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By Karen Riggs March 1, 2021 The community is a major step closer to developing a sustainable Patagonia Pool. The Pool Assessment prepared for the Friends of the Patagonia Pool (FOPP) is essentially complete and shows that the pool, while over 30 years old, is in good shape and could easily provide at least another […]
By Marion Vendituoli March 1, 2021 The Patagonia Volunteer Fire Department got an unexpected gift this winter when the Racine, OH Fire Department offered them a new fire engine. “It’s kind of a miracle to me,” Patagonia Fire Chief Ike Isakson said. The 1985 pumper, with a 1000-gallon tank, cost the Patagonia Dept. a grand total […]
By Kat Crockett March 1, 2021 A public hearing was held on Jan. 28, 2021 to adjudicate a request for a Conditional Use Permit to allow the property owner at 3244 SR 82 in Sonoita to build an RV Park with four units. The 0.64-acre property for the RV park (of a total of 1.15 acres […]
By Marion Vendituoli March 1, 2021 When Mollie Wright, of Patagonia, stopped in at the Sonoita Elgin Fire district (SEFD) station recently to have her granddaughter’s oxygen level checked, she never expected that her granddaughter, who does not have medical insurance, would receive a $1200 bill for the ten-minute visit. When Wright wrote a letter […]
By Kat Crockett March 1, 2021 It’s been a long and complicated trek from total closure to partial reopening for the Sonoita-Elgin wineries. Many of the local wineries were operating from three to six days a week and business was good until the first case of COVID-19 hit the County on March 20, 2020 and […]
By Santa Cruz County Media Outlet Due to extreme weather conditions on the East coast, this week’s arrival of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines will be delayed to Santa Cruz County. Due to the delayed vaccine shipment, your Wednesday February 17th appointment will be moved to Saturday February 20th at the same time. All vaccines on Saturday […]
By Kat Crockett January 30, 2021 It has now been a little over two years since the county moved judicial services to Nogales. Largely unused, the building that housed the courthouse still contains our library, a few county offices and is a storage facility for excess county equipment. 81 people responded to a survey sent […]
By Caleb Weaver January 30, 2021 As Nelson Henderson said, “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.” Have you ever wanted to plant a tree in celebration of a loved one? Here’s an opportunity! The Tree and Park Committee and Town of Patagonia have […]
By Sarah Klingenstein January 30, 2021 “When can I get my COVID vaccine?” It’s on almost everyone’s mind. A lot of the talk is about how many doses of the vaccine Santa Cruz County has and the fact that, when someone calls or goes online to register, the appointments have all been taken. The problem […]
By Kat Crockett January 30, 2021 During a special meeting on Jan. 8, 2021, the Sonoita Elgin Fire Board voted unanimously to sustain the termination of Chief DeWolf effective January 5. Prior to the termination, the Board provided DeWolf an opportunity to submit documentation of Board approval for his increase in compensation from $700 to […]
