The PRT Weekly News Bulletin for Sept. 3-9, 2025

There were pleasant temperatures and clear skies for last weekend’s 110th annual Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo—save for a late Sunday afternoon dust storm that merely skirted the fairgrounds. “There was some wind and a bit of dust that blew through, but not enough to stop the roping,” said Lacy Beyer, manager of the Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association. Photo by Dave Lumia

In this week’s news bulletin:

  • Sonoita Labor Day Rodeo brings out the big crowds
  • Get ready for the Sonoita Ranch Rodeo this Saturday at the Fairgrounds
  • County issues urgent child sex trafficking alert to parents
  • County road work on Harshaw scheduled for Sept. 8-Oct. 30
  • Supervisor John Fanning sets ‘community check-in’ for Oct. 7 in Elgin
  • Surprising Lobos notch five early-season volleyball victories
  • Former supervisor Bruce Bracker named to State Transportation Board
  • Now streaming: Sky Island Alliance’s Aug. 28 webinar on wildlife and new border wall construction
  • Meet dodder, the bizarre Sky Islands pirate plant with no lasting roots or leaves

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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