One person died Friday night when a fire destroyed a Sahuarita home.

One person died Friday night when a fire destroyed a Sahuarita home.

The Saguaro Skill Center received a $200,000 grant that will build capacity, improve students' experience and help get the ball rolling on a new program all while giving leadership a little peace of mind.

A descendant of homesteader Nelson Sawyer visited the century-old gravesite on Thursday, lighting a candle within the small adobe-walled plot and reiterating his family’s determination to leave Sawyer’s remains undisturbed.

About two years ago, I finished a fraud prevention presentation and a man asked me to review some of his documents. He wanted to know if he was being scammed.

The Green Valley Gardeners seminar on Thursday, Oct. 8 features Monica King. King is a member of the Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association, the Western Apicultural Society and the Pollinator Stewardship Council.

A divorce case between a current and former member of a controversial religious group in Santa Cruz County was settled days before it was scheduled to go to trial in August. But two years of filings revealed new details about the group.

A divorce case between a current and former member of a controversial religious group in Santa Cruz County was settled days before it was scheduled to go to trial in August. But two years of filings revealed new details about the group.

A 22-year-old man was taken to a Tucson hospital Sept. 25 after being bitten by a snake of an unknown type.

Allsup’s, a regional chain of convenience stores/gas stations, plans to open a location in Rio Rico. This will be its third site in Arizona.

Six million dollars.

The monsoon wrapped up Wednesday and brought some much-needed precipitation to Southern Arizona after it wrapped up on Wednesday, with several above-normal rainfall totals along the Interstate 19 corridor from Tucson to Nogales.

After the first weeks of autumn, it is time to welcome October. All of the brightly-colored Texas rangers, plumbago and yellow bells are alive with busy butterflies. The air has dried a bit, and triple-digit temperatures have become rare.

For more information about volunteer opportunities, visit the Green Valley/Sahuarita Volunteer Clearinghouse website gvsvolunteering.org

The Santa Rita Fire District and five other Southern Arizona fire districts have been awarded a $1.8 million grant to purchase firefighter airpacks and related equipment.

If you venture out to the Resting Horse Ranch in Arivaca, you’ll likely meet 13 sweet horses, all with various personalities and needs.

The U.S. Forest Service is cutting off access to the border east and west of Nogales for more than two years because of border wall construction.

Sahuarita High School Cross Country runner Naomi Taylor set a program record with a time of 18:41 to finish in second place at the Desert Twilight Cross Country Festival in Mesa on Friday.

You'll find them on Facebook tucked in between the lost and found pets, the misdelivered Amazon package posts and the bulk trash pickup notices.

Canoa Lake was a bustling place Sept. 26 as the inaugural group of walkers made its way around the lake in support of Alzheimer’s research.

Santa Rita Fire District crews responded to two crashes roughly an hour apart from each other on northbound Interstate 19 near Sahuarita Road Sunday night. One person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

“Character Carved in Stone”

An attorney for a Nogales man accused of killing his fiancèe in a high-speed crash in Tucson in February says  prosecutors were unfair when they presented their case to a Pima County grand jury and wants it re-presented.

Leaders from five water companies said at a forum Thursday that data centers and mines won't be a barrier to local water needs and that the long-term water supply in the area is sustainable.  

The Town of Sahuarita and local water utility companies came together Sept. 24 for an informational forum open to the public, though it did not feature a call to the public.

Family research is like a good mystery story. The clues are there, but may be held by several people. The detectives gather all the clues they can, then begin filling in the missing using the information they have.

When a small-town high school in northern Iowa inducted Mark McCright (now a Green Valley resident) into its hall of fame earlier this month, it did more than honor a coach who led an underdog girls basketball team to the 1986 6-on-6 Sweet 16 state tournament. It also shined a light on Iowa’s nostalgic era.

Monsoon moisture can encourage some unique events. Several months after the planting of certain lily bulbs, their plants suddenly pop out of the soil and burst into bloom. In the Santa Cruz Valley, rain lilies and spider lilies surprise and delight gardeners.

The Green Valley Gardeners seminar on Thursday, Oct. 1 features Matthew Lutheran. Lutheran is a professional landscape architect and ISA certified arborist with the Pima County Regional Flood Control District. He will speak about the 30-acre Canoa Ranch flood management and habitat restoration project that was recently completed.

Crews are clearing 2.5 acres of desert near Continental Road and Interstate 19 to make way for a new Circle K that has been in the works for the last few years.

Green Valley News reader Jann Richardson recently traveled to Paris for a getaway and took her Green Valley News with her!

County supervisors narrowly OK'd a 120-day moratorium for new applications and permits for data centers in unincorporated Pima County while staff works to update the zoning code, possibly preventing a proposed data center from cropping up on Sahuarita's doorstep to the west.

Detectives have asked the Pima County Attorney's Office to seek an aggravated assault indictment against a former caregiver accused of striking a 91-year-old assisted living home resident twice.

Santa Rita Fire District crews responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash on southbound Interstate 19 near Pima Mine Road Tuesday afternoon.

Mark Mech always had a passion for aviation. Growing up in Tempe, he built model airplanes and crafted gliders from foam egg cartons, purchasing his first radio-controlled airplane with paper route money before moving on to radio-controlled gliders.

Who knew wearing a Kartchner Caverns T-shirt would evolve into an article about our underground activities? We have always been above-ground people who prefer the bright blue sky at all times and had included only one underground site on our list of things to see on our cross-country journey: the Luray Caverns in Virginia.

At Angel Heart Pajama Project, we believe a new pair of pajamas and a good book can do much more than provide comfort — they can remind a child that someone cares. Behind every pajama package delivered to a child in crisis is a dedicated team of volunteers who make that caring possible.

At just 23 years old, Ryan Gilvin is already making her mark in her first year as Sahuarita High School’s girls volleyball head coach, guiding the Mustangs to a 10-1 start after opening the season with eight straight victories.

Two weeks into my new role, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting so many incredible people across Green Valley and Sahuarita—from local community leaders to fellow dog owners at the park near Quail Creek.

There is a two-pronged history of Tombstone, heavily invested in metal. Both shaped the town and bestowed immortality.

Green Valley Council Board of Representatives checked out the county's new mobile clinic Thursday after receiving the latest health updates from Public Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen and her staff.

At just 23 years old, Ryan Gilvin is already making her mark in her first year as Sahuarita High School’s girls volleyball head coach, guiding the Mustangs to a 9-1 start, opening the season with eight straight victories.

Farmers Investment Company (FICO) announced Thursday that it agreed to sell its assets and pecan orchards in Sahuarita, Continental and San Simon to a consortium of pecan growers.

An Open Letter to Congressman Juan Ciscomani: 

Tuesday, Sept. 22 is our autumnal equinox, or first day of autumn. This begins a very important and busy time in the desert garden. Spring’s “new beginnings” actually get their start in the fall. Therefore, gardeners must take some time away from watching football to handle a few necessary tasks this time of year.

A broken water main was left unreported to the statewide underground utility communication coordinator, leaving an unknown amount of water leaking for nearly two days before crews were able to dig in and repair it.

An Apple AirTag led to the arrest this week of two Tucson men on suspicion of trafficking in stolen property and second-degree burglary.

An Apple AirTag led to the arrest this week of two Tucson men on suspicion of trafficking in stolen property and second-degree burglary.

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Sahuarita police officers have been conducting extra patrols around Town Councilman Ed Lytle's home since Thursday night when he reported three people claiming to be with the Save the Scenic Santa Ritas anti-mining group confronted him at his home.