Arizona Job Rate Improves With County Gains
Arizona's June unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent statewide, 6.7 percent in Maricopa County, the lowest in two years, aided by manufacturing and construction. State and county jobless totals declined from a year earlier, with Maricopa adding manufacturing and a countywide 40 more construction jobs. A separate incident reports a plane crash at Flagstaff Pulliam Airport left three aboard uninjured, including two Flagstaff residents.
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Froenix
Maricopa County
Arizona
John Huerta
State Department of Economic Security
Maricopa
Huerta
Flagstaff
Pulliam
Richard Startzman
Santa Fe Ave
Roger Hender
Coconino Ave
Larry Owens
Modesto
Calif
Sam Gwens
Stockton
Wayne Richards
Third Avenue
Fourth Street
East Flagstaff
Santa Fe Avenue
Festival Calendar and Heavy Rain Alert in Northern Arizona
The Festival Calendar lists chamber music and film classics at NAU venues including Main Gallery and Ardrey Memorial Auditorium with performances by the Festival Woodwind and Brass Quintets and artists such as Eudice Shapiro and Jous Adam. A flood potential warning for Sedona Oak Creek Canyon area through tonight with possible heavy rain elsewhere in Northern Arizona through Tuesday, accompanied by strong gusty winds and thunderstorms.
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Museum of Northern Arizona
Loretta Young
Joseph Cotten
Ethel Barrymore
Nau Jemistry
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Dedis de Coteau
Harmon Lewis
Bette Davis
NAU Chemistry
Ballasday
Eudice Shapiro
Jous Adam
NAU Ardrey Memorial
Sedona
Oak Creed Canyon
Arizona
O'Neill and Wright Deny Involvement in Influence Scandal
Washington AP report claims Hall House leaders ONeill and Wright were connected to a South Korean influence buying scandal. Wright called ABC News irresponsible and vowed to confront the unnamed source. An ONeill aide said his only link was attending two parties hosted by Park before the allegations emerged.
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Washington
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
Jim Wright
Wright
ABC News
ABC
O'Neill
O’neill
Park
Father and Son Fall at Sedona Cliff Rescue
Harold Crum, 28, of Phoenix and his six year old son fell from a 40 foot ledge in Oak Creek Canyon during a family outing near Cave Springs Campground. The boy landed on his father. both suffered injuries and were rescued after about four hours by Sedona Search and Rescue and transported to Flagstaff Community Hospital for treatment.
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Sedona
Oak Creek Canyon
Harold Crummy
Phoenix
Flagstaff Community Hospital
Larry Brooks
Cave Springs
Fabritz Reportedly Poised to Quit Arizona Secretary Post
A Phoenix source says Patricia Fabritz plans to resign as assistant secretary to Wesley Bolin, with confirmation from Bolin itself elusive. Fabritz, a former Coconino County Recorder and Flagstaff businesswoman, rose in state politics after backing Gov. Raul Castro in 1974 and may seek another role amid shifting capital power.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Wesley Bolin
Sec
Patricia Fabritz
Daily Sun
Fabritz
Han
S Fabritz
Flagstaff
Bolin
Coconino County
Holin
Sustractivg
Exma M
Pug) Thornton
Raul H. Castro
Castro
Secretary of State
Maurice Giss
Yuma County
Rose Mofford
Mofford
Capitol
Phoenis
Regents Approve NAU Construction Bids and Upgrades
Northern Arizona University won Arizona Board of Regents approval for multiple bids including reroofing South Academic Center Dormitory at 17640, a 11676 lightning protection system contract, and 96253 for synthetic flooring plus 25251 for bleacher concrete. The board also authorized walkways, easements with APS, and budget increases for sports medical expenses and summer session operations.
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Jane Lloyd Sun
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Northern Arizona University
Arizona Board of Regents
Board of Regents
NAU
J. Lawrence Walkup
Northern Arizona
N.J. Shaum and Son
N.J. Shaum
Regents
Ensphere
Valley National Bank
North Quad
South
Ireland Contracting Co
Walkup
Ireland
Arizona Public Service Co
Eastburn Education
APS
Bac
Kup
St. Clair Wash
Arizona Engineering Co
B.B. Bonner Jr., Enterprises Inc
Coconino County Pays Share in Medicaid Supreme Court Fight
Coconino County’s portion of the Medicaid case costs totals about $1,480 after a state Supreme Court ruling halted the program as unconstitutional. The Arizona County Supervisors’ Association arranged the overall $28,750 bill, with Maricopa bearing the largest share and several counties lower.
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Coconino County
Paul Sweitzer
Sun State
Arizona Supreme Court
County Board of Supervisors
Arizona County Supervisors’ Association
The
Arizona Association of Counties
Supreme Court
Supervisors’ Association
Phoenix
Ryley, Carlock, and Ralston
Pima
Apache County
State Department of Health Services
Maricopa County
Pinal
Yuma
Cochise
Navajo County
Yavapai County
Mohave County
City Council to Consider Water System Requests
City council set to discuss three water system improvement requests including bids for a 24 inch pipeline from Lake Mary to new wells, repairs to Woody Mountain Wells 3 and 4, and funding from a city water bond. Also public hearings on annexation near Butler Avenue and Enterprise Road and rezoning near the Museum of Northern Arizona.
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Rick Velotta
Flaretal
City Mall
Ron DeWitt
Lower Lake Mary
Woody Mountain Well No. 4
Woody Mountain Well No. 3
Lake Mary
Ihyemera
Woody Mountain Well No
Butler Avenue
Enterprise Foad
Museum of Northern Arizona
Lakewood Estates
Lake Mary Road
Humphreys Street
Fine Avenues
Datapoint Corp
Mangum, Wall, Stoops & Warden
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Lockett Street
W. H. Hood
Oak Creek
Cocanino County
Supervisors' Association
Santa Fe Railway Co
Arthur Anderson
B.B. Bonner
Beaver- Agassiz
Carollo Engineers
Fisher Contracting
Vince Hamant
Merritt Welding
Metz-Lomala
Moss-Weber Tnn
Woody Mountain
Prochnow, McCullogh & Biller
Southwest Computing
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