The PRT Weekly News Bulletin for Oct. 1-6, 2025
Camira Ranch in Sonoita, Sept. 26. Photo by Lore C. Hannon
In this week’s bulletin:
- County seeks input on new ‘Community Wildfire Protection Plan’ at upcoming open-house meetings in Sonoita-Elgin, Patagonia
- Arizona’s community health centers, like Mariposa’s Family Health Center in Patagonia, were built on Medicaid. Now they face uncertainty, writes Jasmine Demers in a new article from Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting
- Patagonia Town Council solicits ideas from the public at Oct. 1 6pm meeting on how to best spend road work funds
- Check in with District 3 Supervisor John Fanning Oct. 7 in Elgin
- Lobos’ volleyball squad showing resilience as they enter home stretch, writes Dave Lumia
- A new generation of wildlife has been born at the the Nature Conservancy’s Patagonia-Sonoita Creek Preserve — here’s three candid photos of the new arrivals!
- Sonoran Desert tortoise or an ornate box turtle? Vince Pinto explains how to identify your local shelled reptiles
- Ready to do some weeding? The Paton Center for Hummingbirds in Patagonia needs a few volunteers
- An obituary for Charles (Chuck) Grant Hammond, 1948-2025
Plus: School news, job listings, and information on upcoming concerts, fundraisers, workshops, farmers markets, public meetings, church services and much more
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