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By PRT Staff The Patagonia Regional Times is aware that in this unprecedented environment our readers are looking for up-to-date and reliable information regarding the coronavirus pandemic. As part of our commitment to bring you relevant and important local news you need, the PRT will update this page weekly on Fridays as we receive new […]
By Marion Vendituoli May 1, 2021 Twelve local students will be competing in two Arizona High School Rodeo Assoc. rodeos on May 7- 9 at the Sonoita Fairgrounds. Middle school students Cienna Beyer, Kaydee Zerbal, Lexie Miller, Cole Hubbell, Damian Padilla and Jake Scouten will be competing in the Junior High Finals Rodeo May 7- […]
By Charlotte Lowe May 1, 2021 Patagonia artist Paula Wittner has figured out how to spin a pandemic into pure gold. A year ago, Wittner was scheduled to have an international opening of recent works in both Arizona and Sonora. Acknowledging an unusual serendipity, the shows were entitled “Both Sides Now” and scheduled to open […]
By Nisa Talavera May 1, 2021 Patagonia has a new Mexican restaurant in town. El Pancho Villa, the freshly painted red and yellow building located at 328 Naugle Ave. opened its doors on January 24, 2021 and has been well received by the local community. Owners Clementina Dumont and Stacy Armenta, a mother and daughter […]
By Marion Vendituoli May 1, 2021 The PRT surveyed area restaurants to learn how the pandemic affected them and what they did to stay afloat. Three Sonoita restaurants, Tia Nita’s Cantina, the Steak Out Restaurant and the Copper Brothel Brewery described the challenges that they faced over the past year. Tia Nita’s Cantina Anita Kay, […]
By Sarah Klingenstein May 1, 2021 “I’m so proud of these kids,” said Tonya St. John, FFA teacher at Patagonia Union High School. “Not only did they excel at State this spring, they did so in areas that were very new to them not long ago.” FFA is an “intracurricular activity”, meaning the Club activities […]
By Pat McNamara April 1, 2021 Third generation Sonoita native Ralph Quiroz was met by a catastrophic scene when checking his heifers on Feb. 18 on leased land off of Highway 82 in Sonoita. He found some of his cows down and others staggering from some unknown cause. He contacted Sierra Vista veterinarian, Dr. Gary […]
By Marion Vendituoli April 1, 2021 Santa Cruz County (SCC) has been saddled with an $11million debt due to a shortfall in the funds held in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System (PSPRS). PSPRS, a state-run pension system that invests funds collected from more than 200 counties, municipalities, and fire districts, manages retirement plans for […]
By Marion Vendituoli April 1, 2021 On the morning of March 27, Sonoita shop owner Stephanie Hubbell received a phone call informing her that her store, Cowgirl Flair Boutique, had been broken into. The owner of the Sonoita Mini-Market was alerted to the break in by a Border Patrol agent who noticed an open window […]
