Ground Road, on Saturday, Oct. 3, from 3 to 5 p.m. “It was formerly known as ‘National Night Out’ in Sedona. It’s very…
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Published September 23Earth Notes: Chronic Wasting Disease
Every hunting season since 1998, the Arizona Game and Fish Department has asked hunters to bring them elk and deer heads to test for chronic wasting disease.
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Published September 22Nez hopes ‘buyer's remorse’ will wrest control of CD2 from Republicans in November
Former Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez says two years of full Republican control in Washington DC has disappointed voters, as he challenges Rep. Eli Crane in Arizona’s Second Congressional District.
City of Flagstaff
Published September 22Statement on Nancy Baca Campaign Finance Report
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Published September 22Wildfires threaten tribes’ health, income and cultural traditions
Hotter, drier conditions driven by climate change have already made wildfires nationwide more frequent and intense. Tribal communities are especially vulnerable both during and after the fires.