Phoenix AZ (April 29, 2020) – With COVID-19 causing a large number of Arizonans to work from home or attend school online, Attorney General Mark Brnovich advises Arizonans to use safe internet practices. With crooks and scammers busy trying to gain access to people’s computers and personal information through weak security measures, AG Brnovich offers the following common sense tips to help you, your business, and your family stay safe online.
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Clarkdale AZ (April 29, 2020) – It took her over nine years to get her associates degree from Yavapai College, but she didn’t stop there. Sophia Zarifis-Russell’s story is one of perseverance and overcoming adversity to obtain her degrees and pursue a career in library science—culminating right back where she started—at Yavapai College.After high school, Sophia Zarifis-Russell attended college for a couple years, but her studies were interrupted when she got married, moved to Quebec, and had children. After 15 years in Quebec, Sophia moved to the Verde Valley in 2002 and immediately started taking classes at Yavapai College (YC)…
Friends of the Verde River is now a Certified Sustainable Business at the Innovator/Silver level from the Sustainability Alliance.Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – Friends of the Verde River began as an informal gathering of volunteer river activists in 2007. They later merged with the Verde River Basin Partnership, a founding member of the Sustainability Alliance, and in 2011 became an official 501(c)(3). Friends of the Verde’s mission is to “work collaboratively to restore habitat, sustain flows, and promote community stewardship to support a healthy Verde River system.”The Verde River, an important wildlife and bird migration corridor, is one of…
Flagstaff AZ (April 29, 2020) – Coconino National Forest is rescinding the closure order for the burned area of last year’s Museum Fire north of Flagstaff.Lifting this closure order allows public access into the burned area on Mount Elden and Dry Lake Hills, which has been closed since the Museum Fire began on July 21, 2019 and burned more than 1,900 acres in the heart of this popular recreation area.
Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – The suspect in the auto theft case out of the Cottonwood area has been identified as 16-year-old Saul Alcantar Sierra of Maricopa County. Sierra, who was already in custody outside Yavapai County on unrelated charges, was located and identified by Yavapai County Sheriff’s investigators as the suspect sought in this case.###$300 Reward Offered for Information Leading to an ArrestCottonwood AZ (April 24, 2020) – The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in identifying an auto theft suspect. On April 12, 2020, between 8:30 PM and 10:30 PM, an unidentified male subject…
Cottonwood AZ (April 29, 2020) – Verde Drive-In, a new premiere drive-in movie theater, celebrates its’ opening Friday May 1st. The Verde Drive-In shows movies Friday and Saturday nights at 6101 E Coury Drive, Camp Verde, 86322. Get your tickets online today!Carload parking packages are $25 which include parking and usage fees, two discounted Adult tickets, two cans of Soda, and two bags of popcorn. ADD-ON tickets are available for additional passengers in vehicles; Adults (16+) are $8.50, Seniors (55+) are $7.50, Children (5-15) are $5.00. ALL tickets are eligible for discount; simply use the coupon code COVID during checkout…
ACF of Sedona and collaborating partners issue grants across Sedona and the Verde ValleySedona AZ (April 29, 2020) – In the last five weeks, the Arizona Community Foundation of Sedona/Verde Valley and its collaborating partners have granted $189,400 to 22 local nonprofit organizations who are providing critical care services to our neighbors in need.. Funding has been distributed from the Sedona/Verde Valley COVID-19 Community Response Fund and the ACF’s statewide COVID-19 fund. “The outpouring of support from caring community members has been truly inspiring. I am so thankful to all of the individuals and organizations who have pulled together and collaborated…
By John Roberts, Sedona Resident(April 29, 2020)You Tube ( YT ) and Google (G ) removed the TV program by two California doctors ( also immunologists ) who were reporting the governments shut down guide was wrong and harmful. They provided ample real proof this guidance was reducing the capacity of our immune systems from containing and coping with COVID-19 viral attacks. Or less anti bodies.
By Ted Grussing… this rooster promised to give me some much needed oversight and advice while I try to get the formatting correct in six of my lists that are outside of the Constant Contact list which is where most of the email list contacts reside … I only have about 600 contacts in these lists. In the past I have sent the photos out as attachments where they end up not being part of the story line, so recently I have begun embedding the image (s) and on the ones that are addressed to me come back with both…
Arizona Testing Blitz aims to test between 30,000-60,000 people over three weekendsPhoenix AZ (April 28, 2020) – Governor Doug Ducey today announced that the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS), in partnership with healthcare partners across the state, are joining forces to launch the Arizona Testing Blitz with the goal of increasing COVID-19 testing statewide. The Arizona Testing Blitz aims to test 10,000-20,000 Arizonans for COVID-19 every Saturday for three consecutive weeks, beginning Saturday, May 2, 2020.“Arizona has placed an emphasis on ramping up testing, but we need more,” Governor Ducey said. “As our healthcare partners develop a more reliable supply of testing materials,…
By Ted Grussing… is taking to the golf links … not sure who she is, but she was playing with her dad and brother. For sure she did not look up whilst making her golf swing and she hit the ball straight. Fun to see young kids learning to play the game and methinks her dad is doing a great job teaching her. Our future is secure … new generations are coming up the ranks just as all of us once did and they will have the privilege of learning from our successes as well as out failures … this…
Sedona AZ (April 27, 2020) – On April 26, 2020, around 9:36 AM, cyclist Betty Winick (66 years old) collided with a vehicle driven by Robert Bemis (78 years old) while both were traveling north on State Route 179 near the traffic circle at Chapel Road. The collision occurred as the vehicles were entering the area of the traffic circle were the bicycle lane ends. The bicycle collided with the right side of the vehicle and veered off the roadway to the right and crashed to the ground.
By Holli Ploog, Sedona Resident(April 27, 2020)How do we reopen our economy safely? What costs and risks as a society are we willing to accept? What will it take to accomplish even the narrowest relaxing of stay-at-home restrictions?There is so much unknown about this virus and it’s potential for reoccurrence. A vaccine or treatment does not appear imminent. We can’t wait 18 months or longer before we reopen our schools and businesses. Businesses may not survive in the interim.
Sedona AZ (April 25, 2020) – Verde Valley leaders from Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Cottonwood, Jerome, Sedona and Yavapai County issued the following statement to residents:There is not a person in the Verde Valley who can escape the effects of COVID-19. From job loss, to isolation from friends and family, to those on the front lines working every day to provide essentials, this is truly an unprecedented time. It’s important that residents know that the local governments in the Verde Valley have been working together with state, county and federal officials, hospitals, first responders, schools, area non-profits and businesses during the…
By Tommy AcostaSedona AZ (April 25, 2020) – Sedona was once known as the hugging capital of the world.Everybody hugged in Sedona. We hugged each other. We hugged the trees. We hugged the red rocks. We hugged our pets. We hugged the vortexes. We even hugged cactus.Now, it’s all over. No more hugs other than what we now call virtual hugs where we hug the air between us when we meet or say goodbye.The fear became painfully apparent to me (as one who fears nothing but his ex-wife) when I met a friend in the parking lot of our local…