James T Kling

Sedona Red Rock High School junior chosen as Sister Cities representative

Sedona Red Rock High School junior Fernando Quisumbing reached into his bag on Thursday, March 26, which had the words “Bag of Holding” embroidered on the side, and pulled out a small notebook and flipped through the filled pages...

Sedona Charter School students dig for dinos

Cardboard boxes with twine strings suspended in a grid on top were on four tables in Renee Miller and Carianna Liefland’s Upper Elementary classroom at Sedona Charter School on March 26. Students huddled around and reached in with small brushes...

Walters earns ‘Artist of Excellence’ award

Sedona artist Curt Walters came back from a trip to the Booth Western Art Museum in Georgia with a small glass obelisk engraved with his name and the words “Artist of Excellence Award.” While there, he was attending an event...

College board to vote for a new chair

After a 3-1 vote, with board Chairwoman Deb McCasland opposed and Representative Patrick Kuykendall absent, the Yavapai College District Governing Board approved to hold an election for a new board chair and secretary at its meeting Tuesday,...

City files suit to keep initiative off July ballot

Late Tuesday afternoon, the Sedona City Council filed a lawsuit against the Save Sedona Committee, the Yavapai and Coconino county recorders and the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors “seeking clarity” on the legality of Proposition 403. According to the suit,...

West Sedona School’s Piper Wagner wins essay contest

Fourth-grader loves dogs, crafts, making slime & trying new things West Sedona School fourth-grader Piper Wagner sat down after school in November with a pencil in hand and outlines of hamburgers printed on paper in front of her. Her teacher, Kelly...

Black Rock Coffee brewing on Posse Grounds Road

Construction began on the northeast corner of the intersection of State Route 89A and Posse Ground Road for a drive-thru Black Rock Coffee Bar that was approved in August. The 0.423-acre lot, which was flattened for construction as of Monday,...

Phelps threads ‘Needle in a Haystack’ to find Pluto

Diane Phelps, author of “Needle in a Haystack,” told Kelly Cadigan’s fourth-grade class at West Sedona School on Tuesday, March 10, that if they have a dream, they can make it happen. Her book, which the class read in the...

Muddy Rabbit top 50 finalist for national Tiny Desk Concert

When Dani Richter, aka Inde Ella, the lead singer and acoustic guitar player for Cottonwood-based band Muddy Rabbit, heard about the NPR Tiny Desk Contest, there was only one week left before submissions closed. “I got together the band and...

Circle K files 2-year permit extension request

Circle K submitted a request for a two-year extension to receive building permits in the city for its planned store and gas station at the northeast corner of 2820 W. SR 89A and Southwest Drive on Thursday, March 5. Originally,...

About Me

James T. Kling grew up from coast to coast living in places like North Carolina and Washington State. He studied political science and history at Purdue University in Indiana, where he also worked for the Purdue Exponent student newspaper covering topics across the state, even traveling across the Midwest for journalism conferences. James has a passion for reading as well as writing, often found reading historical fiction, fantasy and sci-fi. As the name suggests, he is named after Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek. He spends his free time writing creative stories, dancing and playing music.
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