Joseph K Giddens

Teen helps teens find scholarships

Easy-to-use website expanded to include jobs and internships Sahil Katukojula, a senior at Desert Vista High School in Ahwatukee, was frustrated, like many high schoolers planning their futures and how they are going to be able to afford the education...

Kevin Phelps hired as interim city manager

Retired from Glendale in January; fills in after Spickard leaves Nov. 3 Sedona City Council voted unanimously 6-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to hire Kevin Phelps, former city manager of Glendale, to be Sedona’s interim city manager. Phelps will fill...

Trio hopes to find ‘100 Men Who Care’

Based on women’s group, members each give $100 to chosen nonprofit A group of men can have a major impact if they pool their resources to help the community. "The 100 Women Who Care were our inspiration," 100 Men Who Care...

Stranded Cave Springs campers able to leave

Some 65 campers were stranded at Cave Springs Campground in Oak Creek Canyon after Oak Creek washed out the low-water bridge Saturday and Sunday Oct. 10 and Oct. 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksj-NkBQrj0&t=2s The majority were able to leave late Tuesday, Oct. 13,...

‘Worth saving:’ Sedona Tom dies at 72

After jail, Tom Nuanez spent his last years getting drinkers home safe Even Sedona residents who never took a ride with "Sedona Tom" knew the man, his iconic van and his mission: To safely shepherd drunk people home. "I was voted...

Fest of Fall promises an eclectic lineup of fun

Posse Grounds filled with cornhole, pickleball and more offerings Fest of Fall returns with an estimated 1,000 people coming out to Posse Grounds Park on Saturday, Oct. 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., to celebrate the changing of the...

Pool becomes a cauldron of pumpkin fun

City kicks off Halloween season with annual Splash & Fest of Fall The free annual pumpkin patch inside the Sedona Community Pool takes place from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17. While this is a free event, it does...

Pilot program on FR 152C to add speed limit

Within the next three months, the Coconino National Forest plans to impose a speed limit of 15 miles per hour for all vehicles for 1.1 miles of Forest Service Road 152C from the intersection of Bear Mountain Road to...

Yavapai County voters have 9 propositions to weigh in on

As it’s becoming something of a tradition in Arizona, voters will have eight different legislative propositions to vote on sent to them by Republican lawmakers to get around the veto pen of Gov. Katie Hobbs , who canceled many...

County OKs Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office software

NightHawk analyzes cell phone data, GPS location, ALPR data on suspects After unanimously denying the contract in August, the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 on Monday, Oct. 5, to approve a three-year, $13,847 NightHawk subscription for the Yavapai...

About Me

Joseph K. Giddens grew up in southern Arizona and studied natural resources at the University of Arizona. He later joined the National Park Service in many different roles focusing on geoscience education throughout the West. Drawn to deep time and ancient landscapes he’s worked at: Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park, Badlands National Park and Saguaro National Park among several other public land sites. Prior to joining Sedona Red Rock News, he worked for several Tucson outlets as well as the Williams-Grand Canyon News and the Navajo-Hopi Observer. He frequently is reading historic issues of the Tombstone Epitaph newspaper and daydreaming about rockhounding. Contact him at jgiddens@larsonnewspapers.com or (928) 282-7795 ext. 122.
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