Coconino County

Coconino County is returning to “phase one” of their re-entry plan regarding COVID-19 after a recent surge of cases. Phase One says county buildings will be closed to the public for in-person business, with the exception of essential services. Masks will be mandatory in all county buildings. Employees will work remotely in order to minimizeFull Story

This year’s “Stuff The Bus” community food drive benefiting the Flagstaff Family Food Center will be held virtually through November 22nd. The City of Flagstaff, Coconino County and the Mountain Line are once again teaming up for the event. Due to COVID-19, the food bank is in greater need for donations than ever. The foodFull Story

COVID-19 has reached record levels in Coconino County. County health officials say last week the county reported 519 cases of the virus, which is the highest to date. The biggest rise in cases took place in the 86001 zip code, which is west Flagstaff. Currently the county is seeing 361.7 cases per 100-thousand people, upFull Story

Ballot counting has finished in Coconino County. Paul Deasy is now Flagstaff Mayor-elect after he beat current councilmember Charlie Odegaard 55-to-45 percent, or by just over three-thousand votes. The new members of the Flagstaff City Council will be Becky Daggett, who received 22-percent of the vote, and will be the city’s new vice mayor whenFull Story

Nearly three-quarters of the people who signed up to vote early in Coconino County, have voted prior to Election Day. Election officials say they have received more than 53-thousand ballots, which is nearly 75-percent of those who received them. Voter turnout in Coconino County is already at almost 59-percent, which is 20-percent more than thoseFull Story

Voter registration has hit a new all-time high in Coconino County. The county recorders office says there are now 90,669 registered voters in the county, which is a 7,430 person increase from the previous record of 83,239 set in November of 2018. Of the 90-thousand voters, over 38-thousand are Democrat, nearly 24-thousand are Republican, nearlyFull Story

Early voting is moving right along in Coconino County. The county elections office says as of the end of the day Friday, 32-percent of those who have received their early ballots have voted. Officials say the county sent out 67,396 early ballots and 21,617 have already turned their ballots in. If you would like anFull Story

Coconino County’s fire ban remains in effect due to dry conditions throughout the county. The open fire ban has been in place since earlier this spring due to dry conditions and lack of monsoon rains. Even though the ban is in place, the county says it doesn’t apply to open fire maintained indoors. As temperaturesFull Story

Coconino County has announced a change in COVID-19 data. The county announced 105 new cases of the virus Monday. However officials say, a bulk of “new cases” are due to tracking of cases from previous days that are now being recorded to the state’s change using Antigen testing. County epidemiologist Matt Maurer says “yesterday’s newFull Story

Yavapai County authorities are once again looking for Silent Witness “Catch 22” Day 17 suspect, Jennifer Crystal Acuna. Acuna, who is wanted in Yavapai County on a probation violation warrant, was arrested in New Mexico in August, but due to a court processing delay in a New Mexico court, she was released the same day.Full Story