News across Coconino County
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published September 29Flagstaff artist Chip Thomas awarded MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
Flagstaff public artist Chip Thomas is among this year’s group of 20 MacArthur Fellows who will receive the no-strings-attached $800,000 grant to further their work.
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published September 28Pick a free bouquet, stay for the community at a flower garden on Butterfly Lane
Cindy Wilson has transformed her home on Butterfly Lane into a garden oasis in northern Arizona. But after wildfires and flooding hit the area five years ago, she decided to give away her blooms instead.
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published 3 hours agoCommunity pushback holds up a proposed copper mine on the Navajo Nation
A mining company executive said the proposal to dig for copper is effectively stalled unless the community changes its mind.
City of Flagstaff
Published 5 hours agoFall Housing Newsletter
The City of Flagstaff Housing Fall newsletter is now available!
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published 11 hours agoHobbs restores part of university funding cuts, including $2.5 million for NAU
Gov. Katie Hobbs is restoring $16.5 million in university funding cut as part of the state budget’s across-the-board reductions. NAU will receive about $2.5 million.
Yavapai County OK $280K in grants
Supervisors accepts grants to repair and improve the Sedona Airport In short order the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved its Community Service Agreements totaling $280,390 for 11 organizations across the county during its Sept. 16 meeting in Cottonwood.…
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published 17 hours agoEarth Notes: Bidahochi Basin
An abiding question among geologists is when was the Grand Canyon carved? When did the Colorado River assume its present course and become the master sculptor of the canyon?
City of Flagstaff
Published September 29FUSD and City Host Educational Open House for Propositions on November Ballot
Annette McGivney talks dark legacy of ‘shaman’ Ray
3 died at makeshift sweat lodge at Cornville retreat center in 2009 The quest for enlightenment left three dead in the wake of a 120-degree Fahrenheit self-constructed sweat lodge. Their deaths was the topic of the fall’s first Sedona Heritage Museum’s Speaker Series as author…
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published September 29Developer’s latest hydropower proposal on Navajo Nation draws scrutiny
Supporters say the project would bring jobs to communities that need them. Critics are concerned about the environmental impact and the tactics used by the developer and his allies.
City of Flagstaff
Published September 28City Hosts Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration Event on Oct. 12
City of Sedona mulls interim manager
Council Oks building codes and approves tourism marketing strategies With City Manager Anette Spickard’s last day set for Tuesday, Nov. 3, Sedona City Council met in a closed-door executive session Tuesday, Sept. 22, to discuss two outside candidates for interim city manager:…