Joseph K Giddens

6 days ago | journalaz.com | Joseph K Giddens

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $796,570 appropriation, including a $557,370 two-year state grant, to fund a full-time deputy for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office for OHV law enforcement during its Wednesday, June 4 meeting. “[YCSO] was awarded funding through the Arizona State Park Board OHV Law Enforcement Assistance Program for a project that will help OHV enforcement in our rural areas,” YCSO Chief Deputy Jeff Newnum said.

6 days ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

While Sedona-Oak Creek School District is out for the summer, physical education teacher and track and field coach Sean Eicher, 33, is training to run the Chicago Marathon in less than two hours and 40 minutes this summer with the goal of raising $2,000 for NoStigmas, a mental health nonprofit. “What interests me about the Chicago Marathon is that it’s considered the fastest course in the world now. Both world records for the men and women’s marathon times have been broken there,” Eicher said.

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

The Sedona-Oak Creek School District is currently recruiting nine coaching staff. As of June 6, SOCSD is seeking an assistant track and field coach, head tennis coach, head track and field coach, head varsity boys’ basketball coach, head varsity girls’ soccer coach, head varsity softball coach, head varsity volleyball coach, junior varsity volleyball coach and middle school girls’ basketball coach.

1 week ago | journalaz.com | Joseph K Giddens

Former Camp Verde Mayor Dee Jenkins was sworn in as Yavapai County District 2 supervisor on April 16, after having been appointed to fill the seat vacated by James Gregory, who resigned in February to become chief of police in Williams. The Board of Supervisors appointed her from a pool of Republican candidates that included primary candidate Wiley Cline, John Hughes, Tony Utz and former supervisor Thomas Thurman.

1 week ago | redrocknews.com | Joseph K Giddens

The Yavapai County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $796,570 appropriation, including a $557,370 two-year state grant, to fund a full-time deputy for the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office for OHV law enforcement during its Wednesday, June 4 meeting. “[YCSO] was awarded funding through the Arizona State Park Board OHV Law Enforcement Assistance Program for a project that will help OHV enforcement in our rural areas,” YCSO Chief Deputy Jeff Newnum said.