By Ted Grussing… as the comet NeoWise makes its way back out into the solar system and beyond it is still scoring a ten for overall beauty. This is a composite image that I put together with a photo I took in the hospital room at Oasis over the weekend … a mirror on the wall and reflections of a multi colored wall … it also worked out for a ten!
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Sedona AZ (August 5, 2020) – The Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) concluded their investigation into the officer-involved shooting of Jonathan David Messare, determining the officers were justified in their actions and that with Messare closing in on officers with an edged weapon held over his head and ready to use, non-lethal use of force was not an option. The Coconino County Attorney’s Office has also reviewed this incident and determined charges against the officers are not warranted.Messare died on scene when two Sedona Police Department officers fired their weapons at the 41-year-old on Jan. 20, 2020 as he…
Prescott AZ (August 5, 2020) – UPDATE – In the early evening hours of July 27th, Officers with the Phoenix Police Department located suspect Matthew Scott Bywater in the 4300 block of 19th Avenue in Phoenix. Bywater was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail. He was wanted on a probation violation warrant stemming from a 2018 burglary in the Cordes Lakes area. Bywater has since been transferred to the Yavapai County Jail where he is currently in custody.###Prescott AZ (July 19, 2020) – It’s day 19 of Yavapai Silent Witnesses Catch 22 Program. Today the Yavapai County Sheriff’s…
By Ted Grussing… apologies for not getting a photograph out last night, but it just didn’t happen. I got home from Oasis down in Phoenix very late afternoon and rather collapsed in a heap … I had a total knee replacement of the right knee Friday morning and was more in crash mode than creative mode. So here is the image I had planned to use last night. Kendrick Peak, NW of the San Francisco Peaks. Seemed like a good way to escape the heat that permeates Arizona during the summer.
Cornville AZ (August 4, 2020) – On Monday August 3, 2020, at approximately 8:30 PM, the Verde Valley Fire District responded to the report of a wildland assignment in the 5000 block of Homestead Trail.VVFD was dispatched to the report of a yard on fire and spreading. On arrival crews deployed hand lines to the fire in order to control the fire’s spread. The fire was controlled and extinguished with hose lines and hand crews. Nearby organizations, Cottonwood Fire and Medical and Verde Valley Ambulance Company sent crews to help with suppression activities. One person at the scene was evaluated…
[NOTE: The sewage spill occurred on August 4, 2020. Information from the City of Sedona was first made available on August 5. Updates appear below with the original story.]Thursday, September 3 update on sewage spillSedona AZ (September 4, 2020) – Water quality counts taken between 8:40 and 10:01 a.m. on Sept. 2, 2020 show E.coli levels at all test sites remain below the state and federal water quality E.coli limit of 235 Colony Forming Units (CFU)/100mL of water for recreational swimming. It takes approximately 24 hours to receive test results, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) 235 CFU/100 mL Beach…
“Let Your Voice Be Heard – Vote” Election Day is tomorrow – Tuesday, August 4, 2020Prescott AZ (August 3, 2020) – Yavapai County Recorder, Leslie Hoffman would like to announce that tomorrow, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 is Election Day… “Let Your Voice Be Heard – Vote”.All registered voters are eligible to vote in the 2020 Primary Election. Emergency Voting is available today Monday, August 3, 2020 at the Yavapai County Recorder’s Offices 1015 Fair St. RM 228, Prescott and 10 S. 6th St., Cottonwood through 5pm.
Dealers beware, you never know who is watching …Cottonwood AZ (August 3, 2020) – On July 28, 2020, around 5:15 PM, detectives from the Partner’s Against Narcotics Trafficking Task Force (PANT) observed 30-year-old John Gonzales in the Cottonwood area and saw him eventually stop in the parking lot of the Cottonwood Walmart. Detectives know John for his involvement in the use and sale of fentanyl. He is usually associated with a dark brown GMC 2500 truck. John exited his truck and quickly jumped into a gold Mercury passenger car that had pulled up next to his truck. Based on this…
Cottonwood AZ (August 1, 2020) – On Saturday August 1, 2020, at approximately 1:00 AM, the Verde Valley Fire District responded to the report of a Wildland fire threatening structures in the 2000 block of S. Eastern Dr. in the Verde Villages.On arrival crews found 2 separate fires burning, one in vacant land spreading into the wash nearby and the other in a residence front yard that was immediately threatening the structure. Verde Valley Fire District crews deployed attack lines to both fires and were able to knock the fires down before it damaged the residence or spread into the…
Sedona AZ (August 1, 2020) – Shungopavi Village is under covid lock-down restrictions. This village, the most traditional one at Hopi, has almost 1,000 people and about 110 covid cases as of July 29. Gatherings are not allowed. School this fall will most likely be by remote learning. Hopi families welcome in-home learning enrichment supplies. Crossing Worlds Hopi Projects invites tax-deductible donations for learning enrichment support for 280+ Shungopavi youth ages 3 to 18 during the coming school year. CWHP is communicating with the village administration on needs of the youth.
Cottonwood AZ (July 31, 2020) – Due to lack of precipitation and high temperatures, Verde Valley Fire District will continue to enforce the burn restrictions. These restrictions prohibit all open fires, fire pits and campfires. However, this does not include cooking on propane grills and use of charcoal barbecue grills that have covers. Residents are still encouraged to exercise caution and good judgment.Please contact Verde Valley Fire District Fire Chief Joe Moore or Fire Inspector Kyla Rolfes at 928-634-2578 if you have any questions.
By Leslie M. Hoffman, Yavapai County RecorderPrescott AZ (July 31, 2020) – All 25 Vote Centers are scheduled to be open on Election Day, August 4th at 6 am and will remain open until 7 pm. Any Yavapai County voter can choose to vote at any Yavapai County Vote Center. There is no assigned place to vote. A list of Vote Centers can be found on our website at: .We are supplying each Vote Center with a “hygiene kit” which contains:
By Cheryl L. Yeatts, Manager of Sedona Public Library in the VillageSedona AZ (July 31, 2020) – There’s no better time to read than the present. In fact, many people have shared that they have been reading more than ever during the pandemic. When picking up his holds at the Village library, one patron commented, “I have never read so many books in my life!”If you need a good read, look no further than these recommendations offered by library patrons.
By Ted Grussing… the northeast side of the San Francisco Peaks on a beautiful October morning. The aspen groves on the mountain were at peak color and the air crisp and clean … ahead and to the right of the mountain, about 10 to 15 miles out is Kendrick Peak which was also in full color … lesser volcanoes dot the landscape of an area known as the San Francisco Volcanic Field … home to more than 600 volcanoes, the most recent of which is Sunset Crater and only around 900 hundred years old. Sunset Crater is behind and to…
Mudflow that closed SR 188 near Roosevelt Lake shows intensity of runoffPhoenix AZ (July 30, 2020) – The Arizona Department of Transportation is prepared to respond quickly to intense flooding out of areas burned by wildfire, including a mudflow that overwhelmed two culverts and closed State Route 188 early Tuesday near Roosevelt Lake.Because of the extent of the Bush Fire, those using SR 188, along with other highways and roads near burned areas, should be aware of the potential for flooding, debris flows and closures.