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Wednesday, May 21, 2025

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Rain & humidity quickly lower fire danger

The recent rain and increased humidity is shifting concerns from fire danger to flash flooding for public land managers. Coconino National Forest and Sedona Fire District lifted all fire restric­tions on July 16. Kaibab and Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests have also...

Former SFD assistant chief killed in crash

Although he was with the district for just two years, Jeff Piechura — affectionately known as Chief Pie — left a lasting impres­sion on those he worked with at the Sedona Fire District. And now, his SFD brothers and sisters...

Homeless cope with national forest closures

Many self-described “travelers” pass through Sedona for a season before moving on. They’re free spirits, living on the cheap out of vehicles or backpacks in parking lots, or on Coconino National Forest when Sedona police, enforcing the city’s no...

Rafael Fire

Coconino National Forest begins implementing ‘full closure’

On Monday, Coconino National Forest announced a full forest closure effec­tive at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 23, and the agency is preparing the public for a potentially long closure — the exact length dependent on how much moisture...

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Dance festival challenges audience with striking concepts

The second Sedona Dance Festival, organized by the Sedona Dance Project, took place at the Sedona Performing Arts Center...

Sedona residents share stories of historic properties

The Sedona Heritage Museum hosted an historic preservation celebration on May 3 to mark the start of Historic Preservation...
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