Garbage, Medical Waste Pose Problems for Recyclers
NAZ Today’s Charlie Hicks and photographer George Heckard had a chance to visit Flagstaff’s material recovery facility, or MRF, today.
It’s where material from Flagstaff and all over the region goes to be sorted, and eventually, recycled.
But recently there’s been a trend of more non-recyclable material ending up at the MRF, and that’s causing some costly [...]
Cards and Rhodes Not Seeing “Eye to Eye”
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — New Arizona Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes said Monday that he had expected to be back with the New York Jets next season but that he and the team that eventually traded him weren’t seeing “eye to eye” in the end.
“We just didn’t mesh that well at the end of that journey,” [...]
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Ancient Culture Hidden Away With Park Closure
PHOENIX (AP) — Take the interstate to Flagstaff, head east toward Albuquerque and drive until the snow disappears. A few miles east of Winslow, a road that once led to the ruins of an ancient Hopi civilization now dead-ends at a locked gate.
“Due to budget reductions,” a sign reads, “park closed.”
But the people closing down [...]
URGENT: Flagstaff Missing Person Found Dead in Yavapai County
YAVAPAI COUNTY (NAZ Today)– The body of a person reported missing Monday night has been found.
Members of the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team and the YCSO Forest Patrol found her body about 100 feet from where her shoes had been found Tuesday night.
Morris’ vehicle was found south of Munds Park just off [...]
Haughey, Presler Win Primary
From The Lumberjack:
Councilmember Joe Haughey and incumbent Sara Presler have defeated former councilmember Kara Kelty in the primary for the Flagstaff mayoral election. Haughey received the most votes, with 4,214, or 34.92 percent. Presler received 3,963 votes, or 32.84 percent. Kelty received 3,844 votes, or 31.86 percent.
“I’m thankful to the Flagstaff voters and I’ll continue [...]
Multiple Accidents on I-17 Southbound
MUNDS PARK (NAZ Today)– A series of accidents is causing traffic to back up in the southbound lanes of I-17 near Munds Park.
NAZ Today’s Matt Tantau is reporting that at least three separate accidents, with one involving a semi, have brought traffic to a stop in some places and a line of cars about a [...]
