Kaitlin Olson
Arizona Daily Sun
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Annual point-in-Time homeless count identifies Coconino County needs
Every January, local service organizations and nonprofits count on volunteers who count. → Read More
Flagstaff coaches weigh in on New Year’s resolutions
With a new year and a new decade both in their infancy this month, resolutions seem to be especially prevalent. → Read More
InSHAPE delivers health results at Southwest Behavioral & Health Services
Two years ago, James Garcia III’s health was not in the best shape. → Read More
Flagstaff native ranks third in Arizona State Bar Exam
In an exam room packed with 525 people, it would be all too easy to fade into the crowd. → Read More
Coconino High School nears IB status
Make way, Advanced Placement (AP) and dual enrollment, there’s a new high school learning option coming to town. → Read More
Acts of Kindness leads annual Zombie Hand Drop and Blood Drive
Zombies will rise again this week in Flagstaff to celebrate both Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos. → Read More
Locals share the benefits of relationships with nature
They are not nature experts, but they know the positive effects of being outdoors time and time again. → Read More
NAU researcher and team show exercise can prevent, treat and control cancer
Add cancer to the list of reasons to exercise regularly. → Read More
Flagstaff Bone & Joint surgery center marks halfway point
Orthopedics practice Flagstaff Bone & Joint (FBJ) has reached the halfway point in construction of its ambulatory surgical center, a 9,000-square-foot space at 501 N. Switzer Canyon Drive that will → Read More
Live 2 Play FUNraiser raises $55,000 for suicide prevention
Northern Arizona community partners gathered for the first Live 2 Play FUNraiser September 19 and 20, an event that raised more than $55,000 for local suicide prevention efforts. → Read More
Flagstaff’s first Indigenous Peoples' Day shows progress still needed
Flagstaff City Hall was filled Monday as people from throughout the region gathered for the city’s first Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration. → Read More
Flagstaff nonprofits prepare for the holidays
Fifty-four days until Thanksgiving. Eighty-one days until Christmas. → Read More
NAU total enrollment drops, but shows growth in other areas
Northern Arizona University’s overall enrollment has dropped a little more than 300 students this year, according to its 21-day count. → Read More
County program supports families with infants
As Geri Gordy walked up to an apartment with a skip in her step, clipboard in hand, one could easily think she was visiting a friend. → Read More
Hundreds strike for climate in Flagstaff
“Like the sea level, we rise.” “Make our planet great again.” “Will we have really survived if we cannot go outside?” Such phrases filled the signs held by the more than 600 Flagstaff protesters who gathered on the City Hall lawn Friday morning to participate in the Global Strike for Climate Change happening in more than 150 countries. Students of all ages walked out of nearby schools and… → Read More
Astronauts land in Flagstaff to launch Festival of Science
The lights of the Coconino Community College Commons looked like stars in the night sky above astronaut Donald Pettit and astronaut candidate Jessica Watkins as they shared their NASA experiences → Read More
Sarah Cromer’s third grade class reunites 50 years later
Nearly 200 miles from her home in Bagdad, Arizona, 22-year-old Sarah Crook Wong found her home in Flagstaff just three months after graduating from newly named Northern Arizona University, when → Read More
Local students prepare for global climate strike in Flagstaff
On Friday, Sept. 20, people from 150 countries around the world will host a youth-centered global strike to bring awareness to climate change. Flagstaff is one of eight locations in → Read More
Fort Tuthill to add cell towers, city well next year
By spring 2020, Fort Tuthill could look a little different as the county and city strive to bring additional amenities to park visitors and nearby residents. → Read More
Bellemont 20-year plan nearing completion
After two years of planning, the land use document to guide Bellemont’s next 20 years is nearly complete, pending final approval from the Coconino County Board of Supervisors. → Read More