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Rain & humidity quickly lower fire danger

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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...
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Tree die-offs might be worst since 2002

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The intense drought of the last two years is taking a toll on the region’s drought-adapted native trees and bushes. Jeff Schalau, Yavapai County director for the University of Arizona’s Cooperative Extension, said the county’s master gardener office has fielded...
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Homeless cope with national forest closures

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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...
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Wolf Anubis roams now-closed national forests

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Amid extreme fire danger, multiple active fires and official forest closures, U.S. Forest Service offi­cials have largely emptied the now-closed Coconino and Kaibab National Forests, but somewhere on the Colorado Plateau above Sedona, a 1-year-old endan­gered male Mexican wolf...
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Coconino National Forest begins implementing ‘full closure’

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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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Airport to lease Masons’ lodge

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Available: 6,400-square-foot building on 4-acre parcel. Kitchen. Men’s, women’s bathrooms. Two banquet rooms and office. Utilities by APS and Oak Creek Water District. Oh, we might also mention that it’s located on the edge of a 500-foot mesa overlooking all...
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Buying a home with Bitcoin in Sedona

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Ryan Nichols buys home with the cryptocurrency, but says purchase wasn’t easy Crypto-currencies: Are they a temporary fad or the new gold? With the rise of digital assets, some are comparing them to the traditional safe haven investment, gold. But...
Human Interest

Sedona pilot flies Mexican wolves again

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This spring, Sedona pilot Mike Schroeder flew from the Sedona Airport to the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in St. Louis. He checked into a hotel to get some sleep, because his St. Louis passengers — five 11-day-old Mexican...
Human Interest

Arizona law requires respect for ancient remains

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Recently, workers on a home-building project outside of Sedona city limits near Red Rock Crossing unintentionally exposed funerary remains laid to rest centuries ago by some of the Verde Valley’s original inhabitants. Other funerary remains or artifacts had not been...
Village of Oak Creek

VOC hotel opponent Bob McCann survives removal vote

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Correction: A previous version of this story printed in the May 7 Village View erroneously stated that 88 votes in VOCA's recent election were disqualified. That number represents the total number of members not in good standing who were...
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About Me

Scott Shumaker has covered Arizona news since 2012. His work has previously appeared in Scottsdale Airpark News, High Country News, The Entertainer! Magazine and other publications. Before moving to the Village of Oak Creek, he lived in Flagstaff, Phoenix and Reno, Nevada.
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