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The Patagonia Regional Times Weekly News Bulletin for Sept. 16-22, 2026
Babocomari Bridge alternatives and costs; possible Border Patrol station next to Elgin school; Patagonia law enforcement; volleyball postponement; PARA meeting; SEFD birthday celebration; chiggers; and more.,
Patagonia to continue law enforcement agreement with county sheriff
Patagonia has scrapped plans to reinstate the town marshal's office and will continue to contract with the Santa Cruz County sheriff's department for law enforcement.
Patagonia Regional Times News Bulletin for Sept. 9-15, 2026
Border Patrol expansion, property taxes, spending limit proposition, Sonoita Rodeo, Lobos volleyball, students of the month and much more in this week's bulletin.
Affordable housing, daycare center, Town Hall expansion on Sept. 9 Council agenda
Agenda includes proposals for design and engineering of affordable housing project, daycare center and Town Hall expansion.
Ceremony marks signing of Hermosa project’s Plan of Operation
The U.S. Forest Service signed South32 Hermosa’s Final Mine Plan of Operation on Wednesday at a ceremony at the mine’s base of operations in the Patagonia Mountains, authorizing South 32 to conduct operations on Forest Service land.
As property values increase, Fanning says taxpayers deserve steeper tax cut
The county is in year two of a four-year plan to reduce its primary tax rate by three cents per year per $100 of assessed value, but District 3 Supervisor John Fanning said future rate cuts need to be much larger — in the 12 to 15 cent range — to offset the annual increase in…
Grijalva, Butierez debate their candidacy for Congressional District 7
Incumbent Adelita Grijalva and challenger Daniel Butierez are running for the U.S. House seat for Arizona Congressional District 7. They appeared together to debate the issues with representatives of the Arizona Clean Elections Commission.