Coconino County

The Coconino County Board of Supervisors decided Thursday to prepare to name Steve Peru as the county’s new manager. He will officially interview for the position on Tuesday, March 2nd. Peru is the former Coconino County Manager and Clerk of the Board as well as current Chief External Affairs Officer of the Coconino Community CollegeFull Story

The Coconino County Superintendent of Schools, Cheryl Mango-Paget has announced the winner of the 2021 Spelling BEE. Mae Ann Bradford from Basis Flagstaff was named the winner after two tiebreakers were completed. Mae Ann will receive $250 from the Flagstaff Rotary Club and will move on to compete in the State Spelling Bee next month.Full Story

COVID vaccinations will resume Wednesday in Coconino County. Health officials say the delayed shipment of vaccines were delivered Monday. The county added 200 new vaccination slots for Wednesday at the Fort Tuthill site. Shipments of the vaccine were delayed since last week due to severe weather conditions back east. For more information, or to getFull Story

Coconino County health officials have canceled another day of vaccine appointments at Fort Tuthill. County officials were notified by the Arizona Department of Health Services that this week’s shipment of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine continues to be delayed due to extreme weather conditions across the country. Due to the prolonged delay, and limited on-hand vaccine supply,Full Story

Coconino County Attorney William “Bill” Ring has been nominated for the National District Attorneys Association 2021 National Distinguished Prosecutor of the Year Award. Each year, the National District Attorneys Association recognizes prosecutors who have distinguished themselves among their peers as they seek justice, hold offenders accountable, and protect the rights of victims. The Distinguished ProsecutorFull Story

Coconino County has canceled around 18-hundred vaccine appointments due to delays in vaccine shipments due to extreme weather across the country. The county’s COVID-19 response team staff are working with vaccination partners to assess vaccine needed for scheduled appointments and transferring available vaccine to partners to limit appointment cancellations. The County was able to provideFull Story

Coconino County Health officials are opening up vaccinations to the rest of Phase 1B. People in phase 1A and priority populations in 1B are still eligible, but now power and utility workers, food and agriculture related occupations, including grocery and restaurant workers, transportation and material moving workers are eligible. Also state and local government workersFull Story

Coconino County has named Kim Musselman as the new Director of Coconino County Health and Human Services. She has led the county’s COVID-19 response since March of 2020 as incident commander and has served as interim director since June of last year. For nearly 30 years, she has held leadership roles in various County departmentsFull Story

Fort Tuthill County Park will close to the general public from Friday until Monday to ease traffic congestion for those with COVID-19 vaccine appointments. County officials say the decision was made to make sure those getting the COVID-19 vaccine won’t have an issue with traffic getting into Fort Tuthill. Those who will use the parkFull Story

Coconino County Health officials are opening an additional 200 COVID-19 vaccination appointments for next week at the Fort Tuthill County Park vaccination site. Registration will be available beginning at noon on Friday. Those interested in scheduling an appointment can visit coconino.az.gov/covid19vaccine and navigate to the “SPECIAL REGISTRATION – Fort Tuthill, Flagstaff First Dose” link. IndividualsFull Story