Author: Tommy Acosta

Starting January 1st, Yavapai Silent Witness will be highlighting one fugitive each day in an attempt to garner the public’s assistance in locating these individuals so law enforcement can take them into custody.  Each day through January 22nd a new fugitive will be highlighted, and a $500.00 cash reward will be offered for information that leads to the arrest of the fugitive.  This has been a very productive program historically with the help of the community. Prescott AZ (January 9, 2020) – UPDATE – If you had any doubt in the resolve of our community members to get dangerous felons…

Sedona AZ (January 9, 2020) – “Monday at the Museum” will feature a fire making demonstration on Monday, January 20th, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Al Cornell will demonstrate pre-historic to new world fire starting methods. This includes the hand drill, the bow drill and the arctic strap drill methods. There is no fee for these demonstrations.

Cottonwood AZ (January 9, 2020) – The Verde Valley Fire and EMS Chiefs Association was recently awarded a grant from Unisource Emergency Services/Tucson Electric Power in the amount of $2,600. These funds will be used to purchase educational materials and approximately 160 carbon monoxide (CO) detectors for low-income, Veteran and disabled persons. Individuals fitting these guidelines who need a detector should contact their local fire or EMS agency. Participating agencies are: Copper Canyon Fire & Medical District, Cottonwood Fire & Medical Department, Jerome Fire Department, Sedona Fire District, Verde Valley Ambulance Company and Verde Valley Fire District.

Sedona AZ (January 9, 2020) – Emerson Theater Collaborative celebrates Black History Month by presenting playwright Monica Bauer’s Vivian’s Music, 1969 at The Collective Sedona, February 7-8 and 14-16, 2020. Tickets are available at bit.ly/ViviansMusic1969.

By Dave MyersSedona AZ (January 9, 2020) – Happy New Year from your friends at the Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group!  Do you have questions about how your Apple device works? Did you or someone you know receive a new iPhone, iMac, or iPad over the holiday? Want to catch up on the buzz in the Apple world? Oak Creek Apples Macintosh Users Group (OCAMUG) can help you get going and become more comfortable with your Apple devices.

By Ted Grussing… I took this shot of a great blue heron a few days ago down at the ponds … it was a beautiful image but it needed a little quiet time added to the image … so we now have this amazing creature gliding over a mystic pond, approaching the shoreline and preparing for a landing where he will take up his post hunting for fish that swim close to shore. Thanks to Arizona Game and Fish there is a continuous buffet of tasty fish to dine on. Thousands upon thousands of fish are stocked in each pond…

Sally Field and Bill Pullman star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama onscreen at Fisher TheatreSedona AZ (January 8, 2020) – The National Theatre of London continues its season with its acclaimed new production of Arthur Miller’s “All My Sons” showing in Sedona on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. The Sedona International Film Festival hosts the big screen premiere at its Mary D. Fisher Theatre.Broadcast live from The Old Vic in London, Academy Award-winner Sally Field (Steel Magnolias, Brothers & Sisters) and Bill Pullman (The Sinner, Independence Day) star in Arthur Miller’s blistering drama “All My Sons”.

Suspect also charged with earlier unrelated Arson    Sedona AZ (January 8, 2020) – On January 6, 2020, around 6:45 AM, an employee at the Circle K, 6000 block of Highway 179, in the Village of Oak Creek, called YCSO to report his 2004 maroon min-van had been stolen. The victim left the van running unattended to warm up while he was concluding his shift. After about 15 minutes, the employee went outside and the van was gone. Deputies patrolled the immediate area but could not find the van at that time. By way of security video, it was last seen…

Cottonwood AZ (January 8, 2020) – Darren McCollum will delve into what human activities are changing the climate of the planet on Saturday, February 1, 2020, 12:30 – 1:45 PM at the Cottonwood Public Libraryt.  A lead forecaster meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Flagstaff, Mr. McCollum will present results from the National Climate Assessment including what changes are being observed in the southwest United States and Arizona, as well as the predicted changes for the rest of this century.

Prescott AZ (January 8, 2020) – It’s day 8 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 Program.  The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating 30-year-old Steven Roshan Skillern.On October 24, 2016 the vehicle Skillern was the front seat passenger in was pulled over for a traffic infraction by a Yavapai County Sheriff’s K-9 Deputy on eastbound Interstate 40 at milepost 137 in Ashfork Arizona.  The deputy observed 3 additional occupants in the vehicle. The deputy also observed several indicators of criminal activity to include the behavior of the occupants, their answers to questions and an overwhelming…

By Ted Grussing… I got this shot of a drake Widgeon just touching down at Bubbling Ponds this afternoon; wings extended and flattened to reduce lifting forces and swinging them down and forward to use as air brakes which along with the friction of the water gets him down into the water and at a stop fast. Fun getting the head on view rather than the side and from behind views which are the most common shots. It was a beautiful day and since they were feeding the fish in all of the ponds while we were down there, the…

Richard Gere leads an all-star cast in fascinating and moving true storySedona AZ (January 7, 2020) – The Sedona International Film Festival is proud to present the Northern Arizona premiere of the fascinating and moving true story “Three Christs” Jan. 17-22 at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre.In 1959, psychiatrist Dr. Alan Stone (Richard Gere) arrives at a mental hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan armed with the radical belief that schizophrenic patients should be treated not with confinement and electroshock therapy but with empathy and understanding.

Sedona AZ (January 7, 2020) – On January 3, 2020, around 8AM, YCSO deputies were called to US Forest Service land outside of Rimrock, Arizona, regarding several unattended packages of marijuana. The initial find involved US Forest Service personnel who thought the pile was simply trash until closer inspection. There was no immediate evidence as to ownership or suspects involved. The packages were vacuum sealed. During a search of the area, deputies located another package that contained several sheets of pre-packaged THC wax. 

Prescott AZ (January 7, 2020) – It’s day 7 of Yavapai Silent Witness’ Catch 22 program. The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating Brittany Christian Gore. On November 27, 2018, Gore and an accomplice broke into a residence on Mingus Drive in Cordes Lakes and were staying in the residence. While inside the residence, Gore and her accomplice ransacked the inside of the home.  There was damaged property in every room of the home. Thousands of dollars in damage was done. 

By Ted Grussing… kinda hidden among the forest and rocks, but all that is Sedona and environs is in this photo that I took just before sunset this afternoon. The foreground is mostly a portion of House Mountain, a shield volcano that erupted about 15 million years ago and because the viscosity of the lava was so low it spread out over an enormous area and did not build the typical cinder cone that most volcanoes in the area did. Also it is instructive to look back from where I am to the rim of the Colorado Plateau as House…