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County and federal officials say they’ve prepared regions of Coconino County that were hammered by flooding last year. And they’re relying on millions of dollars from the U.S. government to help.Against a backdrop of homes being repaired, a massive channel being scraped out of rock and soil and silty sediment from last year’s flood as far as the eye can see, Coconino County
Built nearly a century-and-a-half ago in 1878, a church in Las Mesitas is named for the patron saint of farming a practice that isn’t so easy as the water dries up, drought after drought.
The Tunnel Fire continues to burn acreage in northern Arizona, signaling the beginning of wildfire season in the state.A relatively wet winter brought more fuels, and the dry spring has made conditions ripe for additional destruction. And climate change will likely play a role in making wildfire seasons longer and more destructive.