New Trailhead Opens
A report from the grand opening of the Oak Tree Canyon Trailhead of the Arizona Scenic Trail.
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Volunteers Needed to Help Audubon Restore Sonoita Creek Habitat This Saturday
Volunteers will help in Tucson Audobon’s project to remove invasives and restore native habitat along the creek.
Read more…BRN Names New Executive Director
Dr. Rodrigo Sierra Corona will begin in his new role on March 20, 2023.
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LOCAL NEWS
Town Doctor Retires
Dr. Molly Anderson is retiring after 28 years treating patients at the Family Health Center in Patagonia.
Read more…Doing Beauty Better With Holistic Hair Care
Hairstylist Tami Blakely has opened a new salon in Sonoita to serve local customers looking for healthy, organic hair care.
Read more…Fire Chiefs Discuss 2022, Anticipate Challenges Ahead
The Patagonia and Sonoita-Elgin fire services both had a busy 2022, and anticipate more of the same in 2023.
Read more…Covid, Flu, RSV Spiking in SCC
If it seems like there is a lot of Covid around, that’s because there is. And there are also more flu and RSV infections.
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HOPE Lends a Helping Hand to Recovering Addicts
Inside a nondescript Nogales building, a dedicated staff of 12 works on the front lines of combating the growing effects of drug addiction in Santa Cruz County.
Read more…The Cemetery Trail Is Back
Volunteers worked together to re-open the trail through mesquite woods, a favorite for locals and visitors alike.
Read more…Winners of the PRT’s Good Neighbor Contest
The PRT Good Neighbor Award recognizes people who voluntarily build a better community in Canelo, Elgin, Sonoita and Patagonia. Here are this year’s winners.
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Dogwalk
Early each morning I take my dog Lucy for a walk. This is my favorite time of year for a morning walk, when the days are short and the sun is low in the southern sky.
Read more…Assology 101
Why have some equine enthusiasts made the decision to use mules and/or donkeys instead of the more beautiful, malleable and popular horse? Perhaps a look into the animal’s behavior will help.
Read more…Hunting the Elusive Mearns Quail
This one small bird draws hunters from across the western United States, and occasionally from much further away. Here’s a look behind the hunt.
Read more…ARTS & CULTURE
Writing Into the Dark
She had none of the qualifications for being a writer, but she’s done it anyway: how civil engineer Karen Riggs became author K.C. Riggs.
Read more…Locals Pay Tribute to Joni Mitchell
Local band the Sashas and a group of amateur vocalists performed a set featuring renditions of songs from across Mitchell’s career.
Read more…How I Survived
Life as I knew it was gone in the blink of an eye, but I was still alive, with the task of getting it back.
Read more…SCHOOL NEWS
Area Students Stage Two Plays
Cast photos for “Johnny Appleseed” and “Hansel and Gretel.”
Read more…PUHS Senior Gets Full Ride to Ivy League School
For the second time in three years, a PUHS student has been admitted to an Ivy League university with a full scholarship. Senior Nicholas Dekhtyar will enter Columbia University as…
Read more…PUHS Honors Society Students Honor Veterans
Nine high school students and their advisor volunteered to help with the annual “Honor the Vets” day at the Patagonia Cemetery, a project of The Patagonia Museum.
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Where the Gold Settles
The PRT’s resident rockhound reflects on his low-key search for gold — and the search that brought him to Sonoita-Elgin in the first place, two decades ago.
Read more…Glimpses Into Our Past: The Donnellites and the Copper Glance Mine
In 1888 a Christian mining commune was established in Sunnyside Canyon on the western slope of the Huachuca Mountains. Here’s what happened next.
Read more…Starstruck: Interconnections
The reality is that nothing, not here on Earth, or in the vastness of space, is truly independent.
Read more…OPINION
County’s Courthouse Lease Raises Questions
Renting space in an iconic County-owned property to a controversial, foreign owned, for-profit entity raises several questions. We tried to get answers from County officials.
Read more…Thanks to You, PRT Fundraising Campaign a Huge Success
To our generous readers who donated to the PRT during our recent fundraising campaign, we thank you!
Read more…Life Among the Humans: Jews in the News
Whenever there’s some “secret plot” which we’re advised to fear, it’s both fun and traditional to blame it on The Jews – the world’s Eternal Boogie Men.
Read more…Letters to the Editor – Jan. 2023
We get letters regarding the Food Bank; our “one-sided” coverage of the container wall controversy; and the angels of Sonoita.
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