Coconino County

Coconino County health officials are warning the public about exposure to rabies. County Health and Human Service officials say they have received several reports of potential and confirmed human and domestic animal exposures to rabies. One instance was in a Flagstaff neighborhood where two dogs interacted with a dead skunk found in their pen. AsFull Story

Coconino County Health officials say a second location has tested positive for the West Nile virus. A mosquito sample was taken from the Cheshire area in northwest Flagstaff recently and it tested positive for the virus. The first positive test came last week off Lake Mary Road south of Flagstaff. There have been no humanFull Story

Coconino County Health officials say mosquitos found south of Lake Mary Road in Flagstaff have tested positive for West Nile virus. This is the first positive test of West Nile in mosquitos in Coconino County this year. However, there have been no human cases of the virus reported in the county since 2010, when twoFull Story

Coconino County Health and Human Services is offering free backpacks to students who receive back-to-school shots and sports physicals. The department is holding a back-to-school event this Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the building at 2625 North King Street in Flagstaff. WIC, oral health and tobacco prevention services will also be available,Full Story

Officials with the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County will host an open house Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Peak School campus at 2229 East Spruce Avenue. The open house will be held to answer resident’s questions about potential flooding due to the Museum Fire. Officials will answer questions regarding flood risk,Full Story

A Flagstaff man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault Monday in the Fernwood neighborhood of Doney Park. Coconino County Sheriff’s officials say a family called for help immediately after the victim was assaulted. While deputies were responding, family members attempted to locate the suspect outside the house. The family members saw aFull Story

Now that the Museum Fire is getting closer to full containment, Coconino County is shifting its alert system to potential flooding in Flagstaff. The county will issue emergency notifications when the National Weather Service sends out a flash flood warning over the Museum Fire scar, and rain gauges or other notifications let officials know ofFull Story

The United Way of Northern Arizona, in coordination with Coconino County and the City of Flagstaff, will open the Museum Fire Volunteer Coordination Center Friday. It will be open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. at the Coconino County Health and Human Services department building at 2625 North King Street. It will be open untilFull Story

Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans and Coconino County Board of Supervisors chairwoman Lena Fowler signed declaration notices for States of Emergency earlier today. The declaration was sent to Governor Ducey for his signature and approval, to release additional state funding to help fight the Museum Fire.

Thomas Pristow has been named as the new Coconino County Health and Human Services Director. Pristow is currently the deputy commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. He oversees support services for the state’s child welfare, Medicaid, homelessness, child support, behavioral health, and public health. He directs a staff of three-thousandFull Story