Breastfeeding Programs Good for Business
Breastfeeding offers a myriad of health benefits to nursing mothers and their children. Breastfeeding is proven to be one of the most effective measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Breastfed babies experience fewer ear infections and have a reduced risk >> Read More…
Momentum is underway on the William Lowell Putnam Collection Center, which will be built just west of the Lowell Observatory Visitor parking lot in Flagstaff. The staff and Friends of Lowell Observatory recently gathered on Mars Hill for the Ceremonial groundbreaking. (Additional information on the new collections center, from Lowell.edu) Lowell Observatory recently announced >> Read More…
Mountain Heart Receiving IAC Accreditation
Cardiovascular diseases are the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. On average, one American dies every 39 seconds of cardiovascular disease – disorders of the heart and blood vessels. The American Heart Association estimates that the direct and indirect cost for cardiovascular disease in the U.S. for 2010 was $503.2 billion. Early >> Read More…
AZ Red Cross Volunteers Helping Tornado Aftermath
The American Red Cross continues to expand relief efforts across Oklahoma, with additional kitchens opening today and more trucks and volunteers flowing into the state. Already this week, more than 200 Red Cross disaster workers in Oklahoma have opened shelters, kitchens and emergency aid stations. In these locations, people can find a safe refuge, >> Read More…
Flagstaff Selecting New Utilities Director
Flagstaff City Manager Kevin Burke announced that Brad Hill has been selected for the position of Utilities Director. Hill has been serving as the interim director for the past two years, responsible for water, wastewater, stormwater and water resource management programs. Hill has over 23 years of hydrological experience that include 10 years with the >> Read More…
New Goodwill Center Open for Business
Goodwill of Northern Arizona is pleased to announce the grand opening of a new and bigger Retail Store, Job Connection and Donation Center in Flagstaff. These centers will be staffed with 141 Goodwill team members who provide assistance to residents of Flagstaff and the surrounding community who are unemployed and need help finding a job >> Read More…
Fire Restrictions in Place
Campfire and smoking restrictions will be implemented at 8 a.m. Wednesday on the entire Coconino National Forest and on the Williams and Tusayan Ranger Districts of the Kaibab National Forest in order to protect public health and reduce preventable human-caused fires. Restrictions will not yet be implemented on the North Kaibab Ranger District of the Kaibab National >> Read More…
McCain Calling for End of Tobacco Subsidy
U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ) today delivered the following remarks introducing the Feinstein-McCain Tobacco Amendment #923 that would eliminate taxpayer-subsidized crop insurance for tobacco: “Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent to call up Feinstein-McCain Amendment #923 and make it pending. “Mr. President, this amendment filed by Senator Feinstein and myself would eliminate taxpayer-subsidized >> Read More…
Sedona’s Tlaquepaque Turning 40
It is hard to believe that this year Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village is turning 40. Maybe that wouldn’t be so remarkable in another city where arts and culture has been celebrated for decades or even centuries. Sedona, however, which had a population of 2000 in the early 1970s, and only became incorporated as a >> Read More…
North Country Receiving Grant
The Central and Northern Arizona Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure has awarded a $149,992 grant to North Country HealthCare for diagnostic and treatment services for women diagnosed either through the Well Woman HealthCheck Program or referred by partners in our community. At North Country HealthCare, the grant from Komen CAN Arizona will >> Read More…
