Escorted wide loads are now limited to certain routes between 8am and 1pm on specific weekdays, at a one-per-hour interval. Here are the details.
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Revitalization Efforts Underway for Sonoita-Elgin Chamber of Commerce
Local business owners are looking to reinvigorate the dormant organization with new members and a refined mission. An information meeting is set for March 2.
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Flux Canyon Fire Destroys Family Home
Crews from six agencies responded to the blaze shortly after the Ike Isakson memorial last Saturday afternoon. There were no injuries.
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Breaking News – Scheid Sentenced to 32 Years in Murders of Father, Stepmother
A plea bargain avoided a trial and a possible ‘guilty but insane at the time’ defense.
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Scheid Sentenced to 32 Years in Murders of Father, Stepmother
A plea bargain avoided a trial and a possible ‘guilty but insane at the time’ defense.
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County Schedules Meetings to ‘Clear the Air’ on Hermosa Discharge Levels
Activists and residents have registered concern over an October spike in the toxic metal antimony.
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Town Council Sets Agenda for Jan. 14 Meeting
Chris Gardner, hydrologist with Friends of Sonoita Creek, will present findings on water discharges from the Hermosa project.
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State Education Head Visits Elgin School, Addresses Hot Topics
Arizona State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne defended his department’s controversial policies during a Q & A session with staff and media on Tuesday.
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ADOT Attempting to Ease Wide Load Traffic on 82, 83 and 90
Cochise County sheriff Mark Dannels is one of the motorists who has been nearly run off the road by a wide load. “There’s got to be a better solution than this,” he said. “People are frustrated. This is an ADOT problem. ADOT needs to fix it.”
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Town Council Notes – Jan. 2026
News from the Patagonia Town Council’s Dec. 17, 2025 meeting.