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District starts budget without tax numbers

The Sedona Fire District has started preparations for next year’s budget, but is still unsure how much money it will have. The district is funded by taxes from property assessments, and Business Director Karen Daines said she expects this...

City assesses impact of 1.1% state tax increase

As the state grapples whether to increase the state sales tax for all of Arizona to help solve its budget woes, towns and cities are waiting to see what the impacts would be. What is being discussed in the...

Foreclosures at 39% in Sedona

Real estate agents in Sedona are hoping the housing market turns around soon, as more and more people are seeing their homes go into foreclosure. In 2009, of the 187 home sales, 73 were in foreclosure, according to reports...

New development runs on sun’s power

A housing development being built in the Verde Valley is the first in Northern Arizona designed to run off solar power. Homes in the Grey Fox Ridge in Cottonwood are being built to run off this energy. Marc Avery,...

Resident questions firefighter overtime

Depending on who is asked, the amount of overtime pay at the Sedona Fire District is either the nature of the beast and a necessity of the job, or overly excessive. David Zirinsky, a retired certified public accountant, analyzed...

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Sedona area’s trails haves stories miles long

On April 9, Sara Stiffler spread maps across a table in the Sedona Heritage Museum's apple shed and took...

Bracety ousts McCasland as Yavapai College Governing Board chair

Future MeetingsThe Yavapai College District Governing Board has three meetings scheduled for May, with a fourth one to...
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