News across Coconino County
State grants $2.66M to arts and culture
Verde Valley nonprofits receive $85,660 from public and private funds A one-time legislative appropriation of $2 million in support of Arizona’s arts and culture sector is reaching communities throughout the state with today’s announcement of grants awarded to nonprofit…
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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.
School mountain bike clubs compete at Fort Tuthill kickoff races
The Sedona School Mountain Bike Club and Mingus School Mountain Bike Club were represented well at the Arizona Cycling Association’s kickoff event at Fort Tuthill County Park in Flagstaff alongside 1,000 students representing 62 statewide teams on Saturday, Sept. 12, and Sunday,…
ICE provides info on arrests
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency released an update late Tuesday, Sept. 22, about the two men arrested in West Sedona on Saturday, Sept. 19. Mexican nationals Gildardo Sanchez Sanchez, 44, and Salomon Nava Cosme, 52, were arrested by agents for allegedly…
City of Flagstaff
Published September 25Anthony Garcia Resigns From Flagstaff City Council
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
Published September 25Scott Thybony's Canyon Commentary: A Flash Flood
In his latest Canyon Commentary, Scott Thybony recounts an unusual encounter with a slow flash flood deep in the Grand Canyon.
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…
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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.
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…
KNAU Arizona Public Radio
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 Near Lowell Observatory Closed 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…