Elizabeth McGinnis from Sedona will be among the more than 6,000 cyclists and 4,000 volunteers participating in the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual bike-athon across Massachusetts, on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1 and 2. The event is meant to raise...
Dec. 31, 1954 — Jun 19, 2026
Elaine Rose Babbitt, of Cottonwood, 71, died June 19.
She was born on Dec. 31, 1954, in Mexican Water, Arizona, to John Tsosie and Lillie Gray, the middle child of 15 children. She was...
May 12, 1939 — May 25, 2026
Janet Marlene Mansoldo, 87, of Sedona, formerly of the Village of Oak Creek, died May 25.
Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 1939, Mansoldo was the daughter of the late John Melvin...
March 14, 2026
Estelle Kingston, 97, died on March 14.
She volunteered at the Humane Society of Sedona and helped the shelter get the Paw Prints Thrift Shop in the Village of Oak Creek.
Her husband of 45 years, John Kingston, preceded...
July 9, 1933 — May 23, 2026
Donald “Don” Dave Western, 92, born July 9, 1933, to Daniel and Mary Western, died on Saturday, May 23, at home with his wife of 40 years, Andrea Western, by his side.
Western is...
Sedona-Oak Creek School District Superintendent Tom Swaninger, Ed.D., will serve as the interim principal for Sedona Red Rock Jr./Sr. High School for next year.
This year’s principal, Heather Isom, accepted a new position at Shadow Cactus High School in Cave...
The city and their contractor, Cactus Asphalt, will execute an asphalt pavement preservation project starting on Monday June 8, and extending until the end of the month, on the following streets:
Roadrunner Rancho & Misc Roads, Monday, June 8 thru Thursday,...
Dec. 22, 1945 — May 28, 2026
Dora Ina Larson, of Sedona, was born on Dec. 22, 1945 in Scobey, Montana, and died on May 28 in Cottonwood.
Larson was preceded in death by her parents, Oscar and Vera Anderson; sister,...
Jan. 16, 1938 — May 15, 2026
William “Bill” John Kusner, 88, died on May 15 in Sedona.
Kudner is survived by his wife of 59 years, Justine; his daughter, Ruth Potts; son in law, Michael Potts; and grandson, Luke Potts;...
The League of Women Voters of Northern Arizona will host a series of candidates' forums this June for voters in Verde Valley communities ahead of local city and town elections. The public is invited to attend these free events...
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