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Magistrate stepping down to take state job

Sedona will soon see a new judge on the dais presiding over the magistrate court. The city announced recently that Magistrate Judge Lisa Parsons is stepping down from the bench after being appointed to that position in March 2020. Parsons was...

City to lease SOCSD admin building for court

After several weeks of back-and-forth negotiations, the Sedona-Oak Creek School District may soon have a new tenant in its Nancy J. Alexander Administration Center on Brewer Road: The city of Sedona. By a unanimous vote on Tuesday, July 6, the...

From ‘Oprah’ to jail cell — James Arthur Ray charged with manslaughter

Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested James Arthur Ray on three counts of manslaughter at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 3. The Yavapai County Grand Jury returned a indictment on three counts of manslaughter against Ray early Wednesday...

City judge Yancey resigns seat

Five years after becoming Sedona’s magistrate judge, Elizabeth Yancey submitted her resignation. It’s time for her to be closer to her family, she said. “My family, like a lot of people, takes priority, and at this point in my...

Win for city on rentals

By Greg Ruland Larson newspapers A Coconino County Superior Court judge threw out two claims and questioned a third in a lawsuit against Sedona by opponents of the city’s short-term rentals ban....

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Republicans vie to unseat AZ secretary of State

Kolodin, Swoboda debate election integrity, voter rolls Arizona Secretary of State Republican candidates, Arizona State Rep. Alexander Kolodin  and Gina Swoboda, the former chairwoman...

Council OKs Cultural Park 2.0 to draft amphitheater plan

Unanimously authorizes SCP 2.0 to discuss plans with venue operators Sedona City Council voted unanimously 6-0 — with Councilwoman Kathy...
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