Yavapai County News – MATFORCE has partnered with Humboldt Unified School District and the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Yavapai County to bring suicide prevention programming to the community. Because suicide is preventable, and anyone can make a difference. Studies show that participants of safeTALK, a half-day training in suicide alertness skills, gain confidence in asking people about suicide directly, connecting them to life-saving resources, and keeping them safe until those resources take over. This program is widely used among professionals and the public. Attendees will learn suicide alertness skills, the four basic steps to create a lifesaving connection, and receive…
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Camp Verde News – The Town of Camp Verde is now accepting applications to fill a vacancy on the Town Council, following the resignation of former Mayor Dee Jenkins. Jenkins submitted her formal resignation on April 16, 2025, after being unanimously appointed by the Yavapai County Board of Supervisors to serve as the District 2 Supervisor. Vice Mayor Marie Moore was sworn in as Mayor later that day. With Mayor Moore’s transition, a vacancy now exists on the Town Council. In accordance with Section 2-1-4 of the Town Code, the Council must fill the vacant seat within 60 days (no later…
Sedona News – The Sedona Heritage Museum is proud to announce its participation in the Blue Star Museum program. The Blue Star Museums initiative is a nationwide program which provides free admission to people currently serving in the armed forces and their families. The 2025 Blue Star Museum program begins on Armed Forces Day, May 17, 2025, and runs through the summer to Labor Day, September 1, 2025. To kick off this year’s Blue Star Museum program, the Museum will host a Walk of Flags on Armed Forces Day. The flags will be provided and set up by the Sedona…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is home for the Met Live Opera programs for the 2024-2025 season, presented by the Sedona International Film Festival. The season continues with Strauss’s “Salome” live via simulcast on Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 a.m. and the encore presentation on Wednesday, May 21 at 3 p.m. https://youtu.be/J9lQFY4B-HY?si=pQiUz7Co27U6aLMV Plan to come early as John Steinbrunner will lead a pre-opera talk one hour before the LIVE production on Saturday. Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts his first Met performances of Strauss’s white-hot one-act tragedy, which receives its first new production at the company in 20…
Sedona News – The city of Sedona will host the free Limited Collection Event on Saturday, May 10, 2025, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the West Sedona School parking lot at 570 Posse Ground Rd., near the Sedona Community Pool. Waste that will be accepted for the event includes: • Small household batteries including AA, AAA, C, D, 9-volt and button batteries • Medical waste including liquid medicine like cough syrup and Pepto-Bismol, sharps, prescription pills, over-the-counter pills and vitamins • Paper documents (limited to four file boxes of paper per vehicle) • Cathode ray tube (CRT)/tube TVs (a…
… a day when I regained the drive to make massive changes to my portfolio and a project that will take many months if not years depending on my dedication to the cause 🙂 Work has resumed on my website and the portfolios are beginning to flesh out. Clicking on the type on each picture of the Photographic Art will take you to a shared folder in my One Drive and clicking on a picture in there will give you a larger image of it. There is a lot of work left to resize the images to an optimum size to display on the…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of “Secret Mall Apartment” showing May 16-22 at the Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatre. Winner of nine top awards from prestigious film festivals around the country, “Secret Mall Apartment” — from executive producer Jesse Eisenberg — tells the amazing true story of eight young Rhode Islanders who built and lived in a secret apartment inside a busy mall from 2003 to 2007. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9OCYOD-e9s In 2003, eight Rhode Island artists created a secret apartment inside the busy Providence Place Mall and lived there for four years, filming…
Sedona News – Starting at 2 p.m. on May 12, 2025, residents and visitors will be able to drive on the newly completed Forest Road, a road that bypasses the “Y” roundabout if traveling to and from the Uptown area. The project consisted of constructing a new two-lane roadway that connects the old terminus of Forest Road to a new intersection on State Route (SR) 89A, just west of the post office. Additional work included the installation of new concrete curb and gutter, retaining walls, utility infrastructure, landscape improvements and a new shared-use path. The new intersection at SR 89A…
Verde Valley News – Yavapai College continues to prove its powerful role as a transformative force in northern Arizona, announcing the graduation of 1,258 students in 2024-2025. This milestone reflects the College’s unwavering commitment to accessible, inclusive, and career-focused education across the region. The graduates were honored at Yavapai College’s 55th Commencement Ceremonies this past weekend at the YC Verde Valley Campus in Clarkdale and the Findlay Toyota Center in Prescott Valley. The data highlights a vibrant and diverse graduating class, comprising healthcare professionals, first responders, skilled tradespeople, business owners, and more, now credentialed and ready to help shape the future workforce of…
Hello neighbors. I am Allan Affeldt, owner of La Posada Hotel, long-time Sedona resident, and long-time advocate for social justice and good government. The following analysis of our workforce housing crisis in City of Sedona has been shared with our City Council. Council referred the matter to City Manager Spickard for follow-up. I then met with the City Manager, who informed me that the City was doing enough for workforce housing, and in any case nothing was going to be considered at the Dells, for several years at least. In my opinion this is an entirely inadequate response. Workers in…
Sedona News – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the encore and theatrical release of “The Kiss” showing May 16-21 at the Mary D. Fisher and Alice Gill-Sheldon Theatres. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1fsHJbS1x8 “The Kiss” was one of the top audience-rated films at the recent Sedona International Film Festival. From the Oscar-award winning director Bille August and based on Stefan Zweig’s classic short story Beware of Pity, “The Kiss” is a romantic drama set against the backdrop of 1913 Denmark at the start of World War I, following the journey of Anton Abildgaard, a noble cavalry officer, hoping to complete…
Yavapai County News – Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane announced that on May 5, 2025, Yavapai County Superior Court Judge Krista Carman sentenced Darrell Ray Lavery a.k.a. Darrell Ray Bragg, Jr., 25, of Paulden, Arizona, to 20 years in prison to be followed by five consecutive lifetime sex-offender probation terms. Lavery previously plead guilty to Sexual Conduct with a Minor, Attempted Sexual Conduct with a Minor, and four counts of Luring a Minor for Sexual Exploitation, all Dangerous Crimes Against Children. Yavapai County Attorney Dennis McGrane commended the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office (“YCSO”) and the Prescott Police Department for an…
Sedona News -The city encourages residents and visitors to take advantage of continued evening hours of the Sedona Shuttle Connect on-demand service, which will be offered until June 29, 2025. “Since the on-demand service began, we’ve had requests that it run into the evening, so residents and visitors could use it to go out for dinner. We decided to pilot evening hours during spring break, when the Sedona Shuttle operated seven days a week. We saw a good increase in use of the on-demand service throughout the day and would like to see more ridership in the evenings. While we’ve…
Sedona, AZ — Do the math. In 2024 the Department of Homeland Security and ICE deported an average of 350,000 illegal immigrants a year. Reportedly, there are 16 million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. right now. It would take 45 years to deport them all, providing no more enter our country during that time Further, there are currently 3.6 million cases pending in immigration court, according to the Migration Policy iInstitute. And it takes months, maybe years for an initial hearing. It has just been reported that it costs an average of $17,000 dollars to deport one illegal immigrant. Multiply…
Sedona News – The Mary D. Fisher Theatre is thrilled to announce that internationally renowned guitarist Esteban has been named Artist-in-Residence for 2025. Beginning on Saturday, May 17, Esteban and his acclaimed band will perform live at the theatre every third Saturday of the month throughout the year, bringing a regular series of world-class performances to Sedona’s premier venue for arts and culture. Known for his passionate blend of classical and flamenco-inspired guitar, Esteban has captivated audiences around the world with his extraordinary technique and deeply emotional performances. A student of the legendary Andrés Segovia, Esteban has topped the Billboard…