A five-acre parcel of land in Patagonia near Harshaw Creek is being restored with native plants to benefit pollinators, birds and, eventually, residents and visitors.
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Customers vent frustrations with Sonoita Valley Water Company
Water shutdowns, billing issues and poor customer service from prompted a town-hall style meeting in Sonoita, where several customers of Sonoita Valley Water Co. vented their frustrations.
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Town Council Notes: June-July
Quarterly update from South32 highlights July 22 council meeting.
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Voting irregularities and voter misunderstandings dog 2026 Primary
Several of Arizona’s rural counties experienced a variety of voting irregularities in July’s primary election, according to county recorders.
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Deadline for CPBA comments extended to Aug. 31
Timeline moved back after public concern about complexity of filing comments.
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217 missing mail-in ballots recovered in Phoenix; investigation continues
Santa Cruz County Recorder: “None of these ballots match up with the list of individuals from Nogales, Sonoita, Elgin area who reported that they did not receive their ballots, so they’re still out there.”
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Activists stage tree sit in battle to save cottonwoods from border wall construction
July 29 update: Activists scale tree in fight to preserve ancient cottonwoods from border wall construction near former border town of Lochiel.
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County schedules Truth in Taxation Hearing for Aug. 5
Average increase calculated at $5.41 per year for every $100,000 in assessed value.
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A new section of the billion-dollar border wall in Arizona is bent out of shape
At least four panels of the wall in the San Rafael Valley were mysteriously damaged months before a controversy-plagued contractor even finished construction.
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Donnelly, Lopez prevail in county Democratic primaries
In lone contested Santa Cruz County races, Maya Donnelly defeated challenger Sonia Sanchez for School Superintendent, while Miguel Lopez ousted incumbent Adriana Olaiz for Justice of the Peace.