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We must adapt; Mother Nature plays no favorites

Last week, residents of Sedona and Verde Valley noticed a thickening of high-altitude smoke in our skies that lingered several days through the weekend. Normally when this happens, we reporters check with our local fire agencies about wildfires and check...

Sedona Fire District restarts area fire bans

In what’s shaping up to be not only one of the driest but hottest summers on record, the Sedona Fire District is implementing new restrictions to help combat wild fires. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, Fire Marshal Jon Davis announced that...

Storm causes flooding, fire

Sedona’s first major monsoon storm ripped through the red rocks Wednesday afternoon, creating flash-flood conditions that shut down Hwy. 179 for over an hour. By Trista Steers Larson Newspapers ...

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Word on the street is ‘Village Treasures’ sculpture: Newest public art installed at VOC roundabout

After two years of planning, Reagan Word’s “Village Treasures,” a sculpture 13 feet tall, 16 feet long and 9...

Sedona-area USFS non-fire staff down 40% since ’24

Red Rock Ranger District outlines policy changes, office moves, possible shift in fire staff to Dept. of Interior Delayed by...
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