Borderlands Restoration Network (BRN) has been named the winner of the first-ever Connectivity Challenge offered by the Salazar Center at Colorado State University. As the winner, BRN will receive $100,000 […]
Lynn Davison
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Kids and This COVID Summer
Alex Santos stands outside the Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center waiting to pick up a cooking kit to take home. Photo by Anna Coleman Last summer, before COVID joined us, Patagonia […]
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Clean Water Act Weakened
On June 22, 2020, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) put into effect a new regulation that reduces the scope of waters protected by the Clean Water Act. The new […]
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Youth Center Receives $10,000 Grant
Patagonia Youth Enrichment Center (PYEC) director Anna Coleman recently received a call from Governor Ducey’s office congratulating her on being one of ten organizations statewide to receive an award from […]
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Murder and Mayhem Make for a Good Read
Local author Bob Kimball has spun a good tale in “News to Die For.” It’s a mystery, a love story, and perhaps most of all, a window into the newspaper […]
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Global Crisis, Local Impacts
Wineries, Restaurants Hit Hard by Closures Photo by Marion Vendituoli Rune Winery by Kat Crockett Rune was operating six days a week and business was good until the first case […]
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Small Town Life: Pulling Together
Be thankful you live in a small rural town. While, it is very likely the coronavirus will get here too, Patagonia, Sonoita, and Elgin are more able than our urban […]
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Coronavirus Overview
What is Coronavirus? Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. There are several known coronaviruses that infect people and usually only cause mild respiratory disease, such as the common cold. […]
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Mining Opponents Stage a ‘Peaceful Presence’
State Representative Rosanna Gabaldon speaks with “peaceful presence’ demonstrators in Patagonia after she had toured the Trench Mine remediation site with representatives from South32. Photo by Lynn Davison Local residents […]
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Town to Update General Plan
The Town of Patagonia adopted its General Plan in 2009. This past April, the Town Council re-adopted the plan for 10 years and asked the Planning and Development Committee to […]