Patagonia Union High School students Aliyah Gallardo and Ayla Kennedy will be reporting on school sports and events, as well as writing features.

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Fending for Ourselves
Distressed by authorities’ response to complaints about AshBritt truck drivers’ conduct on local roads, Elgin resident Sue Downing took matters into her own hands.
County’s Courthouse Lease Raises QuestionsÂ
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.
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 a freshman in Fall, 2023.Â
Arson Suspect Cunningham Given Conditional Release, in Plea Negotiations With Federal Prosecutors
Court filings say Robert I. Cunningham set fire to his family’s popular Sonoita restaurant in 2017 using gasoline-filled Budweiser bottles as accelerants. The family later collected over $345,000 in insurance.
Local News Matters
We at the PRT are really excited to share our December issue with you. This issue is loaded with important and entertaining news stories. Be sure to read Lynn Davison’s article on the container wall at the border, Kat Crockett’s article about the County’s efforts to control the fentanyl epidemic, and the frustrations of Verizon […]
Patagonia Art Walk 2022
The 20th Annual Patagonia Art Walk featured the work of 34 artists at a range of sites around Patagonia. Twenty-eight artists and organizations set up booths throughout the town park.
Arson Suspect Cunningham Given Conditional Release, in Plea Negotiations With Federal Prosecutors
Court filings say Robert I. Cunningham set fire to his family’s popular Sonoita restaurant in 2017 using gasoline-filled Budweiser bottles as accelerants. Court filings say Robert I. Cunningham set fire to his family’s popular Sonoita restaurant in 2017 using gasoline-filled Budweiser bottles as accelerants. The family later collected over $345,000 in insurance.
Local Foundation Works to Support Rural Youth
The Los Charros Foundation has increased its scholarship budget and hired Sonoita’s Kristin Tomlinson in the newly created position of Executive Director.
Breaking News – Arson Suspect Cunningham Given Conditional Release, in Plea Negotiations With Federal Prosecutors
Court filings say Cunningham set fire to his family’s popular Sonoita establishment using gasoline-filled Budweiser bottles as accelerants.