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Silver Oracle Wellness and Yoga Studio is hosting Yoga for a Cause, a series of classes to raise money for local charity Hands of a Friend to support victims of domestic violence, elder abuse and sexual assault.
Love the unseen: Yoga studio raises awareness for domestic violence
February is known as the month of love, and one Green Valley yoga studio is making sure to show love to those in need.
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February 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Silver Oracle Wellness and Yoga Studio is hosting Yoga for a Cause, a series of classes to raise money for local charity Hands of a Friend to support victims of domestic violence, elder abuse and sexual assault.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is defending his department’s investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, amid sharp internal criticism.
Nanos addresses criticism in Guthrie case, blasts sergeant
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos isn’t used to being in the glare of the national spotlight, but he says he knows one thing for sure — much of the criticism
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February 10, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is defending his department’s investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, amid sharp internal criticism.
Green Valley Recreation officially opens a new 1,700-square-foot expanded metal shop this month, offering a climate-controlled facility for welding, metal fabrication, and machining.
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GVR expands space for Metal Working Club members
Green Valley Recreation officially opens an expanded metal shop this month and the 1,700-square-foot facility is expected to attract a number of welding enthusiasts.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Green Valley Recreation officially opens a new 1,700-square-foot expanded metal shop this month, offering a climate-controlled facility for welding, metal fabrication, and machining.
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Jerry Hain spent 24 years in the Air Force primarily as an airplane mechanic, but he has spent nearly five decades mastering the art of staying airborne — often without the help of an engine
Head in the clouds: He built a life chasing flight
Jerry Hain spent 24 years in the Air Force primarily on the flight line as an airplane mechanic, but he’s always preferred the view from the cockpit.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Jerry Hain spent 24 years in the Air Force primarily as an airplane mechanic, but he has spent nearly five decades mastering the art of staying airborne — often without the help of an engine
Henry Garcia’s custom metal artwork at Desert Meadows Park combines beauty with utility, featuring six new handrails designed to improve accessibility and safety for visitors.
Artsy handrails boost accessibility
Henry Garcia’s metal artwork at Desert Meadows Park serves more than one purpose.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Henry Garcia’s custom metal artwork at Desert Meadows Park combines beauty with utility, featuring six new handrails designed to improve accessibility and safety for visitors.
While winter is the ideal time for pruning, University of Arizona Master Gardener Mary Kidnocker warns that topping a tree can create maintenance issues that leads to rapid, weak regrowth and potential tree death.
Green Valley Gardeners: Problems with tree topping and alternatives
This is the time of year for necessary pruning of dormant desert trees. However, the winter silhouette of a tree can be destroyed by topping. And keep in mind that
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February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
While winter is the ideal time for pruning, University of Arizona Master Gardener Mary Kidnocker warns that topping a tree can create maintenance issues that leads to rapid, weak regrowth and potential tree death.
The FBI has announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her Catalina Foothills home last weekend.
FBI offers $50,000 reward in Guthrie kidnapping; timeline laid out
The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, and have arrested someone demanding a ransom.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The FBI has announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her Catalina Foothills home last weekend.
The Santa Rita Art League will present the 2nd annual Ellen Sussman-Eva Briggs Memorial Abstract Art Competition reception and awards this Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Community Performance & Art Center, 1250 W. Continental Road.
Sussman-Briggs art competition underway
The Santa Rita Art League will present the 2nd annual Ellen Sussman-Eva Briggs Memorial Abstract Art Competition reception and awards on Saturday at the Community Performance & Art Center in
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February 4, 2026 at 9:56 PM
The Santa Rita Art League will present the 2nd annual Ellen Sussman-Eva Briggs Memorial Abstract Art Competition reception and awards this Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Community Performance & Art Center, 1250 W. Continental Road.
Ziva Blank took first place in her weight class at the Copper State Championships junior high wrestling tournament in Prescott Valley Jan. 31.
Sports Roundup: Girls club wrestling, high school updates, program-best
Young wrestlers
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February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Ziva Blank took first place in her weight class at the Copper State Championships junior high wrestling tournament in Prescott Valley Jan. 31.
Experience the daring courtship of male hummingbirds in Green Valley as they plunge more than 100 feet at 60 mph, vibrating their tail feathers like a clarinet reed to impress a mate.
Tiny aerobats of Green Valley: Why hummingbirds flock here
Hear that high-pitched vibrating whistle over your Green Valley garden in springtime?
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February 4, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Experience the daring courtship of male hummingbirds in Green Valley as they plunge more than 100 feet at 60 mph, vibrating their tail feathers like a clarinet reed to impress a mate.
n a 4-1 vote on Tuesday, the Pima County Board of Supervisors OK’d three items targeting ICE and federal immigration enforcement policies following a series of high-profile national incidents that sparked protests and civil unrest.
Supervisors take aim at ICE, test authority
The Pima County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday OK'd on a 4-1 vote taking aim at ICE and federal immigration enforcement policy following high-profile incidents nationwide that have resulted in
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February 3, 2026 at 11:06 PM
n a 4-1 vote on Tuesday, the Pima County Board of Supervisors OK’d three items targeting ICE and federal immigration enforcement policies following a series of high-profile national incidents that sparked protests and civil unrest.
After 30 years of dedicated service in the Sahuarita Unified School District, Copper View Elementary Principal Desi Raulston is retiring to embark on new adventures with her husband.
Goodbye, Jedi: Longtime SUSD educator was a Force for 30 years
Saying goodbye, she is.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
After 30 years of dedicated service in the Sahuarita Unified School District, Copper View Elementary Principal Desi Raulston is retiring to embark on new adventures with her husband.
The Regional Transportation Authority has scheduled two virtual Q&A sessions on Feb. 3 for the proposed 20-year, $2.67 billion RTA Next transportation plan going before county voters March 10.
RTA Next Q&A sessions soon
The Regional Transportation Authority has two virtual Q&A sessions scheduled for the proposed 20-year $2.67 billion RTA Next transportation plan going before county voters March 10.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:14 PM
The Regional Transportation Authority has scheduled two virtual Q&A sessions on Feb. 3 for the proposed 20-year, $2.67 billion RTA Next transportation plan going before county voters March 10.
Preliminary figures show Green Valley Recreation’s revenue was $96,000 below what they anticipated last year, but the organization's expenditures were $339,000 less than budgeted. While these figures are subject to an ongoing audit, GVR's CFO is hopeful GVR will finish with a $148,000 surplus.
Revenue down but GVR may end year with surplus
Preliminary figures show Green Valley Recreation's revenue was $96,000 below what they anticipated last year, but the organization's expenditures were $339,000 less than budgeted.
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February 2, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Preliminary figures show Green Valley Recreation’s revenue was $96,000 below what they anticipated last year, but the organization's expenditures were $339,000 less than budgeted. While these figures are subject to an ongoing audit, GVR's CFO is hopeful GVR will finish with a $148,000 surplus.
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will consider three ICE-focused items added to the agenda by Supervisor Jen Allen aimed at federal immigration enforcement.
Supervisor targets immigration operations, tests county's reach
The chair of the Pima County Board of Supervisors will ask her colleagues to take aim at federal immigration enforcement at its Tuesday meeting, potentially testing the limits of county
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February 2, 2026 at 6:20 PM
At Tuesday’s meeting, the Pima County Board of Supervisors will consider three ICE-focused items added to the agenda by Supervisor Jen Allen aimed at federal immigration enforcement.
Hundreds gathered in Green Valley on Saturday, joining dozens of nationwide grassroots rallies protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Photo gallery below is free to view.
2026 ICE OUT Rally in Green Valley
Hundreds of people gathered in Green Valley on Saturday, Jan. 31, one of dozens of rallies across the country in a grassroots protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity that
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February 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Hundreds gathered in Green Valley on Saturday, joining dozens of nationwide grassroots rallies protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Photo gallery below is free to view.
A 54-year-old Rio Rico man has been arrested in connection with a 2021 hit-and-run that killed a 19-year-old man and injured two others on Interstate 19.
Rio Rico man arrested in cold case
The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced the arrest of a 54-year-old Rio Rico man in connection with a five-year-old manslaughter case.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
A 54-year-old Rio Rico man has been arrested in connection with a 2021 hit-and-run that killed a 19-year-old man and injured two others on Interstate 19.
The Sahuarita man who authorities say got into a shoot-out with a U.S. Border Patrol agent Tuesday morning was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
Details emerge in Border Patrol shooting; smuggling suspect's sister speaks out
The Sahuarita man who authorities say got into a shoot-out with a U.S. Border Patrol agent Tuesday morning was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
The Sahuarita man who authorities say got into a shoot-out with a U.S. Border Patrol agent Tuesday morning was charged Wednesday in U.S. District Court.
Support for the Sonoran Corridor appeared to be waning among Sahuarita Town Council members on Monday as the design group working with the state presented survey results that showed growing public support for nixing the project.
Sahuarita's support for proposed freeway wanes as new homes go up
Support for the Sonoran Corridor among members of the Sahuarita Town Council appeared to be waning Monday as the design group working with the state presented survey results that showed
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January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Support for the Sonoran Corridor appeared to be waning among Sahuarita Town Council members on Monday as the design group working with the state presented survey results that showed growing public support for nixing the project.
The Green Valley Council is calling on HOAs to circulate petitions urging state lawmakers to enact robust safeguards against home title fraud.
GVC petitions combat home title fraud
Concerned over reports about home title fraud, the Green Valley Council has asked HOAs to begin circulating petitions to send to state lawmakers.
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January 27, 2026 at 6:53 PM
The Green Valley Council is calling on HOAs to circulate petitions urging state lawmakers to enact robust safeguards against home title fraud.
In 1912, the unlikely team from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, led by the raw talent of Jim Thorpe, dismantled powerhouses like Harvard and Army on their way to history. Thorpe would go on to dominate the Olympics and professional sports.
Meandering the Mesquite: The greatest American athlete: Jim Thorpe dominated the sports scene
Back in the early years, football was dominated by a handful of institutions, mostly Ivy League powerhouses such as Harvard and Yale. In 1912, the unlikely national champion came from
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January 27, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In 1912, the unlikely team from the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, led by the raw talent of Jim Thorpe, dismantled powerhouses like Harvard and Army on their way to history. Thorpe would go on to dominate the Olympics and professional sports.
Sahuarita High School boys wrestling won the Diego Gadea Invitational at Salpointe Catholic High School Saturday, with Nathaniel Gallardo, Marcus Killgore and William Thwaits taking first place in their weight classes.
Sports Roundup: Diego Gadea Invitational champs, crosstown rivalry
SHS wrestling
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January 27, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Sahuarita High School boys wrestling won the Diego Gadea Invitational at Salpointe Catholic High School Saturday, with Nathaniel Gallardo, Marcus Killgore and William Thwaits taking first place in their weight classes.
The Sahuarita Town Council will hear a presentation Monday regarding a proposed 20.5-mile freeway connecting Interstates 10 and 19 through Sahuarita. The town reported findings from the summer 2025 ADOT outreach show strong support for a "No Build" option.
Town Council hearing Sonoran Corridor presentation
The Sahuarita Town Council will hear a presentation Monday for a proposed freeway connecting Interstates 10 and 19 through Sahuarita.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:32 PM
The Sahuarita Town Council will hear a presentation Monday regarding a proposed 20.5-mile freeway connecting Interstates 10 and 19 through Sahuarita. The town reported findings from the summer 2025 ADOT outreach show strong support for a "No Build" option.
Pruning season has arrived. From desert hackberries to autumn sage, the dormant months of January through March are the ideal time to trim your trees and shrubs for health, size control, and vibrant spring blooms.
Green Valley Gardeners: Beware gardeners: Pruning time approaches
The tree pruning months of January, February and March have arrived. Major trimming is generally recommended during the months that trees are dormant. This can be done to control size,
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January 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Pruning season has arrived. From desert hackberries to autumn sage, the dormant months of January through March are the ideal time to trim your trees and shrubs for health, size control, and vibrant spring blooms.
From performing at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to teaching at Trinity College, Christopher Houlihan has dedicated his life to the "orchestra under his fingertips" since he first became enamored with the instrument at age 10.
Organist brings Bach to Green Valley
Christopher Houlihan was 10 years old when he became enamored with the organ, and that fascination never faded.
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January 23, 2026 at 6:16 PM
From performing at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to teaching at Trinity College, Christopher Houlihan has dedicated his life to the "orchestra under his fingertips" since he first became enamored with the instrument at age 10.