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The Town of Patagonia’s Election Director, Isabel Van Nest is busy gearing up for the 2024 Primary Election. This year the Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, July 30 from 6:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers at 310 McKeown Ave. You can request an early ballot in writing during Town Hall hours Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. On this year’s ballot are four candidates running for three council member positions: Ronald Reibslager, Gary Retherford, Michael Stabile and Anita Francesca Claverie. A candidate must receive 51% of votes cast to be immediately elected. Votes cast are the total number of people who voted. Candidates with less than 51% votes cast will have a run-off on November 5th in the general election. Thank you, Patagonia, for coming out and voting.

CASA GRANDE — The Republican National Committee is building a massive effort to look over the shoulders of poll workers and ballot counters this fall, seeking 100,000 observers across the country and 5,000 in Arizona, a top party official said at former President Donald Trump’s campaign office opening in Casa Grande on Tuesday.  ...

New campaign finance records show that Donald Trump's political action committee paid the legal firm representing the former president's longtime adviser Boris Epshteyn ahead of his pending criminal trial in Arizona. The leadership PAC, Save America, made two payments of $40,000 and $10,000 on May 14 to the Phoenix-based law...

The new Arizona Wildcat staff under Brent Brennan has prioritized a few states on the recruiting front, to include California, Texas and Hawaii. However, that doesn’t mean that they’ve ignored their own backyard. The Wildcats have done a good job recruiting in-state and landed the best passer in...

Violent weather is a hallmark of Arizona’s monsoon season. The state had its first tornado of the year touched down late Tuesday evening in Tucson. The National Weather Service confirmed it was an EF-1 tornado, the second-lowest on a five-point scale. The twister was reported around 10:45 p.m., approximately two miles north of Interstate 10, with winds reaching up to 110 miles per hour.

A LOOK BACK — NO. 58 IVAN LESNIK. With it being the 58th day until kickoff between the Lobos and Wildcats, the best player to wear No. 58 for Arizona is defensive tackle Ivan Lesnik, who played with the program from 1980-83. Lesnik is one of Arizona’s top scholar-athletes among football players, with 14 career sacks and two Academic All-America awards. Lesnik is now an accomplished anesthesiologist in Seattle. After receiving his M.D. from the University of Arizona College Of Medicine, he completed a residency in anesthesiology before joining the faculty at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. He then completed several clinical and administrative leadership assignments at overseas military hospitals in Asia and Europe and served as vice chairmen and education director of anesthesiology at Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences as well as acting chairmen of the Department of Anesthesiology at National Naval Medical Center during the Iraq and Afghanistan war. He served as specialty leader to the Navy Surgeon General, providing worldwide management of anesthesiology and pain management services for the Navy and Marine Corps during the height of the conflict. After completion of a pain medicine fellowship, he was assigned as deputy program manager for the Navy Comprehensive Pain Management Program as well as operational lead for Navy and Marine Corps program execution in western United States and the pacific theater. He developed and served as director of Navy Medicine’s first operationalized Functional Restoration Pain Program. He retired from the U.S. Navy and joined the University of Washington as an associate clinical professor and chief of pain services at Harborview Medical Center in September 2014.

The Sun Belt College League announced more Players of the Week. Former Tucson standout Benji Cazares, Cienega standout Joey Staiger and Sabino standout Jacob Wiltshire were all recognized. Former Ironwood Ridge softball standout Emma Almodoba was named an NAIA All-American for Embry Riddle. This list will be updated all year...

TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) - Big fireworks shows will be held in southern Arizona to celebrate the Fourth of July, but before those happen, fire officials want to make sure any flames are limited to just the fireworks. “Going into the Fourth of July, and then the resources that we’ll...

Q.What are the major local challenges the Tucson Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce is working on that businesses in the region currently face to remain competitive?. A. Access to Talent. The No. 1 challenge that businesses of all sizes experience is finding qualified individuals to fill their job openings. The Chamber facilitates conversations between business, government, education, and community leaders to address workforce barriers including training, education, access to quality childcare, affordable housing and transportation. Addressing these issues will connect qualified job seekers to local employers, which our community needs.

Sun Corridor Inc. hosted a panel discussion Apr. 18 with six prominent site selectors to provide the business community with some of their insight into how decisions are made and what they look for in selecting sites for companies. The following are the highlights of the question-and-answer period before attendees at the Fox Tucson Theatre. The comments are lightly edited and condensed.

Pima Joint Technical Education District, a boon for regional workforce development, recently celebrated another advancement in its effort to offer crucial career skills to students. On May 2, joined by Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and more than 100 guests, Pima JTED celebrated the grand opening of its Bridges Campus Industrial...

When Oro Valley was incorporated 50 years ago, it was envisioned as a bedroom community, cozy and low-key. The town had about 1,200 residents within 2½ square miles. In 2024, it’s estimated more than 48,000 people reside on 36 square miles of scenic desert generally west of Oracle Road, north of Ina Road and east of I-10.

Reimagination of Oro Valley Marketplace is moving from concept to construction, with the first building activity in nearly 15 years about to begin. “This center is hopefully coming of age,” said Jim Horvath, chairman and founder of Marketplace owner Town West Companies. “We’re bringing it to life.”

Any conversation about business in Oro Valley must begin with Roche Tissue Diagnostics, according to town community and economic development director Paul Melcher. Roche is Oro Valley’s largest employer with approximately 1,700 people working on its expansive – and expanding – 118-acre Innovation Park campus. Close to 200 more work at Roche’s newer facilities near I-10 in Marana. It is Greater Tucson’s largest bioscience company.

KGUN 9's Blake Phillips sat down with the three candidates running for mayor of Bisbee: incumbent Ken Budge and candidates Gretchen Bonaduce and Wanda Leikem.

Oro Valley’s largest employers – Roche Tissue Diagnostics, Simpleview, and Oro Valley Hospital – create several thousand jobs in the community. Beyond those big companies, Paul Melcher, the town’s community and economic development director since January 2021, has learned there are “a lot more primary employers than we imagined” in Oro Valley.

Demographics and attracting new businesses, the redevelopment of Foothills Mall and industry challenges were on the agenda at The Power of Real Estate Summit, hosted by the Tucson Association of REALTORS® and Southern Arizona Home Builders Association. The need for more housing continues to be a major factor, said...

Dr. Andrew Weil, the father of integrative medicine, has always dreamed of having a dedicated center to continue and expand his mission of bringing the field into mainstream medicine. After years of working out of a small, cramped house north of the University of Arizona campus, the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine has found a new home.