On The Border: Recent Episodes
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News from the Arizona-Mexico border. Join us to learn more about everything from the halted border wall construction to immigration, and what local humanitarians and law enforcement have to say about it all.
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Today - A trial involving a retired Border Patrol supervisor accused in a nearly 25-year-old Bisbee sexual assault case has been delayed once again.
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Today - A new coffee stop inside Douglas’ historic Gadsden Hotel opened to such strong demand that it temporarily sold out of ingredients just days after launch.
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Today - A Nogales councilman says his lengthy public questions were about transparency — while city officials say most of them could have been handled outside the meeting.
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The Nogales International Film Festival returns this week with border stories, Indigenous horror and free screenings on both sides of the border.
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Today - Former Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd is spending a new chapter of her life far from home, serving an 18-month mission in Mexico after a final stretch in public office marked by personal loss and legal trouble tied to Cochise County’s 2022 election certification.
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Today - A massive rebuild of the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry could reshape Nogales for generations, changing not just how people cross the border, but how the city’s downtown survives and grows.
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Today - Camp Naco is expanding its vision, with plans for a new community hub that could bring everyday services and office space to Naco residents.
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Today - A homicide investigation in Willcox is stretching across the border, as police say the main suspect in a deadly March 31 shooting has fled to Mexico.
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A new federal terrorism-related charge has raised the stakes in the case against a former Sierra Vista gun store owner.
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The Mexican Consulate in Douglas marked International Women’s Day with a program centered on migrant women’s stories, resilience and the local resources available to support them.
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Today - Bisbee heard a passionate petition about ICE, but city leaders say the legal risks and the threat to federal project money make this a lot more complicated than a simple yes-or-no vote.
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A volunteer group born out of heartbreak in Sonora is now lending its hard-won search skills to the high-profile disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
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Today - Bisbee residents will ask their city council Tuesday night to decide whether the city should formally refuse certain cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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Today - More than a hundred Santa Cruz County residents gathered feet from the border to protest the latest immigration visit from top federal officials — including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem — raising their voices and their signs in a spirited show of local resistance.
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A suspected smuggler’s desert shootout with Border Patrol agents reveals a violent past, a family’s disowning, and a web of federal charges now coming to light.
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Today - A long-awaited arrest brings a sense of justice to one Douglas family following the murder of a mother of five in Agua Prieta.
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Today - Warren’s historic charm just earned it a national spotlight — and the third time really was the charm.
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A Douglas woman was murdered in Agua Prieta, and now her sister in Douglas is seeking justice — and answers — as the suspect remains on the run.
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Today - One of Sierra Vista’s favorite taco spots is back in business, even as a regional immigration crackdown continues to impact restaurants across Southern Arizona.
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Today: One woman’s memories paint a vivid picture of what it took to launch and sustain the Nogales International a century ago — and how her family helped make local news a lasting legacy.
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Today - A new dining experience is sizzling at Fort Huachuca as Grill ‘77 opens its doors, replacing a beloved diner with a fresh, modern take.
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Today - A former Border Patrol agent accused of child sex trafficking may soon be out of jail after a judge slashed his bail and allowed for electronic monitoring.
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A Chinese immigrant once stepped in to cover soldier paychecks at Fort Huachuca when the U.S. government didn’t — today, we’re revisiting the remarkable story of Sam Kee.
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Today - Conservationists are working to defend Arizona’s most endangered species as new stretches of border wall go up across the San Rafael Valley.
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Today - Douglas’s Mayor was honored by Agua Prieta in a show of cross-border collaboration.
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Today - Just days after Douglas welcomed back Mexican cattle at its port of entry for the first time in nearly two months, a fast-moving livestock parasite brought everything to a grinding halt—putting cross-border commerce, local agriculture, and animal health back on high alert.
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Today - A major shift is underway at the Raul H. Castro Port of Entry in Douglas, where federal planners are rethinking construction to better handle flood risk, utility demands, and long-term costs.
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Today - Some of Cochise County’s most scenic public lands could be up for sale—but not without a fight.
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Today - A Sierra Vista gun shop is at the center of a federal firearms trafficking case, with prosecutors outlining a scheme involving straw purchasers, military-grade weapons, and suspected cartel ties.
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Fort Huachuca’s Electronic Proving Ground may lose nearly half its civilian staff, a move Arizona lawmakers say would weaken electronic-warfare readiness and hit Cochise County jobs; we unpack what makes this desert test range irreplaceable and why its fate hinges on the Army’s upcoming budget decisions.
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A new Mobile Market is helping Cochise County residents access fresh, local foods, from produce and meats to jams and honey, while supporting small farmers and offering extra help for SNAP shoppers.
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Douglas is leaning on its partnership with Agua Prieta to attract national retailers, grow its economy, and tap into the spending power of cross-border shoppers.
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Two major studies are shedding new light on the impact of Mexican gray wolves on cattle ranchers in Arizona and New Mexico. Researchers from the University of Arizona and UC Davis analyzed financial losses, stress levels in cattle, and wolf diets, finding both direct and indirect effects on herds. While ranchers report significant losses tied to wolf predation and stress, environmental groups argue the studies may overstate the problem and call for a more balanced view. The debate over wolves, livestock, and conservation continues.
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Today, we take you to the edge of the U.S.-Mexico border in Cochise County, where life looks very different for residents living along the Roosevelt Reservation, a 60-foot strip of federally controlled land established in 1907. In Naco, 90-year-old Rose Peacock has lived for decades just steps from the towering border wall, watching both the landscape and politics change dramatically. Now, new military plans are bringing temporary Army installations to parts of the reservation, raising questions for those whose homes sit just feet from the fence. While federal officials say private property rights remain intact, residents like Peacock face the daily realities of broken fences, migrant crossings, and a constantly shifting border.
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Two wild mustangs, fresh from the open ranges of Utah and Nevada, are learning to trust humans for the first time. Sierra Vista trainer Linda Arnold, guided by veteran horseman Travis Elliston, is working patiently to transform fear into connection—one touch at a time. From desensitization exercises to the first haltering and saddling, Curry and Strider’s journey is a powerful look at what it takes to start, not break, a horse.
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Douglas is losing millions as shoppers from both sides of the border struggle to find places to spend. A new report shows the city missed out on $300 million in sales last year alone. This episode looks at what’s driving the gap, and how new retailers like Ross could help turn things around.
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Douglas city leaders are making a big ask in Washington, $20 million to fully fund the road connecting their new commercial port of entry to State Route 80. Without it, they say the port’s potential could be bottlenecked from day one. In today’s episode, we break down what’s at stake, what the scaled-back road plan would mean for cross-border trade, and why Mayor Jose Grijalva and his team say now is the time to get it right.
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Charlotte Hoffman launched Safe Ride with Us after losing her son in a motorcycle crash involving alcohol. What began as a donation-based ride service at local concerts has grown into Benson’s only around-the-clock taxi operation. With her mother Chris helping behind the wheel and at dispatch, Charlotte is filling a critical transportation gap in a rural town with no public transit or rideshare coverage.
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A grieving father. A forgotten town. A Western reborn in Cochise County. In this episode, we explore The Return, a 25-minute short film by Peter Reese, filmed entirely on location in southern Arizona. From Mescal Movie Set to Texas Canyon, Reese blends personal loss with frontier storytelling and shares what’s next for John McKenna.
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Meggen Connolley returned to Bisbee fresh off national recognition to deliver an urgent update on the city’s ambitious bike and pedestrian trail project. With $8.5 million in federal funding already secured, just under $180,000 stands between Bisbee and unlocking the final phase. But there's a catch, major donors want assurance the city will guarantee the project’s completion. At a recent work session, city leaders weighed the risks and rewards. Their decision could determine whether this multi-phase trail becomes a transformative reality or a missed opportunity.
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As wildfires become a year-round threat in Southern Arizona, small fire districts are stretched thin and homeowners are facing rising insurance costs, or losing coverage entirely. In this episode, we look at how rural communities like Rio Rico and Sonoita are adapting, what fire officials say they need, and why prevention at home may be the most important line of defense.
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A new executive order opening federal lands to expanded logging has put Cochise County’s Sky Islands, including the Huachuca and Chiricahua mountains, under threat. Conservationists warn of damage to sensitive ecosystems and tourism, while supporters argue it could revive timber jobs and reduce wildfire risks. We explore what’s at stake for local communities, businesses, and the future of Arizona’s wild landscapes.
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A new countersuit from the State of Arizona and Auditor General Lindsey Perry blames Santa Cruz County for systemic failures that allowed a $38 million embezzlement to go undetected for a decade. The filing names 13 current and former officials and deepens the legal fallout surrounding former treasurer Elizabeth Gutfahr.
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A young photographer is changing how we see the U.S.-Mexico border — not through headlines, but through candid images and community stories. In this episode, we meet Nicholas Matthews, the creative mind behind Río Fronteras, and explore how his work blends activism, art, and a deep connection to the borderlands.
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In this episode, we explore Arizona’s new push to map and manage its underground water supply. We’ll look at State Representative Gail Griffin’s proposals targeting rural areas—like the Willcox basin—to collect better data, share costs on deep wells, and offer grants for more efficient water use.
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After the passing of longtime Congressman Raul Grijalva, Arizona’s District 7 is wide open—and nearly 30 candidates want the job. In this episode, we take a closer look at the crowded field, the key dates for the upcoming special elections, and why a small corner of Cochise County could play a big role in deciding who wins.
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Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva has only been in office for 100 days, but he’s already making waves. From walking the streets and meeting with residents to pushing for economic development and stronger cross-border ties, his hands-on approach is turning heads. We take a look at what he’s accomplished so far—and what’s still to come.
Feature:
- Douglas mayor’s first 100 days in office ‘productive and exciting so far’
Headlines:
- Two inmates released from Pima County Jail in error, one still at large
- Sheriff: Yes, inmates will have visitation options at new jail
- Mary Egger Obituary
- Sierra Vista West Fest
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Read more about the stories you heard today:
- Willcox Celebrates Wild Horse and Burro Awareness Week with Sale, Adoption Event
- Willcox Softball Drops Home Opener to Tombstone 13-5
- Missing Ring is Found, But by Whom?
- Kristopher Davis Obituary
- Fry Fire EMT Robbins Receives Professional of the Year Award
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Feature
- Willcox celebrates Wild Horse and Burro Awareness Week with sale, adoption event
Headlines
- Ambos Nogales importers, exporters weigh U.S. tariffs on Mexico
- No limits on when an abortion can be performed in Arizona
- Obituary: Ann Stout
- It’s time for the Spring 2025 Classic Cars Off Main in Benson
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Today - Tombstone Marshal Jim Adams, who’s served as the town’s top cop for several years, has officially resigned from his position. His resignation letter was made public Thursday morning, shedding some light on the circumstances that led to his decision.
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Today - we’re taking a closer look at the ongoing presence of the protected Mexican gray wolf and its impact on local ranchers.
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Today - A small group of soldiers from Fort Drum, New York, recently arrived in Arizona as part of a broader effort to strengthen operations along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Today - we’re talking about a humanitarian crisis unfolding at the U.S.-Mexico border near Sasabe.
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Today - we’re looking into a controversy unfolding in Cochise County, where a lawsuit challenging the validity of the May 2023 Jail District election has taken an unexpected turn.
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Today - Residents of Buenos Aires and Embarcadero are fighting back against a military-led railway project that’s shaking their homes, disrupting their lives, and raising serious safety concerns.
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Today – Douglas Mayor Jose Grijalva is seeking to declare a state of emergency to mitigate potential economic and logistical impacts on the city following President Trump’s border emergency declaration and increased military presence, which could disrupt cross-border commerce.
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Today – we’re talking about a piece of fast-food history that you might not know about—but if you’ve ever used a drive-thru, it’s changed the way you eat.
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Today - The Way Church in Safford has been busy giving new life to an old favorite—the former Safford Bowl—and they’re also making a big change at their longtime multiplex theater.
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Today - When Detective Cody Essary headed to a ranch near Willcox on New Year's Eve, he wasn’t preparing for celebrations—he was leading a team to investigate allegations of animal neglect, uncovering a disturbing scene that would lead to the rescue of over 20 animals.
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Today - we’re unpacking Arizona's Proposition 314, a controversial measure aimed at border security and crime penalties. While some parts are active, others face legal and logistical hurdles.
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Today - we're looking into the latest developments involving a former U.S. Border Patrol agent, Ryan Adelbert Bell, who's facing serious charges.
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Today - Agua Prieta, a bustling city of 91,000 people, is about to welcome a new addition: a Walmart Super Center.
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Today - Apache Elementary School stands as a testament to resilience and community—a one-room schoolhouse that has weathered more than a century of change.
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Today - we’ll take a look at Vice President Kamala Harris’s recent visit to Douglas where she addressed immigration, border security, and her plans if elected president.
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Today - we’ll focus on the water issues discussed during last week’s Willcox City Council meeting. From securing major grants to tackling infrastructure challenges, the city is taking significant steps to address its water system needs.
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Today - On September 11th, 2024, Ann English, Chairwoman of the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, was honored by the Arizona Border Counties Coalition in Pima County.
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Today - Douglas is preparing to donate 80 acres of land to the federal government for a new commercial port of entry.
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Today - Cochise County Sheriff, Mark Dannels is facing backlash from Republicans for endorsing Jacob Kartchner, an Independent candidate running for the Cochise County Board of Supervisors in District 3—a move that has left some members of his party labeling him a traitor.
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Today - Today, we’re checking out a unique chess tournament happening in Agua Prieta.
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Today - a major development in the case of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, whose 2010 murder near the U.S. - Mexico border sparked worldwide attention.
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Today - Water issues in Willcox have raised significant concerns among residents and city officials, prompting urgent investigations and actions to ensure the community's water safety and sustainability.
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Today - we focus on the efforts to rebuild two historic churches in Douglas one year after devastating arson attacks.
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Today - a significant development from the Arizona Legislature concerning immigration laws and the potential impact on the state and its residents.
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Today - The planned three-week murder trial of Felix Mendez, a Mesa teen charged with the death of a Benson woman in 2021, came to an abrupt end Tuesday morning.
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Today - In a harrowing scene, Cochise County law enforcement recently put their lives on the line to stop suspected human smugglers.
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Today - Allo Fiber has begun installing high-speed fiber internet in Sierra Vista, promising residents big speed increases and the economic growth it could help support.
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Today - The Nogales City Council declined to vote on a measure to approve a rainbow crosswalk supporting the LGBTQ+ community.
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Today - Border officials are seeing a troubling rise in Mexican cartels recruiting teenagers across the U.S. to smuggle illegal migrants as "load car" drivers.
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Today - Willcox resident, Randy Ray Brown, has decided against accepting a plea agreement for multiple felony charges, including the attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer.
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Today - We look into a troubling investigation involving two Douglas animal control officers accused of dumping feral cats in the desert just outside the city limits.
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Today - We look into the Saguaro Man festival, a local adaptation of the renowned Burning Man, which has stirred concerns among residents.
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Developer Joe Lewis has received the green light from the Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission to transform the former Turquoise Valley Golf Course in Naco into "Camp Riff".
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Today - A new initiative, named "Operation Plaza Strike," targets the leaders of drug trafficking organizations in the notorious Plaza Nogales—a territory currently under the control of a single cartel.
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Today - On Wednesday, the Legacy Foundation of Southeast Arizona held its first Cochise County Drug Summit at Cochise College's Sierra Vista Campus. This summit drew local stakeholders together to address the drug crisis specific to the County and to develop tailored treatment strategies.
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Today - Community members have been asked to contribute their insights and opinions on the future of Camp Naco.
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Today - We're diving into the work of the FBI in Sierra Vista, a conversation sparked by Supervisory Special Agent Adam Cushman's recent engagement with the Southeastern Arizona Contractors Association.
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Kirsten Engel is running for Congress in southern Arizona's Sixth Congressional District.
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Today - An 18-year-old is facing trial for a fatal incident that took place in Cochise County. But his mother says he’s not the monster that public perception has labeled him to be.
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Today - we dive into the heart of Sierra Vista through the lens of local author Geoffrey McLeod and his latest self-published work, "Encounter." Set against the backdrop of Cochise County, this novel intertwines the stark realities of migrant abuse with the resilience of the human spirit.
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Today - we delve into the remarkable career of Michael Hyatt, a veteran Border Patrol agent who, after nearly three decades of service, is stepping into retirement.
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Today - we're discussing a case that's capturing national attention: The Arizona rancher who rejected a plea deal in the fatal shooting of a migrant near the US-Mexico border.
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Today - Sheriff Mark Dannels is Herald/Review’s Person of the Year – a testament to his relentless commitment to Cochise County.
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Today - Linda and Jack Knox have spent the last eleven years volunteering at the Centro de Recursos Al Migrante.
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Today - Jesus Ernesto Dessens-Romero, a 27-year-old Mexican national from Agua Prieta, stands convicted of human smuggling offenses.
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Today - The Biden administration is urging an appeals court to allow sweeping new restrictions on asylum to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.
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Today - we look at homelessness in Cochise County, a reflection of a wider issue faced across the nation.
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Today - A closer look at the recent celebration at Camp Naco, as the efforts to preserve and protect certain remaining adobe structures continues.
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we delve into a new Congressional task force aimed at combating Mexican cartels.
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TODAY - Why the city of Bisbee is buying border wall shipping containers.
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With a ranch that’s been in his family for 127 years, John Ladd is not about to give up the fight. And the fight, says the 67-year-old Ladd, is the 24-7 struggle of being on the alert for undocumented migrants who cross over from Mexico and traipse through his massive property.
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Today - The Cochise County Board of Supervisors held an emergency meeting Wednesday to address a cautionary letter from State Elections Director Kori Lorick demanding the supervisors acknowledge they cannot legally hold a 100% hand count.
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While fewer undocumented people were confronted by federal agents along the Southwest border of the United States in June, migrants continue to flock to the border in droves.
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Today - New heat mitigation kits have been rolled out by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in an effort to help undocumented migrants who continue to traverse Arizona’s scorching desert in the summer months.
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Today - A federal judge’s ruling to keep Title 42 in place for now has led to mixed reactions from law enforcement, elected officials and advocates for undocumented migrants alike.
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An enjoyable evening in Naco, Sonora, turned sour for three friends. Why? They weren’t allowed to return to the United States.
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Managers at PEMEX gas stations in Agua Prieta and Naco say the high oil prices gripping the U.S. are sending more people to Mexico to fill their tanks.
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On Monday morning, a 14-year-old Douglas boy became the first load car driver sentenced in Cochise County Superior Court.
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Ukrainians fleeing the ravages of war in their homeland have started seeking asylum in the United States through the Douglas Port of Entry.
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In December the number of encounters federal agents have had with undocumented migrants has been higher than any December since 2018. The number? 178,840 undocumented individuals were encountered along the Southwest border. Again, that’s in the month of December alone. That’s more than twice the number of individuals who were apprehended or encountered in December of 2020.
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The number of migrants attempting to enter the US illegally via the Southwest border continues to swell based on figures from November. The situation is front and center in Cochise County where the Sheriff’s Office says it has spent an additional $830,000 at the jail for housing, feeding and medical attention of inmates arrested in border-related offenses.
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No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, we might all be able to agree that the open border is a problem, and right now it looks like there’s no solution in sight. Unless, that is, you are Glenn Spencer of Palominas. He says he has invented a solution to protect the border and keep people from sneaking in.
Also, at an age when most law enforcement officers have long retired, 70-year-old Tom Alinen, the new chief of staff at the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office, is still putting on the uniform and looking forward to helping the agency surge ahead.
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Starting today, non-citizens from Mexico traveling to the US for leisure will be allowed back across the border. This follows an 18-month shutdown by US officials that stopped these individuals from coming into this country to shop, eat and stay at local accommodations.
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Today - In the last two to three weeks dozens of undocumented people from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have landed at the doorstep of CAME — the Center for Migrants in Exodus — in Agua Prieta which borders Douglas.
Also, more than providing a selfless humanitarian act, a local woman is taking it into her hands to care for a growing segment of society confronting cancer. In 2001, Wilma Mrosek-Richards started her nonprofit The Butterfly Club, a charity organization that provides free wigs for those battling cancer.
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Today - Mayors in at least two Cochise County cities that border Mexico are hoping to reignite a group that would unite the local politicians with their Sonoran counterparts. The goal is to jump-start commerce that was dealt a blow by pandemic-induced travel restrictions.
Also, longtime Douglas resident and rancher Warner Glenn is featured in this month’s national magazine of Western Horseman. The article, written by Kate Bradley Byars, talks about the 85-year-old cattle rancher and how he can still track a mountain lion along some of the most rugged canyon rims in southern Arizona.
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Good morning, it’s Tuesday August 24th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary’s first school resource officer. He’s also the second Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy to work as a school resource officer.
Now, some local history.
Did you know that Eusebio Francisco Kino, known as Father Kino, was a Tyrolean Jesuit, missionary, geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer born in the Holy Roman Empire? For the last 24 years of his life, he worked in the region then known as the Pimería Alta, which was modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona. He explored the region and worked with the indigenous Native American population and proved that the Baja California Peninsula was not an island by leading an overland expedition there. By the time of his death, he had established 24 missions and visitas. Today, you’ll find all kinds of things in Arizona named for him.
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Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputy Bobby Zavala is the Naco Elementary’s first school resource officer. He’s also the second Cochise County Sheriff’s deputy to work as a school resource officer.
To him, this is truly a blessing, he absolutely loves it.
Naco Elementary School Superintendent Tim Mayclin said he had been trying for two years to get someone like Zavala to become the school’s first SRO. But there was never any grant money available at the state level to make it happen.
That changed about a year and a half ago when Arizona Superintendent of Schools Kathy Hoffman visited the Naco School and was struck by a poster created by first graders during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.
The poster read that the first graders had a dream that we could get rid of all the guns and drugs. And when Hoffman went back to Phoenix, she saw there was a need for way more school resource officers out in the country.
She took some of the federal money and made it happen.
That’s when Mayclin embarked on a search for an SRO. It was challenging, until he heard about Zavala.
The veteran deputy said he received a call about the job at the Naco School while he was living in Phoenix with his family. Zavala said he had been a full-time deputy with Cochise County since 2010, but became a reserve in 2019 because he wanted to pursue a graduate degree.
But after discussing it with his wife, Zavala decided that coming back to Cochise County was the best thing.
So he became a full-time Sheriff’s deputy again — a requirement to be an SRO — and started his new gig at the Naco School in mid-July.
Mayclin explained that the need for an SRO at the Naco School has a lot to do with its location and the demographics of the area.
Being on the border adds a different dimension to things. They're in high poverty, and they’re extremely rural.
So the fact that Zavala is a Bisbee native who is also bilingual improved the situation.
Mayclin said that someone coming here from Phoenix or Tucson just wouldn’t have the same understanding.
Zavala says he wants to teach these young children that law enforcement here in the United States is here to help. Here to protect, and here to serve.
And so far the majority of the students have responded favorably to Zavala’s presence, as have many nearby Naco residents who have told Zavala that they feel safe that he’s at the school.
In the afternoon, after school lets out, Zavala sees to it that the same youngsters who crossed the international border without an adult get accompanied by him to the port of entry.
Most days he must make the same trip five and six times, until all the children have gone home to Sonora.
The daily walks to the border, like teaching the classes on Arizona law, have created a special bond between Zavala and the children.
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Next - After serving as an assistant on the Buena volleyball team, it is Breanna McDaniel’s time to shine.
With longtime Buena coach Todd Bradbury stepping down as head coach, McDaniel has been promoted. Now, McDaniel is focusing her efforts on building the program.
She’s played the sport since she was 13 and for her, volleyball is a way of life.
Those close to McDaniel would describe her as a tough, hard-nosed coach who is focused on the task at hand.
The Colts host their Blue and White match on Thursday, Aug. 26. Buena’s regular season begins on Tuesday, Aug. 31, hosting Marana Mountain View.
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Bisbee artists and crafters have been busy creating art pieces from used books for the Altered Books event on Thursday! These one-of-a-kind creations will be displayed at the Central School Project from 4:00-7:00.
The number of attendees is limited to 36 people at a time and masks are required. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Copper Queen Library to pay for free books and programming for our Bisbee community.
Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of
Wallace Atkins of Willcox. A native of Rockford Illinois, Wally was born in 1927. He was an only child. Wally attended Rockford schools and - after serving in the United States Army Air Corps - the University of Illinois. He spent much of his adult life involved in real estate and construction in Rockford and neighboring communities, and later started his own companies. Wally was a proud member of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Illinois, and was a Master Mason of the 32nd degree, Scottish Rite.
Everything and everyone was of interest to him. There were no boring life stories in his world. He never stopped exploring everything life offered. Skiing and sailing were early passions later replaced by travel. He studied languages all his life - the fact that he was never able to master another language was a disappointment to him but never an impediment to his pleasure in trying. Music in all forms was his lifelong joy and solace. At the age of 92 he was taking piano lessons. His greatest regret when leaving Illinois to relocate to Arizona was that he would be losing his evenings attending performances of the Rockford Symphony Orchestra.
He will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember and celebrate Wally’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Friday, August 20th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Governor Doug Ducey announced that the Arizona National Guard troops deployed to the southeastern portion of the state would be staying another year.
Now, some local history.
Did you know that Rosemont Copper is the name of a proposed new large open copper mine project by the Canadian company, Hudbay Minerals. Originally proposed by Augusta Resource Corporation in 2007, the mine would be located in the Santa Rita Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. In 2017, the US Forest Service approved the mine, however the permits were overturned in 2019. The decision is currently being appealed.
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Governor Doug Ducey announced that the Arizona National Guard troops deployed to the southeastern portion of the state would be staying another year. And on the same day the top member of the Guard visited her troops in Cochise County to let them know their mission is essential and appreciated.
Adjutant General for the Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck spent time in Bisbee and Willcox this week. She talked to the soldiers who were sent to help the Cochise County Sheriff's Office in April when Ducey declared an emergency on the U.S.-Mexican border.
Muehlenbeck said it's important for her to let the soldiers know that they are not forgotten and that their mission is supported.
At least 32 members of the Guard were sent to Cochise County on April 30 by Ducey to help out in various non-law enforcement duties. The majority were assigned to the Sheriff’s Southeast Arizona Border Region Enforcement team in Benson. Other National Guard members were tasked with administrative duties in the Sheriff’s Willcox and Bisbee offices.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels has said that monitoring cameras is one of the key functions aimed at helping authorities hold back the number of illegal crossings into the area by undocumented migrants. That’s one of the things they’ve been tasked with.
The arrival of the National Guard was prompted by an announcement Ducey made on April 16. He said that Arizona would take matters into its own hands regarding the onslaught of undocumented migrants pouring into the state.
And Ducey’s statement came after the Arizona Department of Public Safety spotted 20 undocumented migrants in Chandler, but were rebuffed by both the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they asked for help. The migrants were then released.
The governor’s law enforcement and military liaison, Megan Fitzgerald, said Ducey had asked the federal government for support in deploying the National Guard — known as Title 32 — but the support never materialized. Ducey decided to declare an emergency along Arizona’s four-border counties and deployed the National Guard under State Active Duty.
And on Wednesday morning Ducey announced an extension of the National Guard's mission for at least another year.
The governor said the extension was fueled by information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that reported "a stunning 21-year record high number of illegal border crossings" in July as compared to June.
According to statistics releases by U.S. Customs and Border Protection last week, the number of undocumented migrants encountered at the Southwest border of the U.S. during July was 212,672. That's compared to 188,934 undocumented persons encountered in June.
The governor said money appropriated for the emergency mission will help support the more than 150 troops deployed to southeast Arizona in April.
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Now, an early look at our upcoming special feature, remembering 9/11 twenty years later. Stay tuned for the full episode which will be released on Friday September 10th….
Next - Leaving a legacy of relentless dedication, civic pride and years of hard work behind, Sierra Vista’s Paul Cimino is retiring from his position as fire marshal of Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services. His last day on the job will be Aug. 31.
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Paul Cimino came to Sierra Vista as a young child when his father was stationed at Fort Huachuca. He graduated from Buena High School in 1977 and has resided in the area ever since. He attended Cochise College to obtain his associate’s degree and later obtained his bachelor’s degree from Madison University.
Since then, Cimino has dedicated three years of accredited volunteer work with Sierra Vista Fire & Medical, alongside 37 years of salaried work.
Cimino began working for the city as a volunteer firefighter and became a full-time firefighter EMT in 1984. He moved through the ranks, fulfilling roles as engineer, fire captain and battalion chief. He was reclassified as fire marshal in 2005. He specialized in certified public management and earned several accreditations through the International Association of Arson Investigators.
Cimino says he was blessed with work supervisors and chiefs who saw his potential and credits the mentorship he received from the beginning to the end of his career.
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of Grace Marie Kovacovich Neal.
Grace was born on August 29, 1952 in Cottonwood, Arizona. She graduated from Mingus Union High School in Jerome in May of 1970. She then went on to attend NAU - receiving an Associates degree in Secretarial Science. She married Robert Neal in 1973 who was also attending NAU at the time. They were married for 48-plus years. They took many vacation trips around the country. She and her husband lived in Sierra Vista for 5 years.
She is survived by her brother and sister, her three step-sisters, her step-brother, and half-sister Jean. Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember and celebrate Grace’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, August 19th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - The Douglas Port of Entry is poised to become a state of the art facility with plans to shift all commercial trucks to a new port of entry just west of it.
Now, some local history.
Did you know that “El Jefe” is an adult, male North American jaguar that was seen in Arizona? From November 2011 to late 2015, El Jefe was the only wild jaguar verified to live in the United States. He was first recorded in the Whetstone Mountains in November 2011, and was later photographed over several years in the Santa Rita Mountains. He has not been seen since 2015 and it is presumed that he returned to Mexico, where the nearest breeding population of jaguars is located.
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Now, our feature story.
The Douglas Port of Entry is poised to become a state of the art facility with plans to shift all commercial trucks to a new port of entry 5 miles to the west.
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly explained that a new bill would dedicate $216 million for the new Douglas Port of Entry. $184 million of it would go towards rehabilitation at the current Douglas Port of Entry.
Kelly, who paid a visit to the Douglas POE in May, saw firsthand the condition of the aging port.
A consortium of partners including Douglas Regional Economic Development Corporation, Douglas International Port Authority, Douglas Industrial Development Authority and Cochise County have been working to improve the border crossing experience for goods and people.
Efforts have focused on a two-port solution that would redirect commercial traffic to a new facility.
Officials say the Raul H. Castro Port of Entry is outdated, overburdened and in desperate need of significant investments to modernize.
In 2017, the port was the gateway for approximately 60,000 trucks, 3.5 million cars and 8 million people in two-way traffic - making Douglas one of Arizona’s principal gateways for trade and tourism with Mexico.
The continual flow of oversized and overweight trucks that support major mining and smelter developments in Cananea and Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora, disrupt cross border traffic for hours at a time and can pose a threat due to hazardous materials transported by tanker–trucks.
Rerouting the truck traffic out of the downtown area will allow the existing port to be dedicated to pedestrian, vehicular and bus traffic.
And a modernized port will support expansion of the downtown business and retail sectors to serve the millions of visitors from Mexico that spend approximately $740 million per year in the community, Bisbee and Sierra Vista.
The new commercial POE will be located on county land 5 miles west of the city on 80 acres on James Ranch Road at the border.
Douglas Mayor Huish was happy to hear the news and said that they’re grateful that Sen. Kelly understands the unique needs of border towns like Douglas.
The state and the county will be responsible for the roads and infrastructure and they’ll definitely be able to use the additional funding in the bill to do so.
Cochise County Board of Supervisors member Ann English said that she’s ecstatic to see it in the Senate bill/ The county has been working for years to get the ‘two port solution’ for the Douglas ports.
The county has already hired Stantec to provide the engineering plan for roads, sewer, fiber optics and water for the new port, she said.
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Next - Arizona Arts Academy, a new hybrid school in Hereford, was forced to close last Wednesday because of storm damage. But two local contractors came to the school’s rescue.
Aaron Kerr, the owner of Mr. Fix It of Sierra Vista, and Issac Niu of Niu Construction, purchased materials and sent crews out to the school property to repair the damage…. at no cost.
Brad Richardson, who co-owns the school with his wife, Darci, said they had three lightning strikes on the property.
Richardson praised the employees of both contractors for going “above and beyond,” and doing what was needed to get the school reopened for the kids.
Every year, Mr. Fix It commits to a couple of community service projects. When Kerr saw the damage at Arizona Arts Academy, he immediately reached out to the Richardsons and offered to make the repairs.
And Niu Construction had eight crew members working on drywall repairs across the school campus.
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Blues in Bisbee will be here before you know it! Mark your calendars for September 18th for some great food, fun vendor booths, and of course awesome music. You won't want to miss this year's headliner, Blackcat Zydeco.
Donnis Pearl Self, who was born in 1941 in Collins, Mississippi. Donnis was a proud mother of four children, fifteen grandchildren, and eleven great grandchildren. Donnis worked for the Civil Service at the Ft. Huachuca base in Sierra Vista for 25 years as a contracting officer. She loved spending time with her family, gardening, working on her puzzle books and passionately talking about politics. Donnis is very much missed by her whole family, she always had an ear to lend, experience to share, and always without fail an opinion to let you know about.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate her life.
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Good morning, it’s Tuesday August 10th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Cochise County Sheriff’s officials say that the rain has begun to take its toll on the areas surrounding the unfinished fence along the border.
Now, some local history.
Did you know that the Coronado National Memorial commemorates the first organized expedition into the Southwest by conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado in 1540? Located in a natural setting on the border of Mexico and the United States, the memorial was built to help solidify the ties and friendship between the US and Mexico in 1941. E.K. Burfew, Secretary of the Interior at the time, wrote that the memorial “world be of great value in advancing the relationship of the United States and Mexico upon a friendly basis of cultural understanding. It would stress the history and problems of the two countries and would encourage cooperation for the advancement of their common interests.”
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Cochise County Sheriff’s officials say that the rain has begun to take its toll on the areas surrounding the unfinished fence along the border. There are now deep trenches forming at the foot of the massive steel structure that could soon give way once the foundation underneath is washed away.
Construction of the 30-foot-high steel fence that separates the United States and Mexico stopped along the Southwest border when President Joe Biden took office. Biden’s executive order, which he signed on Inauguration Day, dissolved Proclamation 9844, which former President Donald Trump issued in 2019, “to deal with the border security and humanitarian crisis” at the border.
Politics aside, local law enforcement officials are frustrated by the unfinished work. Not only have tons of steel and concrete been left behind, marring the desert landscape, but the rains have started seeping into and eroding the soil where roads and a bridge were supposed to be built.
Sgt. Tim Williams, who heads the Cochise County Sheriff’s Ranch Patrol division, as well as the Southeastern Arizona Border Region Enforcement unit, is worried that water from a few more rains will seep into the ground. That could destroy the foundation under the unfinished fence and bring it crashing down.
Williams explained that when construction of the fence began on this stretch of the border in Cochise County, workers were supposed to build a road that would allow water to flow downhill.
And at the southern end of the memorial there are switchbacks leading to the top near the unfinished fence. Williams fears the switchbacks will soon become impassable because the road below will have succumbed to water.
Just south of the switchbacks there is a steep hill where the fence was abruptly halted. Williams said a large vehicle couldn’t be driven up that incline because the soil would probably cave in.
In fact he’s concerned about driving a heavy vehicle up because the road was not compacted, so it could give way and the fence there could fall over.
Ultimately, the unfinished work has completely changed the environment.
Meanwhile, Williams says that the section of border between the memorial, east to the San Pedro River, remains one of the busiest crossing corridors for undocumented migrants entering the U.S. illegally. Cameras set up along the border that are monitored by the Sheriff’s Office are capturing seven to eight undocumented migrants an hour.
And he noted that the current situation with erosion along the border will make enforcement even more challenging.
Unsurprisingly land erosion because of the unfinished fence and abandoned construction materials in the environment are not exclusive to Cochise County.
According to an article on BorderReport.com, the situation has become just as intolerable in California, where Border Patrol agents have reported many areas where there is erosion along the base of the wall and under service roads built to provide better access.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels, who along with other sheriffs had been speaking regularly with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, said he has broached these issues with the secretary.
But Dannels also says there’s no answer...Nobody knows what’s going on.
Dannels said he’s concerned not only for his deputies when it comes to the unfinished fence and the resulting erosion issues, but also for the Border Patrol agents who must traverse the area daily for enforcement.
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Next - In case you missed it The Halloween spirit came early to Bisbee on July 31 when “The Munsters” actor Butch Patrick came for the first Munsters Masquerade Ball. It was hosted by Bisbee’s Gretchen Bonaduce.
In addition to meeting Patrick, taking pictures and getting signed merchandise, partygoers danced to tunes from a DJ. In fact, many people had come looking for a good party more than anything.
Most people at the event were also dressed up. Costumes ranged from Frankenstein’s Monster to Eddie Munster, Patrick’s character from the show.
At the end of the evening, Miss Piggy and Kermit won the costume contest.
Next year, Bonaduce said she hopes to have the ball in downtown Bisbee to continue bringing theme-party fun to the whole town.
Next - The Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center has extended its Dog Days of Summer Adoption Special through the end of August.
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The Nancy J. Brua Animal Care Center has extended its Dog Days of Summer Adoption Special as the shelter’s busy summer season continues to stretch its capacity.
Through Aug. 31, the dog adoption fee is reduced from $75 to $50. This includes sterilization, the first set of vaccinations, a complete physical exam, a city dog license, and a microchip implant.
Foster families are welcome too! Potential fosters need to fill out an application first, and provide proof of rabies vaccinations for any pets in their home.
For information, call the shelter at 520-458-4151.
Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of David Lee Edwards of Sierra Vista. He was born in New York. David was an athletic youth and played football all four years that he attended Central Islip High School from which he graduated in 1981.
David joined the Army after graduation and served until he retired in 2001 at Fort Huachuca. During his service he received many honors and was proud to be a part of the 82nd Airborne Division as well. He was also a Mason.
David was a “Girl Dad” of four. If you knew him you knew how proud he was of his girls. He recently became a grandfather to a beautiful granddaughter as well. David was headstrong but had a good heart and would give his last if you needed it. He loved to DJ and cook, and especially BBQ.
He was taken away much too soon and will be greatly missed.
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Good morning, it’s Tuesday July 6th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - A man charged in the death of two undocumented migrants will remain in the Cochise County Jail on $1 million bond.
Before we begin, some local history.
Did you know that Sierra Vista was the hometown of Jeffrey Williamson (better known as Axe), a professional Super Smash Bros. Melee player? It’s true! Playing as Pikachu, Axe has placed in the top ten every year since 2016 and is widely considered the best Pikachu player in the world. He is currently sponsored and playing for Team Tempo Storm based in Los Angeles.
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Now, our feature story.
A man charged in the death of two undocumented migrants will remain in the Cochise County Jail on $1 million bond. This decision comes after a superior court judge said he committed the offenses in this area while on probation for violations in another county.
Cochise County Superior Court Judge Laura Cardinal issued the ruling after prosecutor Michael Powell also argued that William Maurice Brown had stolen a gun in Maricopa County. At the time he was on probation for armed robbery.
Powell noted that the fact that he stole a gun while on probation should be enough. He continued to say that this is a dangerous individual and a lifelong criminal.
Brown has now been charged with two counts of first degree murder in the death of two undocumented migrants in January.
The two people were killed in a truck that Brown was driving when he lost control. Three other undocumented individuals were injured as well.
According to police reports, Brown and another man drove to Douglas in two vehicles to pick up 10 undocumented migrants.
As the migrants were climbing into the respective vehicles, an off-duty Border Patrol agent spotted the activity and called it in to his colleagues.
At that point, Border Patrol agents spotted Brown’s truck and the Jeep. They began following them as the drivers headed out of Douglas and toward Bisbee.
Both suspects accelerated on the highway and attempted to escape at speeds over 100 miles per hour. The headlights on their vehicles were turned off and they almost slammed into other motorists. Eventually, Border Patrol agents called ahead to alert Bisbee police of the situation.
When Brown and the driver reached the traffic circle in Bisbee, they failed to slow down and Brown lost control. The car flipped and two of the passengers died at the scene.
Brown later told investigators that he had been paid $2,000 to drive the load. Load is the term human smugglers use to refer to undocumented migrants. These migrants fork over thousands of dollars to be taken to Tucson, Phoenix or beyond after they’ve crossed the border illegally.
Defense attorney Chris Kimminau argued that if Brown was released, he would remain under the supervision of Maricopa County since he violated probation.
But Cardinal said Brown is a danger “to this community and the state.”
The judge also mentioned the continuing situation with undocumented migrants crossing the border in Arizona and the perils that creates. She admonished Brown for being involved in the human smuggling trade, and especially while on probation.
Brown is set to reappear in court on July 12.
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Next - Earlier this spring, the population of beavers along the Upper San Pedro River grew by one! This beaver transplant was saved from being euthanized in Northern Arizona. It will augment the population of San Pedro beavers, building dams that slow flows, recharging the aquifer and creating more wetlands critical in the desert.
Critter Control, a private animal removal company in Northern Arizona, was called to remove a beaver along Oak Creek because the landowners didn’t like the beaver chomping on their cottonwoods.
Critter Control needed to find a new home for the beaver in short order or the animal would have to be euthanized. Beavers need year-round water for their natural habitat, and being trapped in a cage, the beaver was not eating much and quickly losing weight.
So they called the Watershed Management Group to help. As part of their Release the Beavers campaign, they have been supporting monitoring efforts along the San Pedro, public education initiatives and river restoration projects in the Santa Cruz and San Pedro watersheds to ensure desert beaver populations can thrive.
WMG has been advocating for beavers as part of their larger efforts to protect and restore flowing rivers in Southern Arizona.
As we know, western watersheds and desert rivers have been drying up for the last 100 years, but beavers provide a powerful, nature-based solution to reverse that trend, even in the face of a warmer and drier climate.
If you’d like to get involved, visit Watershedmg.org/Beavers for updates on the Release the Beavers campaign, including volunteer opportunities and events. They also offer a wide variety of free conservation classes and workshops, including virtual and in-person opportunities related to river restoration, water harvesting, soil stewardship and native ecology.
Next, as pandemic restrictions are easing, we’re excited to tell you about more events going on in our community.
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The USA Dance Sierra Vista Chapter 4050 will be hosting their FIRST dance social of 2021!
There will be a group class from 7-8 PM, and then open dancing until 9:30 PM! The cost is $10/person, and USA Dance members will be admitted for half price! Whether you're an absolute beginner or an experienced dancer, all are welcome to attend!
Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of
Ray Jennings of Benson.
Ray was born on the family farm in rural Minnesota. As the youngest child in the family, Ray was always into mischief. At age 17, Ray joined the Army where he served with the prestigious 101st Airborne. His career spanned 21 years and four foreign deployments. In between tours, Ray married his high school sweetheart, Ruth. They remained happily married for 55 wonderful years. The military life took them all over the country from South Carolina to Alaska and Colorado before retiring to Benson.
Ray was an avid woodworker who could often be found in his woodshop creating lovely, handcrafted pieces of work. Ray made many pieces of furniture for Ruth and countless crosses, piggy banks, coat-hooks and other gifts for his friends and family. Ruth and Ray could regularly be found at the local craft shows sharing their works with the community.
When Ray was not sharing his gifts, he was sharing his humor, and his endless supply of stories with those around him. He truly made the world a better place with his easy kindness and gentle laughter. He would always flirt with the waitress and leave a big tip, because he knew that small acts of kindness made big impacts on the people he cared about.
Ray lived his life with conviction and dedication to his community, his country, and most of all his family.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Ray’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday June 28th and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - Dozens upon dozens of people from around the country flocked to a private ranch on the border late Friday afternoon to rally for immigration reform in the United States.
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Before we begin, some local history.
Did you know that Canelo has several buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places? One of them is The Canelo School which was opened in 1912 and is one of the few remaining one-room adobe schoolhouses in the state.
Originally serving 20 students, their first teacher, Miss Fern Bartlett, would ride her horse eight miles each way to instruct the pupils.
36 years later, the school closed when just one student arrived.
Since then, the school has served as a community center, a country store, a church and a funeral home. This and other historic Canelo sites are just a short drive away.
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Now, our feature story.
Dozens upon dozens of people from around the country flocked to a private ranch on the border late Friday afternoon to rally for immigration reform in the United States.
Rancher John Ladd had invited members of an organization called the Federation for American Immigration Reform to his massive property off State Route 92 between Bisbee and Palominas for the three-hour event.
F.A.I.R officials claim they’re a non-partisan entity. According to the organization’s website, their objective seeks to reduce overall immigration to a more normal level. It also says that reducing legal immigration levels from well over one million at present to a very generous 300,000 a year over a sustained period will allow America to manage growth, address environmental concerns, and maintain a high quality of life.
About 10 miles of the Ladd ranch is right along the U.S.-Mexican border and the rancher is no stranger to undocumented migrants traipsing through his land daily.
Ladd has also found several dead undocumented persons on his ranch over the years, people left behind by their human smugglers.
But the running theme throughout the rally was not one of anti-immigration, but one about entering this country legally and becoming a lawful and productive member of society.
While the event was titled “End the Biden Border Crisis Rally,” it centered more around the suffering of the parents, relatives and friends of people who have died at the hands of undocumented migrants inside the U.S.
Many of those families, referred to as Angel Families, were at the rally Friday afternoon.
Banners with photos of the deceased were spread out on the rocky ground in front of a raised stage where several speakers. Speakers included Tom Homan, a former director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement under the Trump administration, and Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels. There were about 30 sheriffs from around Arizona and other parts of the country at the rally. In fact, the event was schedu led for Friday because it coincided with the end of the National Sheriffs Convention in Phoenix. That meant many of the law enforcement officers who attended the convention then headed to the Ladd ranch for the rally.
Also in attendance were also four members of a group called Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime. All of them were visiting from other states and each had lost either a child, a friend or another relative to a violent death caused by an undocumented migrant.
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Next - Twenty-one years ago, Douglas High School principal Randy Walker arrived in Douglas ready to start a new chapter of his life. Now he is about to enter the next chapter of his life, retirement.
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Twenty-one years ago, Douglas High School principal Randy Walker arrived in Douglas ready to start a new chapter of his life.
Now he is about to enter the next chapter of his life, retirement. Walker announced earlier this year he would be retiring; his last day with the Douglas Unified School District will be June 30.
Walker, who has 36 years in education and has worked for two school districts, came to Douglas from Illinois. Three years after arriving here he was named DUSD’s athletic director and since has been an assistant principal at Douglas High School and principal at DHS and at Paul Huber Middle School each for two years before returning to Douglas High School two years ago.
Upon his initial visit to Douglas High School he saw possibilities and hope for what the training room could be like. He knew then this would be his new home.
Walker feels he is leaving the athletic program and the high school in good hands but won’t deny these past two years have been a challenge dealing with COVID and the gun incident at DHS two years ago that led to the clear backpack policy.
Walker admits he’s going to miss the students and the teachers but adds he and his family are not going anywhere and they will still be around.
The last week of school some of the staff at DHS threw Walker a surprise luncheon and presented him with some very nice gifts.
But now,Walker says he is looking forward to following his son, who is 4, as he begins participating in youth sports.
Get ready for this weekend, there’s a lot going on. Like the Tombstone 4th of July Parade, Car Show & Pin Up Contest.
The parade will be in Tombstone over the 4th of July!! It’ll start at 11:00. And there is NO ENTRY FEE FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE PARADE!!! They’re also putting out a special invite for the children to decorate their bikes and compete for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places!! Kids 15 and under are eligible. ALSO....they'll have a couple of car clubs coming to show off their own cars!!!
If you’d like to enter contact Marge at 702-290-5290.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of
Loretta Rose Bowman.
Lorie was born in Plattsburg, New York.
She served 3 years in the U.S. Air Force where she met the love of her life and soulmate, Clarence. She always supported Clarence while he continued to serve 22 years in the Army, traveling the U.S. and overseas with five children, while she sustained her career in the U.S. Government Civil Service in Finance and Accounting for more than 30 years.
Lorie loved the outdoors, camping and fishing while her children were young. She was an avid crocheter and enjoyed doing crafts with her daughter. She loved watching her children and grandchildren participate in sports and competitions and was ALWAYS their number 1 fan. Even at 85 she still would cheer her loudest. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who will be tremendously missed.
She is survived by her best friend and husband, Clarence, her sons and daughter, and her 6 grandchildren.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Lorie’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday, June 9th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - A bi-national oasis has opened in the desert. It’s a place where cultures can unite through art, language, music and a little coffee.
Before we begin, some local history.
Have you been to the Horseshoe cafe in Benson? Founded in 1936, the place is rich in history -- it’s been featured in movies and has the longest continuous neon sign inside.
Interestingly, many passer-by’s claim to have seen ghosts. You can even have a drink from the Palomino room and hear stories of unexplained shadows, footsteps and voices inside the cafe.
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Now, our feature story.
A bi-national oasis has opened in the desert. It’s a place where cultures can unite through art, language, music and a little coffee.
Welcome to El Centro Community Center in the heart of Naco, Arizona, just steps away from the Mexican border and Naco, Sonora.
Its founders, Lori Keyne and Seth Polley, told us the mission is to strengthen the community by celebrating both cultures. At the same time they’ll be teaching youth different skills through art, music, language and entrepreneurship.
El Centro — which means "the center" in Spanish — is also a place where people from both sides of the border can hang out and discuss whatever is on their minds, especially after the COVID-infused months kept people apart.
Polley is a history teacher at Bisbee High, and a former reverend of St. John's Episcopal Church in Bisbee.
And Keyne is a music teacher at Cochise College and the founder of Concerts Without Borders and the Bi-National Arts Institute.
They said It'll be a place to connect.
On Friday afternoon that "place" was starting to come alive as Polley and Keyne opened the doors of El Centro on Towner Avenue.
Keyne said her dream was to secure a space where youth from both sides of the border could gather, but also learn a few things while doing so, such as language, art, music and job skills.
The community center, painted in bright colors and located next to GSS Racing on Towner, includes a front room with several comfortable chairs and a counter area where guests can get a cup of espresso.
Several back rooms will be set up for art, language and music lessons. A spacious side yard includes a tortilla-maker built by Polley and a picnic table.
At the moment, El Centro has enlisted three guitar instructors, one of them a local, Keyne said. Classes will be in person and virtually. Spanish and English will be taught through Polley's Sonoran Language Institute.
And teens interested in becoming entrepreneurs can learn those skills by running the coffee shop.
Jesus Moreno, from Naco, Sonora, and a student at Bisbee High, was helping out at El Centro on Friday.
Moreno, who’s 17, was learning how to hook up the espresso machine along with his friends Saul and Paul Carillo, also Bisbee High students.
Rev. Rosa Brown, the associate for Hispanic Ministries at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix who chairs the Bi-National Arts Institute board, said El Centro will be key in connecting with youth from both sides of the border.
Brown, who was also involved with Concerts Without Borders, said El Centro is envisioned as a secure place where youth can share ideas. Its location, just a few feet from the Mexican border, is not by accident.
For now, El Centro is in its fledgling stage as Keyne, Polley and volunteers begin to set hours of operation, as well as schedules for music and language classes.
Anyone interested in volunteering at El Centro or donating resources of any kind can call 520-678-9067.
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According to the program director, Dan Barrera, the Vacation Bible School offered by First Baptist Church of Benson drew about 140 children this year.
There, the children do hands-on projects and rotate through about six different stations where activities relate to Jesus and a biblical theme.
The weeklong Bible school is free. Kids are there from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. working on crafts, participating in recreational activities, bouncing around to music and excavating for relics through Tom Olson’s popular Geology for Kids.
The excavations were a favorite activity. Children of all ages sat quietly in sectioned-off areas of a sand box and dug down with a trowel in search of hidden artifacts and other treasures.
Each day focuses on a different verse in the Bible, with activities that relate to that verse.
Several churches throughout Cochise County hold Vacation Bible School. But last year, most churches canceled because of COVID. But this year churches in Sierra Vista, Douglas and Willcox are planning to have Vacation Bible School, as planned.
It’s time to start training for the Triathalon!
Swim 800 yards, bike 13 miles, and run 5 kilometers at Sierra Vista's 20th Annual Hummingbird Triathlon!
You can compete as an individual, or as a member of a female, male, or coed team in this chip-timed race. It’s open to ages 10 and up.
Be sure to register early to save some money and guarantee your event T-shirt and swag from our sponsors.
The race starts and finishes at The Cove.
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Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
Alex H. Castro of Sierra Vista, Arizona.
Alex was born on October 6, 1928, in Prescott.
Throughout 47 years of working for Safeway Inc. while working up the corporate ladder he found his niche as managing stores. He was recognized as the longest lasting store manager when he retired in 1992 in Sierra Vista.
Alex married the love of his life, Mary G. Castro who was also born and raised in Prescott. They have been married for 70 years.
He will always be remembered as “Mr. Safeway” to all who knew him.
He served his community and was an active member of St. Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church. He was one of the founders of St. Vincent De Paul. A member of the Knights of Columbus since the age of 18. A former member of the Lions Club and Elks Club throughout Arizona.
He was an avid sports fan of all sports but truly an Arizona Wildcat. His passion was playing golf.
He had the “Biggest Loving Heart” for all his family and was the true Patriarch.
Alex will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate his life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, May 13th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - It’s been almost two weeks since the Arizona National Guard landed in Cochise County to help the Sheriff’s Office on the border. So, how’s it going so far?
Before we begin, some local history.
Did you know that from 1913 to 1933, Fort Huachuca was the home of the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry Regiment? Formed as a segregated African-American military unit, it served during the Indian Wars in the West, the Spanish-American War in Cuba, and the Philippine American War before being relocated to the Fort in 1913 because of increasing border tensions with Mexico. Today, the 10th Cavalry are known as Buffalo soldiers and proudly use a buffalo symbol to commemorate their heritage..
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Now, our feature story.
It’s been almost two weeks since the Arizona National Guard landed in Cochise County to help the Sheriff’s Office on the border. With the number of illegal crossings spiking monthly, the assistance is needed more than ever.
Sheriff’s Chief of Staff Mark Napier said the National Guard’s help with administrative duties, and especially with monitoring the Buckeye cameras that are placed along the international border, has helped deputies hit the ground and reinforce the manpower out in the field.
But Napier also said the number of undocumented migrants who have been seen on the cameras attempting to cross into the region illegally has been “off the charts.”
So where exactly are the cameras? The cameras are placed along the border from New Mexico through Arizona and into California.
And between March and April alone, investigators monitoring the cameras have seen an additional 428 people attempting to cross over.
In April specifically, the cameras caught images of 3,807 undocumented migrants attempting to cross over the border illegally. And in March, the cameras saw 3,379 people attempting to come in.
Last year, the attempted illegal crossings were dramatically lower with 835 people in March and 350 in April.
So help from the National Guard has been welcomed. Napier said that it’s allowed them to use more enforcement resources. He also said that working with them has been going well.
The 32 members of the Guard were sent by Gov. Doug Ducey at the end of April. The intent is that they’ll help out in various non-law enforcement duties. The majority were assigned to the Sheriff’s Southeast Arizona Border Region Enforcement team.
Other National Guard members were assigned to help with administrative duties in the Sheriff’s Willcox and Bisbee offices.
And monitoring the cameras is a key function aimed at helping authorities hold back the number of illegal crossings into the area by undocumented migrants.
This was all prompted by Governor Ducey’s announcement earlier in April when he said that Arizona would take matters into its own hands regarding the onslaught of undocumented migrants pouring into the state.
Ducey’s statement came after the Arizona Department of Public Safety spotted 20 undocumented migrants in Chandler that same day, but were rebuffed by both the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they asked for help. Those migrants were then released back into Chandler.
The governor’s law enforcement and military liaison, Megan Fitzgerald, said Ducey had asked the federal government for support in deploying the National Guard — known as Title 32 — but the support never materialized. So Ducey decided to declare an emergency along Arizona’s four-border counties and deployed the National Guard under State Active Duty.
One of the National Guard members deployed to Cochise County is Sgt. Jacqueline Schamahorn, a six-year veteran of the Guard. Schamahorn, who lives in Tucson, was assigned to help out with administrative duties at the Sheriff’s Office in Willcox.
She told us that it’s been a good experience so far. In the morning she instantly gets started on paperwork. She helps with administrative tasks so the deputies can be out in the field.
Schamahorn, who said the public’s reaction to the National Guard has been welcoming, also told us that she was enthusiastic when the governor’s order was issued.
She was ready to help.
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Over the weekend Douglas had an unexpected visitor. It triggered a public response as local residents were curious as to what was going on.
Sometime between 6 and 7 a.m. a relatively large brown bear was spotted in the alley between 11th and 12th Streets. Apparently it was spooked by all the unwanted attention. So it scurried up a utility pole where it stayed for a while.
According to Mark Hart, public information officer for Arizona Game and Fish, the bear is believed to have been a male, weighing approximately 200 pounds and was an estimated 5-years old. Hart said paw prints indicate the bear had entered the area from the west.
And as word began to quickly spread around Douglas that there was a bear downtown, a small crowd of residents flocked to the area. One resident even had a drone hoping to get a better view.
The unwanted attention led the bear to descend down the poll and scurry down the alley toward 13th Street, where it found another utility pole to climb. It was there until officials from the Arizona Game and Fish Department arrived.
Shortly after arriving, Game and Fish officials decided to shut down Pan American Avenue in both directions and allow the bear to come down the pole, cross Pan American and proceed toward Whitewater Draw where it is thought the bear came from in the first place.
And in a short while the bear climbed down the pole, ran toward the desert with Game and Fish officials on its tail in an effort to push it deep inside the area.
Mark your calendars, because the Sierra Vista Wine, Beer and Spirits Festival will be here before you know it. It’s on May 29th starting at 12pm and going until 7pm. But you can get tickets now on Evenbrite for $25. Tickets at the door will be $30.
At the festival you’ll get the chance to enjoy sample pours form some of Arizona’s top wineries, craft distilleries, and craft breweries. Tickets include a wine glass and 10 wine sampling tickets.
There will also be a pop up art gallery courtesy of the Huachua Art Association.
The festival is returning after a year’s hiatus. And for this year it’s been reimagined to offer a more relaxing and comfortable day. So bring your own blanket and lawn chairs to set up under the shade trees in Veterans Memorial Park!
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
John Economy, long-time resident of Bisbee. John was born in Silvis, Illinois. The family moved to Bisbee when John was three years old. He was a first generation American of Greek — German descent and attended Bisbee schools until W.W.II.
Before retirement he owned Economy Building Supply, a local hardware store and lumber yard and Economy Builders. He worked in many locations throughout Cochise County including Indian Hills Plaza in Sierra Vista and the San Jose and Mountain Ranch neighborhoods. John took pride in his workmanship and made many friends through his business endeavors. He was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was involved in many civic activities during his life. John became a founding board member of the San Jose Fire District which has provided fire protection for a previously unserved area in Bisbee.
A World War II Navy veteran, John was assigned to the U.S.S, Logan and made landings at Tinian, Saipan, and Iwo Jima.
In February, 1945, under heavy Japanese bombardment, John piloted his landing craft taking troops and supplies onto the beaches of Iwo Jima. From the USS Logan’s 23 landing craft, only John’s craft remained intact when the bombing ceased.
John is survived by his wife, his sons and daughter, his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and his sister and brothers in law.
He will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate John’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, May 6th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - After 22 years of searching, investigators have charged a former border patrol agent with at least four rapes that occurred in Mesa, Bisbee, and Gilbert.
Before we begin, some local history.
When the road over Mule Pass was built in 1913 and 1914, it was done by prison labor. The stubby concrete obelisk that marks the pass in Bisbee was put there to memorialize the triumph of pavement over nature.
But the marker also claimed that Mule Pass was right on top of the Continental Divide.
That line, however, lies about 120 miles to the east.
The Mule Pass Tunnel was completed in the 1950s, the ride up and over the winding switchbacks of the Mule Mountains was the only way into Bisbee from Tucson or Tombstone.
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Now, our feature story.
For more than two decades law enforcement called their elusive suspect the East Valley Rapist.
An individual who they say had sexually assaulted women in Bisbee, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler.
But now, after 22 years of searching, investigators caught their man. He was in Hereford at a house on Jaxel Road.
The suspect is 57-year-old John Daly the 3rd. And he’s a former Border Patrol agent who recently retired.
According to investigators Daly is facing charges on at least four of eight rapes that occurred between 1999 and 2001.
Police say that In each of the attacks, Daly entered the victims’ residences, blindfolded them and raped them.
Mesa Police released a statement that showed Daly was identified as the possible suspect in February via DNA samples. The samples were developed through the Sexual Assault Kit Initiative. Then in April, after testing the DNA, it was found that Daly was linked to two rapes, one in Mesa and one in Gilbert. On top of the DNA evidence police were able to confirm that Daly had lived in the areas where the incidents happened.
After the DNA link surfaced in April, investigators from Bisbee, Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler began comparing information on their cases. The FBI helped. As did the Border Patrol.
But while all eight cases shared similar suspect behavior and patterns, only three shared suspect DNA.
And when Daly was arrested Tuesday, he was charged with three cases in Mesa and Gilbert.
Bisbee investigators will be filing their charges too, for a total of four.
For now, the remaining four incidents require additional investigative efforts.
Helping with that investigation are the Mesa, Bisbee, Sierra Vista, Chandler and Gilbert police departments; as well as the FBI; the Border Patrol; the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office; and the U.S. Marshal’s Arizona WANTED Violent Offender Task Force.
If you have any information about Daly, the Mesa Police officials encourage you to call 480-644-2211.
You can learn more on this story by visiting us at myheraldreview.com.
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Next, The Douglas Business Network welcomed the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce into its membership at an event mixer at the Douglas Elks Lodge.
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The Douglas Business Network welcomed the Sierra Vista Area Chamber of Commerce into its membership.
Emily Edwards-Barton, chief executive officer for SVAC, said they’re excited to join.
There was a ribbon cutting commemorating the occasion that brings the DBN membership to 35 members.
Ralph Robles, DBN president, presented Ted Kulkens of Romitek Solutions, a computer repair business with his certificate of membership. And Leo Gutierrez, owner of Power Zone Gym, and Nathan Darus, band director at Douglas High School, got special recognition for their community efforts.
Business of the Month awards were presented to Haven Health for February and Verizon Wireless for March.
And a check in the amount of $853.11 was made to the St. Vincent de Paul in Douglas on behalf of Verizon Wireless and the DBN.
Cochise County School Superintendent Jacqui Clay was there as well as the guest speaker. She stressed the importance of educating all students in Cochise County so they can achieve economic independence and the communities in which they reside can have economic success.
Clay also talked about some of the COVID challenges in schools throughout Cochise County.
She noted that this was a hard time. The social, emotional needs of students were totally disrupted or destroyed and the teachers and superintendents weren’t ready for it. Clay finished by emphasizing that students, teachers, and administrators alike have done well despite everything that’s happened during the past year.
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Next, we’re highlighting Anne Thrush, a retired Army chief warrant officer who’s the new director at the Cochise Family Advocacy Center… brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.
Anne Thrush was formerly a retired Army chief warrant officer. She was also a business development manager at a local government contracting firm. Now, she’s transitioned to becoming executive director of a center that helps victims of abuse.
At the end of April Thrush took the reins at the Cochise Family Advocacy Center, also known as Lori’s Place. The facility is the only one in the region. It serves Cochise, Graham and Greenlee counties to provides a safe space for victims of child abuse and sexual abuse.
The organization connects professionals in areas like law enforcement, child safety, medical, mental health, and victim advocacy work together for the benefit of victims. They help with everything - crisis response, investigation, prosecution, treatment, and support.
Mike Rutherford, the president of the Board of Directors for Lori’s Place, said that Thrush is coming in with a great deal of experience in management and leadership. He noted that she’s an effective communicator who is financially adroit and fun to work with.
Rutherford also thanked former executive director Brenda Parker for her work at Lori’s Place before she resigned in early April.
Read our full interview with Thrush about her first weeks on the job by visiting us at myheraldreview.com.
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Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
Leon Craig Gobel. Leon was born in Tulare, California. He passed from this earthly life into the arms of His Savior Jesus Christ on March 6, 2021 after suffering from complications with COVID. Leon served honorably in the United States Army until his retirement after 22 years, 9 months and 2 days. He married Cynthia Louise Battenberg in 1990. He and Cynthia lived in Bisbee for 31 years.
Leon enjoyed spending time with his wife and family, his church activities at First Baptist Church of Bisbee, and countless hours working meticulously on his World War II gun and bayonet collection. He also loved to watch old westerns and war pictures starring Randolph Scott and Audie Murphy.
A memorial service for Leon will be held Saturday May 15th at First Baptist Church of Bisbee.
Thank you for taking a moment to remember and celebrate Leon’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday May 3rd and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - The Arizona National Guard has arrived to bring some much-needed assistance to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
Before we begin, some local history.
For years now, a group of locals has been working to preserve the storefronts on Erie Street in Lowell in memory of a slice of time in 1950s America when window shopping was a favorite Saturday outing.
It has become a favorite tourist destination and many have their photos taken by the antique cars and storefronts along the street.
Album covers have been shot there and the street was even featured in Arizona Highways magazine.
Erie Street is most of what is left of Lowell, which was originally a mining town incorporated into Bisbee in the early 1900s. Much of the town’s residential area was demolished to widen an open pit copper mine. Losing most of its residents caused the commercial district to struggle, and many businesses failed. But today, volunteers are working to restore the street..
So although you can no longer see a show at Lowell’s movie theater or pay $0.22 for gasoline, the Lowell Americana Project has made it possible to experience the street as a living snapshot of another time.
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Now, our feature story.
The Arizona National Guard has arrived to bring some much-needed assistance to the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
At least 32 members of the Guard were sent to help out. The majority have been assigned to the Sheriff’s Southeast Arizona Border Region Enforcement team.
On Friday, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels said that 22 Guard members will be monitoring the Buckeye cameras that the Sheriff’s Office has along the border with Mexico. That’s a key function aimed at helping authorities hold back the number of illegal crossings into the area by undocumented migrants.
This all comes after Doug Ducey’s announcement in mid April where he said that Arizona would take matters into its own hands. Ducey’s statement was prompted by a particular day when Arizona Department of Public Safety spotted 20 undocumented migrants in Chandler. During the incident officials were rebuffed by both the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they asked for help. Those migrants were then released back in Chandler.
At the time Ducey said that the Biden Harris administration needs to get its head out of the sand when it comes to the crisis at our border. He went on to say that this lack of action defies all logic, and flies in the face of the law.
Then on Thursday morning, the 32 National Guard troops sent to Cochise County were given their assignments.
Dannels, who was accompanied Friday by Megan Fitzgerald, Ducey’s policy advisor for public safety and military affairs, said his greatest need is making sure the cameras are being watched.
Fitzgerald, who acts as Ducey’s liaison with law enforcement and the military, spent Friday speaking to Dannels and other officials about what they need most from the governor’s office.
Her initial take was that things are definitely escalating with the number of crossings and the demographics of the individuals who are crossing.
In March, the cameras recorded images of roughly 3,500 undocumented migrants attempting to cross the border into Cochise County.
And aside from the 22 National Guard assigned to watch the Buckeye cameras, the other 10 will be helping out at the jail with clerical work and other support functions.
The mission has been dubbed SALES — State Activated Law Enforcement Support.
So how did it all come together?
Ducey had originally asked the federal government for support in deploying the National Guard — known as Title 32 — but that did not materialize. So, instead, the governor decided to declare an emergency along Arizona’s four-border counties and deployed the National Guard under State Active Duty.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Dannels, has been communicating regularly with Mayorkas, the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security.
He asked Mayorkas to relay a message to both the president and the vice-president.
The message was an ask - To change the messaging. Dannels stressed that the messaging needs to emphasize that there are actions and consequences.
Dannels said he believes Mayorkas is doing everything he can to bring about a resolution… He says it’s the only hope we have.
To learn more about this story and to stay up to date on developments visit us at myheraldreview.com
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Next - we’d like to highlight Tasty Wok & Asian Market, the first entrepreneurial venture of Jung Matranga.
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While Tasty Wok & Asian Market is her first entrepreneurial venture, Jung Matranga is no newcomer to Sierra Vista’s Asian food scene.
The new restaurateur spent six years working long hours at Hana Tokyo before becoming business partners with her former boss to create Sierra Vista’s newest Asian offering.
Located in the location previously occupied by Peacock Restaurant, Tasty Wok & Asian Market offers a variety of Chinese, Korean and Japanese delicacies as well as Asian groceries.
The restaurant’s specialty is hot pot, a hearty Chinese dish where fresh meats and vegetables are cooked at the table in a rich broth of one’s choice. Pork slices, mussels, vermicelli, napa cabbage, exotic mushrooms and even ramen noodles make an appearance on the varied menu.
For those who can withstand the heat, Matranga points out the Spicy Seafood Ramen hot pot as one to try.
The decision to not only run a restaurant, but an accompanying market, was inspired by her own experiences trying to procure Asian ingredients locally.
She hopes that the groceries at Asian Market, which are supplied by several distributors out of Los Angeles, can assist others in Sierra Vista looking for authentic ingredients.
Matranga also noted that while most of the groceries she carries cater to Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean palates, she hopes to soon offer ingredients for the Filipino and Hawaiian communities in Sierra Vista too.
And as a new business owner, she has a desire to get customers the products they need, even if they are not currently offered at Tasty Wok & Asian Market.
But like many other restaurants in the community, hiring has been another challenge.
Beyond showing up every day for full 10-hour shifts herself, Matranga has had to put her son to work, and sometimes her other family family members come in to help.
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Next, we’re excited to highlight local athlete William Stemler -- brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.
Ask his coaches, or his teammates… William Stemler is fun to be around.
But ask his opponents in javelin and shot put. Uh, not so much. Deadly serious, with a total focus on one goal: Being the best he can be.
Stemler has come a long way in a short time. He received his introduction to the throwing events at Buena High school as a freshman, sat out the COVID-19 season cancellation as a sophomore and really didn’t start to train and learn until this season as a junior.
A lot of that productivity coincided with the arrival of Kassie Smith on the Buena campus.
Head coach Roger Bristow credits Smith for her work with Stemler and other Colts throwers.
For Stemler, the 6-foot-2, 245-pounder just needed some direction, and Smith easily provided that.
Smith was a standout performer at Brigham Young University. She started throwing when she was 12 years old. She was an assistant coach at Utah Valley University in the throws for a season before moving to Sierra Vista and joining the Buena track and field coaching staff.
Stemler and Smith became a perfect match.
Now, Stemler is Number 2 among Arizona Interscholastic Association Division II shot putters.
However, it’s the javelin he loves.
The main things Smith and Stemler work on for the javelin are good extension, establishing a good plant leg and “letting it go.”
Smith says he’s always striving to be the best that he can be as an athlete. He’s also super contagious to be around, and easy to coach.
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Finally - we’d like to remember the life of
Anthony Lee Stewart, of Miami, Arizona and previously Sierra Vista. Anthony passed away on April 23rd in Phoenix.
He loved sports, playing football and basketball for Miami and Globe schools, and also playing video games with his cousins and friends. He was a kind and loving person always helping others and taking care of his animals.
Anthony graduated from CAS High School in Sierra Vista on October 31, 2016.
He is now survived by his mother, Valerie, his father, Robert, his step-father, Kenneth, his brothers: Robert and Joseff, and his sister, Valrie. He’ll also be survived by his Grandparents, Robert and Dorothy of Sierra Vista, his great grandmother and his many cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
Anthony will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate his life.
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday April 28th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Most smugglers being hired by the Mexican cartel to transport undocumented migrants through Cochise County are non-residents. And they’re being recruited via social media.
Before we begin, some history.
Historic Arizona 80 and its importance to Cochise County’s tourism was the featured presentation on Friday at the Southeast Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Jon Donahue, tourism coordinator for the city of Tombstone, along with Bob Nilson, Benson Visitor Center tourism supervisor, have launched the Arizona 80 Foundation. It’s a nonprofit dedicated to promoting the highway’s route through Cochise County and the four towns it connects.
From Exit 303 off Interstate 10 into Benson, travelers can follow Arizona 80 south to Tombstone, Bisbee and Douglas for a 72-mile tour of four historic towns.
The original Highway 80 came through here in 1926, starting in Benson and heading south to Douglas, then back up to Rodeo, New Mexico. And Highway 80 is still alive ... Everywhere you go, every mile along the highway, there’s a story to be told. And tourists like to come and hear those stories. It's like taking a step back in history.
For information about the Arizona 80 Foundation, visit the website at www.arizona80.org.
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Now, our feature story.
Most human smugglers being hired by the Mexican cartel to transport undocumented migrants through Cochise County are non-residents. And they’re recruited via social media. How? According to the Sheriff’s office the cartels are promising big bucks.
Many of these individuals, so called "coyotes," are young people from the Phoenix or Tucson areas. Sheriff Mark Dannels told us that they’re being paid hefty amounts to drive close to the border, pick up their human cargo and get out of Cochise County as fast as possible.
And now that at least three Border Patrol checkpoints that lead out of the county and toward large cities are shut down, getting out of Cochise County has never been easier. Agents that would normally at those checkpoints have instead been shifted to the border to deal with the influx of undocumented persons.
Dannels said that it’s very seldom they see people from here trying to transport migrants... but they regularly see people from Phoenix doing it.
Last Friday, he arrested a 21-year-old Mesa man on State Route 92 who was driving 14 miles over the speed limit. When Dannels stopped the motorist, identified as Juan Angel Gaeta, he discovered four undocumented migrants as well.
Gaeta had been paid $1,000 per migrant, so he made $4,000 in that trip.
Two weeks before that encounter, Dannels and a deputy nabbed a Phoenix man who was spotted loading four undocumented migrants into his Dodge truck on SR 92. When he was pulled over the passengers bolted from the truck and ran behind a house.
Those undocumented people were caught that afternoon.
But as mentioned, Cochise County residents for the most part are not being recruited by the Mexican cartel to transport undocumented migrants. Dannels said that it’s because this is a smaller, more rural area compared to Tucson and Phoenix.
It’s also a close-knit area and people here are not tolerating what's going on.
And in a way this is helpful. Dannels noted that the one positive factor about the non-resident coyotes, is their unfamiliarity with the area.
Some of them end up getting lost, or they don't know what the speed limits are and you end up catching them on traffic stops.
But unfortunately the negatives outweigh the positives overall.
Coyotes who do get away unnoticed with their human charges can easily get onto I-10 and head west now that the Border Patrol checkpoints that lead to the freeway have been closed for months.
Many of those undocumented individuals who make it to Phoenix or Tucson are usually indebted financially to the cartel. They become what Dannels calls "modern-day slaves."
Apparently, the cartel sells them a bill of goods. They tell them they’ll live the American Dream. But in reality, they end up as modern-day slaves until they pay off their debt.
To stay up to date on this story or read more, visit us at myheraldreview.com
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Now, we’d like to highlight the Diamond Mountain retreat center, a non-profit religious organization that teaches people how to retreat from the stressful demands of everyday life.
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Diamond Mountain retreat center, located off-the-grid just south of Bowie, is a non-profit religious organization that aims to teach individuals how to retreat from the sometimes stressful demands of everyday life.
The retreat center also teaches meditation in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition and offers yoga and expansive hiking trails.
Hanlie Van Wyk, director of the center said that their aim is to really encourage people to learn how to do a retreat as part of the Buddhist tradition.
Van Wyk, who came to America from her native South Africa and then resided in the Bowie-area after participating in a Diamond Mountain retreat, also spoke to their diverse clientele.
They work with people from all walks of life.
They even have YouTube videos where people can learn about the basics like how to meditate or how to sit at an altar.
All meditations are translated into English and taught by Tibetan monks.
So how does it work? Well, right now with COVID, people pay per night.
The core teachings are always free though.
To learn more visit our full story about the Diamond Mountain retreat center on myheraldreview.com
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Next, The search is on — for the third time — for someone to take the reins at Southeastern Arizona Communications, the emergency dispatch communications center... -- brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative.
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interim director Chis Hiser said that the facility's new director, its third, could be named just in time for SEACOM's third anniversary in July.
So far, nine people have expressed an interest in the job since it was posted about two months ago. Some are local, some aren’t.
So what does it entail? SEACOM provides county and municipal emergency services. The center opened back in July of 2018. A year before that Cochise County supervisors and the Sierra Vista City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement outlining the governance and command structure for the independent central dispatch center.
A board that includes Sierra Vista City Manager Chuck Potucek and Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels is responsible for hiring the director. The agency's budget is about $2.5 million.
And while someone with a background in public safety is preferred, it's not actually required.
What is required is a bachelor's degree and five years of management experience.
It pays $77,096 to $115,644. But apparently the hefty salary has not been enough of an incentive to keep anyone at the helm for more than a year.
Two directors have come and gone in just over two years…
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Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of
Elizabeth Ann Wehrli of Pearce who passed away in Tucson on April 21st at the age of 70. She was born in Cottonwood, Minnesota to John F. Schultz and Irene Helen Schultz. Liz was a retired bookkeeper, and loved her animals that included her horses, donkeys and dogs. She was a faithful wife and supported her husband, traveling with him for his work. In November of 1981 in Leadville, Colorado she married her husband Larry who survives her. She is also survived by her daughters, her seven grandchildren, her seven great grandchildren, as well as her sisters..
Memorial Services will be 11:00 am on Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Westlawn Chapel. \
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Liz’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday April 26th and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - As Arizona border cities are challenged with the arrival of undocumented migrants, Sierra Vista has been relatively “unscathed” … But why is that the case?
Before we begin, some local history.
Ever heard of the “Pink Moon?”
Venture outside tonight to catch a glimpse of April’s full Pink Moon. This full moon — the first of two supermoons this year — will be visible after sunset and reach peak illumination at 8:30 p.m.
Before you get your hopes up, this “Super Pink Moon” won’t actually look “super pink”—or any hue of pink, really. The moon will be its usual golden color near the horizon and fade to a bright white as it glides overhead!
Although we wish this name had to do with the color of the moon, the reality is not quite as mystical or awe-inspiring. In truth, April’s full moon often corresponded with the early springtime blooms of a certain wildflower native to eastern North America. It’s commonly called creeping phlox or moss phlox.
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Now, our feature story.
Many Arizona border cities are challenged with the arrival of undocumented migrants. But Sierra Vista has been relatively “unscathed” so far… At least according to Mayor Rick Mueller.
But that doesn’t mean the city isn’t on alert. Mueller said it also doesn’t mean that nothing’s happening in Sierra Vista. It’s just that it hasn’t yet reached alarming levels.
At city call on Wednesday Mueller said that they are on alert - noting that the police chief is very aware of what’s going on.
Mueller also talked about how they’re trying to address the concerns with other mayors in the area - as well as with the federal government and the state government. With this collaboration he says they’ll be able to better respond to any situations that arise in the future.
The mayor said Sierra Vista’s location and specifically the lack of bus service that provides transportation outside the city limits have worked in the municipality’s favor. At least for now - to keep the influx of undocumented migrants at bay.
The departure of Greyhound bus service from Sierra Vista - prompted by the pandemic has not been positive for the city overall, but Mueller said it’s been somewhat of a blessing.
Sierra Vista’s southern boundary is about nine miles from the Mexican border, and another 15 miles from the Sonoran town of Naco. Naco, Sonora, has a population of just 5,700.
Mueller explained that operating human or drug smuggling transactions through a smaller town such as Naco isn’t cost-effective for the Mexican cartel.
Apparently it’s much easier for the cartels to amass people in other areas of the border across from Nogales, across from Douglas, across from Yuma, and bring them in that way.
Mueller noted that we’re talking about a business operation run by the Mexican cartels and for the purpose of infiltrating people and drugs and maybe other things into the United States.
It’s easier for them to gain their profits by being in these other larger locations.
Mueller also talked about the federal government's handling of the situation at the border overall. Something in particular that irks him is when the Border Patrol or other agencies come into a town or city and drop off undocumented migrants.
He says they expect the local governments to have facilities available to take care of these people before they get on a bus and go somewhere else.
But to Mueller - that’s not the local government’s responsibility, it’s the federal government’s responsibility and that’s where the federal government has abrogated its responsibility. They expect the local governments, with their own budgets, to take care of these problems.
So what if Sierra Vista is faced with such a situation in the future? Mueller said the only thing we could do would be to call state officials and ask them to pick up undocumented migrants and take them elsewhere.
Earlier this past week, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey declared an emergency on “the southern border with the Republic of Mexico,” a move that allows the governor to call in the Arizona National Guard. Cochise County Sheriff’s spokeswoman Carol Capas said Cochise County would be getting 23 National Guard members to help the Sheriff’s Office in a non-law enforcement capacity.
And on Thursday the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act was introduced. It addresses the impact that the influx of undocumented migrants have on local communities.
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Next - Two conceptual designs on the proposed Bisbee Bike Path are ready for comments. The city and Bisbee Bikeways are taking public input on both ahead of an online meeting on May 4.
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Thanks to a grant written by Bisbee Bikeways from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Grant Development Program, a feasibility study for the shared use path has been completed.
The plan is to have the pathway on U.S. Route 80 - connecting Old Bisbee and Warren.
Meggen Connolley, founder of Bisbee Bikeways, announced that the two designs were completed. They were both created by Brent Crowther and his team at Kimley-Horne.
The plans propose one lane in each direction on 80 to allow for a turning lane in the middle. It’ll run on the eastbound side - adjacent to the Lavender Pit, between Naco Road and Erie Street. It’ll also have a buffer between the pathway and the roadway.
The goals of the project are to create a safe facility for walkers and bikers, to make it comfortable for people of all ages, to make it convenient, and of course, to make it aesthetically pleasing. Finally, it’s important that it’ll be financially viable to both set up and also maintain.
Both plans call for a 12-foot-wide pathway with directional arrows. Why 12 feet wide? So it can be cleaned by a street sweeper. There will also be lighting at the pedestrian level.
In the first plan, Plan A, Main Street becomes one way westbound between U.S. 80 and the Historic District. Vehicles that would’ve originally used eastbound Main Street from Historic Bisbee to U.S. 80 would use Naco Road instead. The driveway for the Queen Mine Tour to the highway would be relocated west. This plan, Plan A is estimated to cost $2.3 million.
Now, let’s move onto Plan B. Plan B minimizes impacts to the existing intersections that connect U.S. 80 to Historic Bisbee. The pathway would be adjacent to the existing streets from Dart Road, near the Queen Mine Tour entrance. It would require construction of retaining walls adjacent to Main Street near the Queen Mine Tour entrance. Plan B also calls for the widening of the U.S. 80 Main Street underpass to accommodate the path. The estimated cost? $4.7 million, so over two times the cost of Plan A.
So, if you want your voice to be heard head over to bisbeeaz.gov to check out the plans. You can comment in the Bisbee Shared Use Path survey. For more information and the full link to the survey visit our full story on the path at myheraldreview.com.
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Are you interested in a behind the scenes experience of police work? Well, you’re in luck. You can apply for the upcoming Citizen Police Academy hosted by the Sierra Vista Police Department. Classes will be held in the police department auditorium for 12 consecutives weeks starting in August. So mark your calendars! The class is limited to 25 students and it’s first come first serve. Make sure to submit your application before June 4th. Keep in mind you need to be at least 18 years old, and live or work in the greater Sierra Vista area. There will also be limited background checks for those who apply. Check out our events section for more information.
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Finally - we’d like to remember the life of
Nathan James Stover.. He is now reunited with the love of his life, Nadia.
Nate was born on April 25, 1980 in Rockport, Maine. He became an “army brat” soon after. Nate spent his childhood living in, traveling, and visiting various locations within the United States and Europe. At age 15, he moved to Sierra Vista and was a student at Buena High School. He graduated in the class of 1998.
Nate then worked at a local automotive dealership for most of his adult life. He was a devoted family man and cherished time spent with them at home, on vacations, at sporting events, or other activities. He was also an avid sports fan and enjoyed golf. Nate always saw the best in others, was always ready to lend a helping hand. Everyone appreciated his sense of humor and outlook on life.
Nate will lovingly be remembered by his children, his parents, and his grandparents. Nate was predeceased by his wife of 19 years, Nadia. He will be missed by his many other family members and friends.
A celebration of Nate’s life will be held on May 16, 2021 at the Windemere Hotel and Conference Center.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate his life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, April 22nd and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Undocumented migrants were recently discovered hiding in Benson High School parking lot. Parents, law enforcement, and Benson Mayor Joe Konrad are speaking up.
Before we begin, some local history.
April 22nd began just like every other day in 1970, except that it wasn’t like every other day. It was Earth Day! And it marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement.
Earth day was the end result of a yearlong idea by a junior Democratic Senator from Wisconsin, Gaylord Nelson. Nelson’s idea was to infuse the energy of student anti-war protests with an emerging public consciousness about air and water pollution.
He enlisted the help of a conservation minded Republican Congressman, Pete McCloskey as co-chair and together they recruited activist Denis Hayes to organize college campus teach-ins about the environment.
But why April 22nd? It was perfect since it fell between Spring Break and Final Exams. They were hoping to maximize the greatest number of student participation.
The special day inspired about 10% of the population at that time, so 20 million Americans, to take to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate against all of what 150 years of industrial development progress had brought to the impact of health.
So today, don’t forget to check out the Sierra Vista farmers market to join them for a celebration.
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Now, our feature story.
On Friday around 9:15 at night Benson police officers responded to a call. It involved undocumented immigrants who were hiding under cars in the Benson High School parking lot.
Police Chief Paul Moncada said that officers found a vehicle with a U.S. citizen and a passenger, along with three undocumented immigrants. They were detained. the chief said. Three other undocumented aliens immigrants north from the school.
That’s when Benson Police officers and Cochise County Sheriff’s Office deputies searched for the three who fled on foot. But according to Moncada they couldn’t find them.
Border Patrol was contacted and said they’d be there in an hour.
But after the hour passed, they still weren’t there. So they were contacted again and gave yet another one-hour ETA.
So Benson PD decided to reach out to a Border Patrol agent who was in the area instead. And that agent contacted a supervisor. Ultimately they were told that Border Patrol wouldn’t respond at all. At that point, all three detained subjects were released.
It all started when a high school student discovered undocumented migrants hiding under his car. The student’s parent sent out a warning on social media.
It said -- quote “kids, after games, be safe. Watch your surroundings at all times. Illegals are everywhere now. The baseball team is aware of this. Pass the word to softball, track and tennis. Sadly, this is just the beginning of illegals in parking lots, neighborhoods, etc..”
Benson School District Superintendent Micah Mortensen also sent a letter home to parents, describing the incident.
The letter stated that as part of the school’s safety protocols, coaches will remain with students until every student has safely departed campus.
Mortensen went on to ask that parents encourage their children to report all incidents or situations that make them uncomfortable, saying that we must all be vigilant in order to keep our children safe.
Benson Mayor Joe Konrad weighed in on the situation as well. He expressed concerns about what he described as “an escalating UDA problem” and its impact on border communities.
Konrad noted that it seems like Border Patrol’s hands are tied, and citizens are going to have to be vigilant and take extra precautions to stay safe. He said that people need to call the police when they see something that seems out of place.
Konrad also said police officers aren’t getting the support they need from federal officials. Especially once they determine they have detained migrants who are in the country illegally.
Police officers are sworn to enforce Arizona law, but have no jurisdiction in immigration matters.
To Konrad, this immigration issue is a huge problem, and it’s only going to get worse if the border crisis continues. It’s very disheartening.
You can learn more on this story by visiting us at myheraldreview.com.
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Next, we’d like to highlight Mike Frosco, Bisbee High School’s retiring athletics director.
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What do you give a man who is retiring after 50 years of service to Bisbee High School athletics?
Well, the Bisbee High School Alumni Association has a great idea to honor retiring athletics director Mike Frosco — a plaque at Warren Ballpark dedicating the field to him.
It was alumnus Snoody Borowiec that presented the idea to the board of the Bisbee Unified School District.
And proud Pumas alumnus Don Bays said he met Frosco back in 1958 when the coach allowed newcomers to try out. Frosco was one of them.
Bays says that he was a senior when he met Frosco on the first day of practice. He described him as a frail, scrawny looking kid with a permanent, built-in smile. Bays said that he was very quickly proven wrong about Frosco’s athletic ability. He was an outstanding player every year.
Bays noted that he doesn’t think there's anyone more deserving to have his name attached to the field than Mike. Coach Frosco is Mr. Baseball.
After college Frosco returned to BHS as an educator and a coach. As a coach he was inducted into the Arizona Hall of Fame. He coached three state championship teams, had 23 state tournament appearances, was awarded 11 Coach of the Year titles and had 555 career team wins.
Then when he gave up coaching, he continued to be involved with the kids in the entire school district as director of athletics.
Frosco also has been involved in getting funds to improve Warren Ballpark.
Ultimately, the school board’s decision to honor Coach Frosco would be a tribute to a man who touched many young men’s lives.
The final decision to follow the recommendation of the alumni to dedicate the field to Frosco will be made at the board meeting on May 11th.
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The Community Food Pantry of Benson has added something new to its list of services.
As part of its monthly cooking class, they now have community resource presenters. The presenters will inform residents about different services they might need.
The cooking class is the third Friday of the month, and last Friday they had two representatives from SEAGO - SouthEastern Arizona Governments Organization - who talked about how to access programs for caregivers and seniors.
Because of COVID, Friday’s presentation was their first in-person outreach session in over a year.
This was a very welcome change. Throughout the pandemic outreach has been hard for the organization. Some seniors and caregivers were faced with computer literacy barriers and struggled with devices and the internet.
But they overcame the challenges and built a program called Trualta that they’re rolling out soon.
It’s a skill-based online learning portal designed for families and caregivers. It’ll include articles, videos and professional-level training.
Ultimately SEAGO’s goal is to support seniors and people with disabilities so they can maintain their independence safely at home.
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
John Michael Donnelly. He was born in San Diego, California, the youngest of 5 children. He was a “surprise” child - 19 years younger than his older brother, Donald. He grew up in San Diego and graduated from St. Augustine High School. John made the decision to enter the Carmelites and conducted his initial studies in the San Francisco Bay area. Later, he studied in Ireland and in Rome for the priesthood, where he earned a master’s degree in Theology. He took the Sacrament of Holy Orders in 1967 in Rome, and took the name Kevin, which is the name many people knew him by as an adult.
In the early 1970’s, Reverend Donnelly met Susan Mullaney and made the decision to leave the priesthood to marry, in the sincere belief that priests ought to be allowed to marry and in the hope that it wouldn’t be long before that change occurred. Susan brought three children into the marriage, Lisa, Laurie and Bruce. And together they had a son named Kevin. When Susan’s health began to fail, they made the decision to move from northern California, where they met, to southeastern Arizona, where Susan lived as a child. They were married for 43 years.
In 1987, John was accepted into the Episcopal Church as a priest. After several years in pastoral ministry at St. Alban’s in Tucson, and the Church of the Transfiguration in Apache Junction, John served as a chaplain for the Arizona State Prison at Douglas, ministering to an inmate population of over 2,000 individuals for 20 years.
He loved to sing, and played the piano, guitar and cornet. He was well known for his gentleness, being very approachable and humble, with a wry sense of humor. John spoke French, Italian, Spanish, Latin and was conversant in Irish Gaelic.
After his cherished wife, Susan, passed in 2016, John reconciled with the Catholic Church. The day before his death, two Carmelite friars visited him, and he renewed his vows as a Carmelite.
His son Kevin commented that his dad was glowing with happiness at renewing his vows. By the next morning, Divine Mercy Sunday, John was on his way to sing with the angels.
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Good morning, it’s Monday April 19th and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - According to Sheriff Mark Dannels the Mexican cartel has threatened deputies with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
Before we begin, some local history.
John Harris Behanserved as the first Sheriff of Cochise County when the county was formed back in 1881. He was sheriff during the gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Behan was known for his opposition to the Earps. And after the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Behan testified at length against the Earps. He supported the Cowboys' statements that they had raised their hands and offered no resistance, and that the Earps and Doc Holliday had murdered three cowboys.
The Earps ultimately left Tombstone under a cloud of suspicion. Behan was later arrested for graft and failed to win re-election as sheriff. Eventually, he was appointed as the warden of the Yuma Territorial Prison and had various other government jobs until his death in 1912.
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Now, our feature story.
Sheriff Mark Dannels recently stated that the Mexican cartel has threatened deputies with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff shared the information with a small group of ranchers and homeowners gathered at the First Baptist Church in San Simon on Wednesday evening last week.
The meeting aimed to help residents learn more about the situation with undocumented migrants coming across the border from Mexico.
Dannels told the crowd that the Mexican cartel is extremely organized on both sides of the border and no one crosses from Mexico into this country unless they pay a member of that organization first. He also noted that recent decisions being made in Washington DC have actually empowered the cartel.
Another focus of the conversation was on the rising number of people coming to the U.S. illegally — including unaccompanied children.
In the Tucson Sector — which includes Cochise County — there were “encounters” with 7,079 unaccompanied migrant children in March. That’s up 83 percent from March 2020.
Encounters with single, migrant adults trying to enter the country illegally also jumped in the Tucson Sector, with over 68,000 last month, compared to just over 21,000 in March 2020.
This ongoing issue has prompted several government and law enforcement entities to reach out to federal officials. Even the Western States Sheriffs Association of Laramie, Wyoming, expressed solidarity with the Southwest border sheriffs.
Following the meeting in San Simon we spoke with Dannels about the cartel threat and he told us that they’ve had threats. They’re taking safety precautions to protect Cochise County deputies. He also noted that if there are any new developments he’ll let the public know.
Then, on Friday, Governor Doug Ducey announced that Arizona would take matters into its own hands.
Ducey’s statement came after the Arizona Department of Public Safety spotted 20 undocumented migrants in Chandler. The state agency said it was rebuffed by both the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement when they asked for help. Ultimately, the migrants were released into Chandler.
Ducey said that the Biden Harris administration needs to get its head out of the sand when it comes to the crisis at our border. In his eyes, this lack of action defies all logic, and flies in the face of the law.
Ducey continued to say that this administration is asleep at the switch, and their total lack of action is having real consequences here in the state of Arizona.
Ducey is hopeful that US Senators and Congressional delegation will join him in calling for the President to deploy the National Guard to the border.
It was then when he noted that if the federal government isn’t going to do its job, then Arizona will take matters into our own hands and provide support to sheriffs and local law enforcement.
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Now, we’d like to take a moment to recognize military children as April is the Month of the Military Child. Department.
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7 year old Elaina Calkins doesn’t fully comprehend the significance of her father’s job in the U.S. Army. But as a military child, the first-grader is beginning to understand that people come and go and that a favorite house or school is not always permanent.
Elaina and her 5-year-old sister, Gabriella, are among the hundreds of thousands of military children around the world who are honored each April by the Department of Defense during the Month of the Military Child.
The event was created in the mid-1980s by then Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger. The Pentagon and other military support organizations and agencies use the month to recognize military children for their sacrifice and bravery on the homefront.
While a lot of military youngsters get to live in places that many adults would never see, the constant change and upheaval can often be emotionally taxing.
But military parents say that the moves can also build resiliency. That’s what Army 1st Sgt. Michael Hull, who is stationed at Fort Huachuca, says about his two sons.
Hull said his boys have always embraced the moves and the adventures that come with them.
But the Hull children are about to experience a bit more permanency in their young lives. In June, Hull completes his second year at Fort Huachuca. The 41-year-old soldier plans to retire and stay in Tucson. His oldest son started high school there two years ago and he wants to see him finish. His youngest is in fifth grade.
Meanwhile, the Calkins sisters are just getting started on their adventure. Their father, Army Maj. Robert Calkins, the battalion executive officer in the 309th Military Intelligence Battalion at Fort Huachuca, said moving to the installation almost three years ago was the first significant move experienced by his daughters.
Calkins said he’s starting to see resiliency in both his children. They now understand when he has to finish work at home after a long day or if he’s going to be a little late picking them up at the after-school center on the installation. But neither child can really understand the gravity of his work or that he commands 850 soldiers.
When he gets home he’s just dad.
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Music, art, and tacos! Six great bands, local artists, and tacos... not bad for a Tuesday!
Head over to The Jonquil Motel tomorrow starting at 4pm for live music by Juniper Djinn, Tapestries, Alex Wilkerson, John & Eli Beach, Horny Siren and Bad Shaman.
Primo's Outlaw Tacos will be slinging delicious grub, and La Fortuna will be onsite with premium herbals and ethnobotanicals.
Don’t miss out on the live art and artisan goodies!
The event is BYOB and don’t forget your masks, please! Suggested cover is between $5-10 to support the arts in Bisbee.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of Steve Whitecotton of Hereford. Steve was son of the Bennie and Betty Whitecotton. He was born in Blytheville, Arkansas on November 14, 1952.
Steve was a 1971 graduate of Rivercrest High School and went on to attend Arkansas Tech University. In 1973, he joined the United States Air Force and proudly served his country for 15 years.
He attained the rank of Technical Sergeant before transferring to the Army in 1988, serving for 10 years. Steve was a Gulf War Veteran, serving with the First Armor Division and retired with the rank of Chief Warrant Officer 2.
Steve enjoyed riding his motorcycle, he had his pilot’s license, he enjoyed scuba diving as a Master Diver, and he loved tinkering in his shop on projects, and working on his “farm”.
His smile and laughter will be missed by everyone who knew and loved him, especially those closest.
Steve is survived by his daughter, his grandchildren, a brother, a sister, a nephew, his former wife and friend Pam, and his “adopted son” George and his family.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Steve’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday April 5th and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - Members of the community are raising concerns about a facility in Benson that is housing unaccompanied migrant children.
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Before we begin, some local history.
In 1858, the first leg of what became known as the Butterfield Trail was launched. It was originally a mail and passenger route that included eight states and also passed through Benson as it made its way to San Francisco. The path through Arizona included three of the state's cities and played a huge role in this region's development.
In addition to Arizona, Missouri and California, the trail also ran through Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
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Now, our feature story.
Arizona-based business, VisionQuest National, recently remodeled a hotel in Benson. Why? To house unaccompanied migrant children. It’s one of several for-profit businesses under contract with the federal government to provide housing for children that enter the country without a guardian.
This particular facility in Benson is one that provides short-term housing. Other similar facilities are designed for longer-term stays.
In the March 22 Benson City Council meeting, Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels addressed concerns about the influx of immigrants that’s been overwhelming the country’s southwestern borders.
He also spoke of how unaccompanied migrant children often fall victim to drug cartels and human trafficking.
It was during this meeting that members of the public raised questions about VisionQuest.
Benson resident Dawn Barrett was one of many who spoke up. Barrett noted that illegals housed at the facility are not tested for COVID until after they arrive.
Barrett later said that Cochise County’s immigration situation is even worse than she thought. She also spoke of VisionQuest’s lack of transparency.
But… a few days after the council meeting, VisionQuest reached out to Sheriff Dannels and Benson Mayor Joe Konrad with an invitation to tour the Benson facility.
After the tour Konrad said that both he and Sheriff Dannels found the facility to be a safe, secure and sanitary place for kids. He also noted that typically, the kids are housed between seven and 21 days, but because of COVID, every child is quarantined for 14 days upon arrival, so the stays are a little longer.
While the facility is capable of housing 80 occupants, Dannels was told the most VisionQuest expects to house there is 60. Right now, there are about 20 children there.
The facility is for low-risk males ranging from 12 to 17 years old.
Dannels clarified that there is one case worker assigned to eight kids, and all of the children are receiving six hours of education, as well as medical, psychological and legal services.
Oversight of this facility is through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Office of Refugee Resettlement, along with the Unaccompanied Alien Children program, which is managed by ORR within the Administration for Children and Families.
But while Dannels and Konrad agree that the VisionQuest facility is providing a safe haven for the migrant children, they are troubled by the fact these facilities are even necessary.
Konrad emphasized that we’ve got to look at the bigger picture. With thousands of unaccompanied migrant children flooding the border, we have a serious immigration problem in this country. VisionQuest grew out of a need that came with this border crisis, which has multiplied exponentially because of the current administration.
In an effort to address the public’s questions, Konrad held another meeting on Thursday in the City Council Chambers.
During Thursday’s meeting Carol Keller, the chief operating officer at Vision Quest also joined to answer questions.
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Now, we’d like to take a moment to highlight local business Mile High Muncheese.
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Aspiring to own a cheese shop may not be at the top of the list for many people, but for Barbara Brewer, the owner of Mile High MunCheese, it was a dream she has had since she was 14 years old.
Now her shop features locally fresh bread baked daily to a wide selection of imported cheeses, wines, beers and snacks.
She opened back in July last year, four months later than expected thanks to the COVID-19 shutdown. Ever since, she has seen a steady stream of customers, local and out of town, which have provided her with a loyal base of supporters who look forward to the breads baked by local Brandy Fisher and the ever changing and expanding imported cheeses, wines and beers carried at few places locally, if at all.
So how did she end up here?
Well, Brewer first heard of Bisbee through a TV show which featured Bisbee’s One Book Book Store owner Walter Swan. She wanted to see the city and meet him, so she did. She fell in love with the high energy vibe and townsfolk she met.
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Today through the 8th the Sierra Vista Unified School District is calling all new kindergarteners - it’s time to register for school! The district is hosting their annual kinder round up, so be sure to make an appointment to register. Staff will be present to help you through the process, just make sure to bring shot records, birth certificates, and proof of residency.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of Fawn Newman. Fwan passed away after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer’s. Fawn was born in Bisbee. She was a daughter, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, friend, and will be deeply cherished and remembered forever.
After graduating from Buena High School, Fawn attended Cochise College. She then earned her teaching degree from ASU. Fawn loved children and taught elementary school for more than 30 years. She earned numerous recognitions as well as the notable Sierra Vista Unified School District Teacher of the Year award in 2004.
During her career Fawn worked to support fellow teachers and students. She also established herself as an entrepreneur by opening and operating Fawn’s Teaching Supplies, an educational business providing classroom materials to teachers and the community.
After retirement, Fawn remained active in the community by volunteering with both the Sierra Vista Police Department Volunteer Program and the Nancy J Brua Animal Shelter. She continued to distinguish herself and received the SVPD Volunteer of the Year award in 2005.
Throughout her life Fawn enjoyed arts and crafts, music, traveling, and volunteering. She often did things for others humbly, and quietly with no desire for recognition. She enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
Fawn deeply loved the land she grew up and lived on. The property gave her great joy in staying connected to nature and various wildlife that frequented near her home.
She always had a smile on her face when friends and family came to visit, especially her nieces and nephews. She enjoyed being with children and always encouraged them along their life's journey.
Fawn impacted countless individuals by instilling knowledge, confidence, and a positive attitude, while accepting life’s challenges and overcoming trials. She will be greatly missed by her family, friends, and everyone who knew her. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Fawn’s amazing life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, April 1st and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Sheriff Mark Dannels and several others, have been dismissed from the Homeland Security Advisory Council. The announcement came one week after Dannel’s publicly expressed concern over the Biden administration’s policies regarding undocumented migrants coming into the U.S. through Mexico.
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Before we begin, some local history.
The Garden Canyon Service Station stood on Fry Boulevard. In 1943, the Service Station supplied full-service to its customers offering gasoline at 20 cents per gallon. Station attendants filled the gas tank while washing your windshield and checking the tire pressure without charge.
The Station has a colorful history, and they hope that everyone will attend the dedication to hear some entertaining stories about its existence. Just about 10 years ago The Sierra Vista Historical Society dedicated a new historical plaque for the Station.
Now, our feature story.
Sheriff Mark Dannels, along with several other individuals, has been dismissed from the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
The Council is a bipartisan panel that was put in place by the Obama and Trump administrations.
The “pink slip” to Dannels and about 29 other members was a letter dated March 26 from Alejandro Mayorkas, the new secretary of the Department of Homeland Security.
In a letter, Mayorkas noted that he looks forward to working with everyone in the future, whether as a member of a redesigned Council, or in a different capacity.
Dannels discussed the event with Fox News earlier this week:
After the announcement was made, the Washington Post reported that Former Department of Homeland Security officials said they couldn’t remember a time when so many members were dismissed at once. The general practice of past administrations was to allow appointees to serve out their terms.
Dannels and others who sat on the HSAC have been critical of the Biden administration and its policies regarding undocumented migrants coming into the U.S. through Mexico.
Just a week before Mayorkas sent out the letter, Dannels had participated in a press conference at the border in Douglas that included Gov. Doug Ducey and Sen. Rick Scott.
Both Ducey and Scott noted Biden and Mayorkas are out of touch with what’s happening on the Southwest border.
Now, Dannels plans to send a letter to Mayorkas. The sheriff said he and other border sheriffs have had a good relationship with the Department of Homeland Security and it was disappointing to see Mayorkas’ lack of engagement with that group.
The sheriff is also encouraging Mayorkas to reconsider the dismantling of the HSAC, and to begin communicating with border sheriffs.
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Next, we’d like to highlight Forever Home Donkey Rescue, Founded by Tish and John Hiestand in 1997 - it’s now home to 39 donkeys and a miniature mule.
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Forever Home started in 1997 when John Hienstand purchased a donkey named Black Jack as a birthday gift.
At the time they had no idea they would be starting a rescue.
But It didn’t take long for Tish and John to learn that donkeys are often neglected and mistreated. Recognizing the need for a rescue, they founded Forever Home.
From Black Jack, the donkey who started it all, to Big Gus, Jackson the mini-donkey, and Muzzy the marathon pack burro competitor, visitors are welcome to come meet the Forever Home donkeys.
Have you ever paid them a visit?
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Do you have plans for Easter? If not, New Hope Fellowship is hosting an easter egg hunt and pancake breakfast. The event is on Saturday, and it starts at 10am. A great activity for the whole family! They’ll be at 5420 Desert Shadows Drive in Sierra Vista.
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Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
Hazel Mae Durham of Sierra Vista. Hazel was born in Pennsylvania in 1930. She married the love of her life Daniel in 1972 in Nogales. Daniel and Hazel then moved to Sierra Vista in 1974.
Hazel is survived by her five children, her 6 Grandchildren, 12 great-Grandchildren, and 1 great great grandson.
She gave to the homeless whenever she could and found the good in all people almost to a fault. She had a love for thrift shopping and could always find a bargain at her nearest Goodwill or Salvation Army store. She will be sorely missed by her family and friends.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Hazel’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday March 22nd and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey visited Douglas and the border wall. He confirmed what local community leaders have been saying for weeks.
Before we begin, some local history.
Doug Ducey was born on April 9th, 1964. Before serving as the 23rd and current governor of Arizona, he was the CEO of Cold Stone Creamery, a chain of ice cream parlors based in Scottsdale.
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Now, our feature story.
On Friday, Governor Doug Ducey visited Douglas and the border wall. He confirmed what local community leaders have been saying for weeks.
There is an influx of undocumented immigrants who are apprehended, then released with nothing more than a court date. It’s a policy that’s been imposed by an administration that’s out of touch with the crisis they are creating.
And the statistics show it.
Last week the Border Patrol reported the number of people crossing the border from Mexico increased nearly 30 percent in February compared with January. The agency said the number of undocumented immigrants has jumped 45 percent since February 2020. This figure includes almost 30,000 unaccompanied minors and children.
The dramatic increase is in part the result of natural disasters, cartel violence, and poverty.
But it’s also partially the result of the Biden Administration’s political rhetoric that campaigned on the promise that construction of the border wall would be stopped, that the housing of children separate from their parents would end, and that America would return to the “catch and release” policy.
Not surprisingly, the message received by those intent on entering the US was that unlike the Trump Administration, undocumented immigrants would be welcomed across the border.
The immediate consequence of this change in policy has been a humanitarian crisis imposed on border communities. Willcox has been dealing with undocumented immigrants being dumped off Border Patrol buses at a local gas station. Douglas has attempted to organize local civic groups to provide essentials to desperate immigrants and the community is overwhelmed. Even Tucson has asked for federal help in dealing with the thousands of undocumented people entering the community, flooding local shelters.
Ducey was especially harsh on Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The governor said has been missing from the border.
Here’s Mayorkas in a recent interview with ABC discussing the situation.
Governor Ducey said he sent a letter to Mayorkas last month underscoring his concern with the Biden administration repealing the Migrant Protection Protocols.
Ducey said his administration would like to partner with the federal government to improve the immigration system.
But so far he’s not encouraged, and he thinks it’s going to get dramatically worse before it gets better.
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Now, we’d like to take a moment to highlight Amanda Whalen, a senior at Veritas Christian Community School who was a top finisher in two local science fairs.
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Amanda Whalen is making a name for herself in the science fair world. The senior at Veritas Christian Community School was a top finisher in two local science fairs: YES and SARSEF.
Whalen won more than $6,500 in scholarships from the two fairs with her project titled “Making a Saguaro H.A.W.T.”
In her project she created a wind turbine tower that incorporated the design of a saguaro cactus. The goal was to redirect wind upward towards the turbine so that it spins more. That’s how the saguaro are designed.
She said the idea for her project came from a visit to Saguaro National Park.
Congratulations Amanda!
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Tomorrow, head over to Willcox for a tour of the Riverview at Coronado Dairy. You’ll get a chance to see the daily operations at Coronado dairy and an overview of the company and its relationship with the community. Tours start at 4:15pm. You can rsvp at willcoxchamber.com
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of Earl McCabe, a longtime resident of Huachuca City. Earl was born in Mitchell, Nebraska.
He was a lifelong entrepreneur and a local Businessman, first known for his time in Real Estate and most recently for the local antique store he owned. He was known to be kind, caring, and fair. A longtime customer of his, recently said that Earl is the type of man that you are glad is in your life and that you wish you had known your entire life.
Earl was an USAF Air Traffic Controller in Vietnam. He enjoyed many hobbies such as, Stock Car Driving, Piloting, and Prospecting. He also loved to travel and enjoyed the interesting friends he met along the way.
Earl was a beloved Father and friend. He will be dearly missed and forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved him. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Earl’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, March 18th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Legislators join groups promoting effort to decide future of wall
Before we begin, some local history.
In 1929 Nickolas George Ramus was born. Ramus was a Native American actor, best known for his appearances on television. He starred in the first Native American language film, 1980s Windwalker, and also appeared briefly in the film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home and in the comedy film Love at Stake as Chief Wannatoka.
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Now, our feature story.
With the end of the moratorium to stop construction of the border wall, former U.S. officials and environmental and community activists want to know what Biden and the new Director of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas have in mind.
Arizona Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva and Anne Kirkpatrick along with six other U.S. representatives sent a letter to Biden applauding his decision to shut down construction.
The letter stated “We urge you to meaningfully consult with border communities that have been impacted by the construction, including tribal members, and stakeholders. We ask that the DHS develop a meaningful environmental mitigation plan for the borderlands with local stakeholders,”
They also asked Biden to cancel all construction contracts and not initiate any more construction activities. Instead, they request remaining funds be diverted to mitigate harms from the wall - like the destructive environmental damage and destruction of sacred sites.
They point out the Trump administration which used executive privilege 29 times to waive 84 federal environmental, historical and cultural laws and countless state and local laws.
Local and tribal communities had no say when the decision to build a wall along the southern border was made.
The letter ends by stating that “Urgent action is necessary to address the damage”
More details could come this week, so check in with us at myheraldreview.com for the latest updates.
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Next, we’d like to highlight a community update.
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A small shopping center, long a fixture in the city’s West End, is no more.
Crews reduced the four spaces at Fry Boulevard and Fab Avenue which once included a beloved barber shop and a bookstore to rubble.
The city of Sierra Vista purchased the property — referred to as the “little red shopping center” and an adjacent vacant lot last fall for $230,000. City planners are hoping the area will be an extension of Sierra Vista’s West End revitalization.
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This morning, head over to the Sierra Vista Farmers Market! It starts at 10am, and if you can’t make it today don’t worry - stop by on any Thursday all year long. Vendors include Ruth’s Garden, Sky Island Brand Meats, Thunder Mountain Ranch, Simmons Honey Ranchito, The Lettuce Man, and Estrada Citrus!
See you there!
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of Leo Charles Scherping of Hereford. Leo was born on September 11, 1937 in Houghton Lake Heights, Michigan.
Leo is a veteran of Vietnam, and retired after a 30 year career in the Army. For six years he was selected to serve in the White House Communications Agency providing communications for the President and Vice President of the United States. After his military retirement, he spent six years with the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort Huachuca.
He was active in the local flying community as a private pilot and FAA certificated A&P Mechanic. Leo loved flying with the Young Eagles and giving his time to help foster interest in general aviation. As an officer in the EAA Chapter 776, he also served as the technical advisor to Homebuilt Aircraft builders.
Leo enjoyed spending time with his Friday Lunch Bunch talking about aviation.
Leo accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior while in Vietnam and continued his growth in the Body of Christ throughout his life. Leo’s faith in God sustained and comforted him until the end.
He will be greatly missed. Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Leo’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday March 15th and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels has been on national news recently discussing the situation at the Southwest border, which he calls a crisis.
Before we begin, some local history.
Notable men who once held the position of Cochise County Sheriff include Johnny Behan, who served as the first sheriff, and who was one of the main characters during the events leading to the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Then, in 1886, Texas John Slaughter became sheriff. Well known lawmen Jeff Milton and Burt Alvord both served as deputies under Slaughter.
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Now, our feature story.
According to federal officials encounters with migrant children and single adults trying to enter the United States through the Southwest border have been climbing steadily since October - with a sharp spike in February.
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels has been on the national news multiple times in the past few weeks, talking about the increase in illegal crossing his deputies and cameras have spotted, especially in the San Pedro River basin area off State Route 92 in Palominas.
Here he is on Fox News…
Officials say that in fiscal year 2021 through February, nearly 30,000 unaccompanied children and single minors were encountered along the Southwest border. The majority of the youngsters were between 13 and 17 years old. But just under 3,000 of them were younger than 12.
In the Border Patrol’s Tucson sector, which includes Cochise County, there was a 45 percent increase in unaccompanied children from February 2020 to February 2021.
CBP officials also noted that migrants are required to go through a staging and COVID-19 testing process before entry, and if individuals appear at the port of entry without going through this process, they are not admitted.
But Sheriff Dannels, during his Fox News interview expressed some concern…
One of the other concerns for Sheriff Dannels and others is that coyotes — individuals who smuggle people into the U.S. — are telling undocumented individuals from Mexico and other countries that the U.S. border is now open under the Biden administration.
Dannels described the situation as a “crisis”.
The sheriff said he and his counterparts must be part of the conversation with federal officials around how to handle the influx of undocumented migrants into the country.
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Now, a quick Cochise County high school sports update.
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Two more Cochise College athletic teams have temporarily been sidelined by the coronavirus.
Bo Hall, the athletic director at Cochise College, said that both women’s soccer and women’s basketball have become the latest teams to have their seasons interrupted and as a result are on a 14-day hiatus that began Thursday.
It was men’s basketball that was the first team on campus to have the season interrupted by COVID-19. The Apaches are scheduled to resume practice March 19 with a home game scheduled for March 20.
Hall would not elaborate if there was a positive test among the two teams. He did emphasize any games that have been postponed will be rescheduled if possible.
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Today, Brilliance Strategies & Innovation will be presenting the Professional Development Lunch and Learn Series at the Sierra Vista Area Chamber Conference Room. Join in at noon for a lunchtime professional development training session with practical concepts and strategies to better your career, life, and business. The event is free - but seating is limited to 10 attendees, so make sure to RSVP ahead of time. You can call 520-458-6940 for more information.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of Billy Wayne Miles Jr.
Billy was born in Mount Pleasant, Texas and raised in Tyler, Texas where he played football for Robert E. Lee high school. He then moved to Tombstone where he would continue to play his favorite sport of football and make plenty of friends. Billy later moved on from Tombstone to Sierra Vista where he would finish his high school career at Buena high school. If there’s anything about him, it’s that he loved his Dallas Cowboys. He’d always say “How ‘bout them Cowboys” whenever they were playing.
Billy loved being around his friends and enjoying good times and good laughs. Whether it was his freestyle rap battles or a heated sport debate, Billy was always a funny character and always seemed to put a smile on your face no matter what. He was working at American Red Cross and had plans for his future, which, unfortunately, were cut short by tragedy. Many people that know Billy, know that he wasn’t just your friend, he was your family, your brother.
Billy Wayne was very dedicated to his mother, sister, brethren, fathers, niece, nephews and career. He loved visiting family, cooking and preparing family meals. He was very loving, kind and private. He was a Christian, believer in Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and savior. He will be loved and missed deeply. Thank you for taking a moment today to remember and celebrate Billy’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, March 4th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - border communities in Cochise County are preparing for the potential influx of migrants and asylum seekers coming across from Mexico once the federal government allows people to enter through Arizona's ports of entry.
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Before we begin, some local history.
The Schley Saloon was built in 1893. The saloon became a grocery store on eve of prohibition. It now houses the Rex Allen Museum and the Cowboy Hall of Fame.
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Now, our feature story. On Monday, we spoke about the lack of clarity around border crossing laws - and how that’s left humanitarian aid workers with potential problems in certain areas.
Now, border communities in Cochise County are preparing for the potential influx of migrants and asylum seekers coming across from Mexico once the federal government allows people to enter through Arizona's ports of entry.
Officials from Bisbee, Douglas and Willcox have all met with U.S. Border Patrol agents to talk about how to best handle an influx of people if it occurs in their communities. Cochise County's Emergency Services division also has been included in the conversation.
While it's still too early to tell what assistance the border communities might need, Cochise County Emergency Services Director Judy Lynn said her office is ready to advocate on behalf of the municipalities once the federal government lays out more definitive plans.
Lynn said there are several avenues that could be taken, but one could include asking state and federal officials for funding that could be used for transportation for those who come to this area.
Two weeks ago, Border Patrol agents in Willcox spoke at a city council meeting to inform the public about the possibility of some asylum seekers ending up at the Border Patrol's station.
Border Patrol Agent Alex Blais, who's in charge of the Willcox station, told the audience at the meeting that if illegal border crossers are released in Willcox, they would most likely be taken to the bus station located at the Texaco, and sent to a larger city.
Blais explained that if migrants are stopped at the border and processed at one of the Border Patrol processing centers, they must be released within 72 hours if they have no criminal record in either Mexico or the U.S.
Willcox city officials stressed at the city council meeting that their community does not have the resources to sustain the influx of people. City Manager Caleb Blaschke said he met with Lynn of Cochise County's Emergency Services earlier this week to determine what kind of preparations and help Willcox could anticipate.
Bisbee and Douglas city officials have also begun preparing for the possibility of an influx as well.
Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge also met with Border Patrol agents. Budge said he was assured that at the moment, no undocumented people are being released in Bisbee. But if that occurs, a couple of churches in town have committed their resources to helping them.
Budge noted that the churches would provide them with some food and clothing and hopefully some travel vouchers.
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Next, we’d like to highlight a new business that’s recently opened in Douglas!
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Several new businesses opened in Douglas last year hoping to do their part to improve the local economy.
Classy Cuts & Such, a new salon which opened in June, was one of those businesses.
We spoke to Desiree Rice, the owner who recently moved from Seattle. Rice said that she had a salon in Seattle for 24 years. But the warm weather and the fact she has an aunt in Tucson is what attracted her and her husband to southern Arizona.
Rice said she loves working with hair and making people look great and feel good about themselves.
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There’s BULL RIDING IN TOMBSTONE On Saturday March 6th at 2pm. The Shoot Out Arena in Tombstone will be bringing in 30 of some of the best Bulls and Bull Riders in the area. It’ll be fun for the whole family! Tickets will be sold at The Third and Survey Shopping Society.
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of Veronica Salcedo Fontes. Veronica was born in Bisbee to Alice and Antonio Daniels. She is the sister of Valerie and Tony Jr..
Veronica attended Buena High School, where she met the love of her life, Paulino Fontes. They were married in 1990 and recently celebrated over 30 years of marriage together.
Veronica was a devoted and loving mother to her four children Bernadette, Marissa, Paulina, and Paulino Jr. Her love lives on through her beautiful grandbabies who gave her strength, love, and above all happiness.
She was loved by so many and cherished by all. Veronica was taken from us too soon but her spirit, love, and memories will live through us forever.
She loved helping others and one of her many passions was assisting adults with special needs, caring for her children and grandchildren, and also by always being a true friend. Veronica was selfless, her main goal in life was to spread love to all those she met and befriended. Veronica faced many challenges in life, but always carried on with immeasurable strength and grace. She was a wonderful mother who loved her kids dearly, no matter the distance.
Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember and celebrate Veronica’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday March 1st and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - Lack of clarity around border crossing laws have left humanitarian aid workers with potential problems in Agua Prieta.
Before we begin, some local history.
The Arizona copper mine strike of 1983 began as a bargaining dispute between the Phelps Dodge Corporation and a group of unioncopper miners and mill workers. It lasted nearly three years, and resulted in replacement of most of the striking workers and decertification of the unions.
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Now, our feature story.
Humanitarian aid workers are discouraging Mexicans from flocking to Agua Prieta and other towns bordering Arizona, telling them this stretch of the southwest border is still closed to migrants.
While the Biden administration has let hundreds of Mexican asylum seekers into the U.S. earlier this month through Tijuana, Juarez and Matamoros, that’s not the case along the border in Arizona.
Beto Ramos, the coordinator of the two main centers in Agua Prieta that process and house migrants who are seeking asylum told us: “There is misunderstanding and there is misinformation,”
While the Centro de Recursos Para el Migrante has been helping people seeking asylum with everything from paperwork to obtaining clothing or supplies, Ramos says The only people the US will accept are those who applied for asylum under the Migrant Protection Protocol policy in 2019.
He wants to be clear: “That is not happening here and we are telling people, ‘Do not come to Agua Prieta.’ “
Right now there are six Mexican families waiting, who want to seek asylum in the U.S., but who are not enrolled in MPP.
A member of one of those families is 28-year-old Yajayra Rosique Chable and her 5-year-old son, Aslan.
Chable and her child have been living at that center, in the heart of Agua Prieta, for a year.
They’re hoping that with President Biden things will change.
On Biden’s first day in office, the homeland security department suspended the policy for new arrivals. Since then, some asylum seekers picked up at the border have been released in the US with notices to appear in court.
But according to an article in The Guardian, the Department of Homeland Security said the move “should not be interpreted as an opening for people to migrate irregularly to the United States.”
Administration officials have said repeatedly that the vast majority of people who cross the border illegally are quickly expelled under a public health order in place since the pandemic struck in March.
And Ramos wanted us to know that many people have been crossing illegally from Mexico into Arizona lately and he wouldn’t be surprised if coyotes — those who smuggle people into the U.S. illegally— are telling people in Mexico that the Biden administration has opened the border.
But regardless of what people are being told in Mexico, the lifting of Trump-era prohibitions could spark an influx of migrants into Arizona.
And Douglas Mayor Donald Huish said that could be a mix of both asylum seekers and individuals who are trying to enter illegally.
The mayor says he is concerned. He has met with the Mexican consul in Douglas, as well as with Adams and Border Patrol officials.
Now, they’re trying to secure volunteers in the community who will help.
The situation is frustrating for Huish, who said the federal government created these laws yet they will do nothing to help cities like Douglas deal with an influx of migrants.
And back in Agua Prieta, Ramos said both migrant centers have been receiving calls from people in the country asking if the border is open and if they can travel.
According to Huish - It seems like a policy without a plan.
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Now, we’d like to highlight Pastor Clea McCaa of Sierra Vista First Church Of God in Christ.
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We asked Pastor Clea McCaa about his hopes and goals now that he is the new president for the local NAACP chapter. Among his many many goals, he told us that locally, the idea is to be more visible in the community and to assure the public is educated as they promote racial equity within community economic development. They’ll also focus on strengthening the economic fabric by supporting the creation and growth of individual wealth building and supporting small businesses.
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Tomorrow, join the SBDC at Cochise College to learn more about international trade and the Arizona State Trade Expansion Program Grant from the Senior VP of International Trade at the Arizona Commerce Authority. The keynote speaker is Kevin OShea. The zoom event is completely free, and begins at 10am. For questions give them a call at 520-515-5492.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of Roberta Merwin, also known as Katie, from St. David, Katie was born in Cleveland Ohio, and married Douglas Merwin in 2003 in Colorado Springs.
Katie took joy in joining with her husband in ministering to hurting people through Truth In Love Ministries. She was actively involved in ministering to children throughout her life and loved singing hymns about her precious Lord!
Surviving are her beloved husband, three stepchildren, six grandchildren, sister, nephew, and two nieces.
Thank you for taking a moment with us today to remember and celebrate Katie’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday February 17th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - We’re highlighting Jesse Morales who is the fire chief in two cities, in two countries. Naco, Arizona in The United States and Naco, Sonora in Mexico.
Before we begin, some local history.
In 1886 Isabella Greenway was born. She is best known as the first U.S. congresswoman in Arizona history, and as the founder of the Arizona Inn of Tucson. She was also a bridesmaid at the wedding of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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Jesse Morales is the fire chief in two cities, in two countries.
But for the 45-year-old Morales, being fire chief in Naco, Arizona and Naco, Sonora, in Mexico, just seemed like a natural fit.
It all began when Morales’ grandfather began serving with Naco Fire in Arizona in 1959. Morales was taught about the fire service and as a teenager he began helping out at the fire station.
He said that back in the day they were one of the only fire departments that would respond to Naco, Sonora.
Over the years and after working with his grandfather, Morales formed relationships with different fire chiefs and mayors in the Mexican border town of about 6,400 people.
He described a time in Mexico during which fire chiefs served at the will of whichever political party was in power.
And when Naco, Sonora, Mayor Andrea Ramos was elected about three years ago, she began introducing changes slowly. One of them was the creation of a fire board that would be responsible for naming the town’s fire chief.
In November, Ramos asked Morales if he would consider working for her as the fire chief in the 13-man volunteer department.
The challenges Morales was faced with had little to do with the physical task of driving back and forth between the two Nacos and everything to do with a department on the Mexican side that was in dire need of working equipment from water hoses to fire trucks.
The firefighters — known as “bomberos” in Spanish — didn’t even have uniforms.
Morales’ first order of business when he took the job was to appoint a deputy fire chief. He chose 31-year-old firefighter Francisco Flores.
On his first day he did an inspection, and said that they were basically starting from scratch.
And he wasn’t kidding.
When he arrived they had about four 50-foot hoses that leaked more water than came out of the actual nozzle. They had one truck that leaked, a truck that was broken, and a truck that hadn’t been serviced in a year.
Other fire departments in the county pitched in with monumental donations of equipment and even fire trucks, Morales said. He said Bisbee Fire, Fry Fire District and the San Jose Fire District helped immensely.
Even though many of the pieces of donated equipment are outdated, Morales said they would be welcomed at the Naco, Sonora, Fire Department.
Deputy Chief Flores, who actually helped recruit Morales, said one of the reasons he wanted Morales as the fire chief in his town is because he knew Morales could get things done. And he was right. Thanks for listening, before we continue, a quick message from our sponsors, Prestige Family Living.
Now, we’d like to highlight the annual Chocolate Tasting fundraiser by the Friends of Copper Queen Library, which has gone virtual this year!
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Though the annual, in–person Chocolate Tasting fundraiser by the Friends of Copper Queen Library is a no–go, people can still support the non–profit by ordering treats from See’s Candies through the end of the month.
To give back to all the healthcare workers at the Copper Queen Community Hospital who have been working overtime to care for residents during the pandemic, people can also send candy directly to them!
Though the event could not proceed in its usual in-person format, the most important thing is to “maintain a connection to the community” in the event’s 30th year and remind local residents what the library still had to offer.
Until the end of the month you can visit bisbeechocolatetasting.com/ to place an order.
Next, an upcoming event in our community that you should know about -- brought to you by our sponsors, Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative. Today, Cochise College is hosting a free virtual lecture called Fry Pioneer Cemetery. It starts at noon, and is an hour long. You’ll get a chance to learn the history of the early settlers who founded the Fry Pioneer Cemetery back in 1919. You can sign up at cochise.edu under the spring 2021 virtual brown bag lecture section.
Before we go, we’d like to take a moment to remember the life of Catherine Christine Maxine Bean. Catherine passed away at the age of 23. She was a mother, a daughter, a girlfriend and a friend. Catherine leaves behind her daughter Kara, her parents, her brothers, uncles, and her boyfriend. She was born at Phoenix Children's Hospital three and a half months early weighing only 1 pound and 14.8 ounces, but she grew up to be a beautiful and strong young woman. Catherine was a proud Girl Scout, a great bowler, she enjoyed choir. She graduated from Buena High School in 2017. Catherine was a friend to many and she had a natural ability to make friends easily. Even Catherine’s neighbors really adored her. No words can say enough except that she was loved and will be missed deeply. Thank you for taking a moment with us to remember Catherine’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, February 4th and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more.
Today - Work at the border has been halted, but what’s next?
Before we begin, some local history.
What BEGAN IN 1927 AS TRAILER and camping spaces has transformed into a monument and remembrance of times gone by. Situated in the Mule Mountains in Bisbee - the Shady Dell is home to nine vintage travel trailers. Among them - a 1949 Airstream.
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Now, our feature story.
As we mentioned in an episode earlier this week, the wall construction vehicles and equipment of Southwest Valley Construction Co. were removed from various sites along the border.
On January 21st, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a statement stating that upon receipt of President Biden’s Proclamation, they directed contractors involved in border barrier construction not to install any additional physical barriers.
They also noted that as the program is paused, they will work closely with the Department of Defense and Department of the Army to ensure public safety and a responsible use of taxpayer dollars.
Biden, who signed the executive order right after his inauguration, said that building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution. He said It is a waste of money that diverts attention from genuine threats to homeland security.
It was just one of a number of executive orders reversing actions of the Trump Administration Biden signed that day. To thousands of people from Texas to California, it was a much anticipated reprieve of the destruction wreaked across the border that impacted fragile desert ecosystems and crucial wildlife migration corridors.
But for rancher John Ladd, whose ranch lies on the border, the order to stop construction was not good news. He said that it’s a bad deal. They need to finish it down here. He said the gaps were allowing illegal immigrants to cross.
The borderlands campaigner at the Center for Biological Diversity, told us that the president’s quick action on this executive order is an important step toward repairing the senseless destruction and xenophobia that have shattered the borderlands for four years.
With construction stopped, the hope of repairing the damage done and restoring wildlife corridors is growing.
18 community and environmental organizations have formed a coalition and asked the Biden Administration in a letter to immediately cancel all border wall contracts with remaining funds diverted to other purposes, including to mitigate harms from the wall and wall removal. They ask for immediate action to restore the fragile and ecologically sensitive areas negatively impacted by wall construction.
Further, they want to have all border walls removed, move toward responsible, humane border management, and promote unity and harmony between Mexico and the United States.
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Questions from the public on why some of the Border Patrol’s checkpoints were closed in Cochise County have been answered.
Personnel who staff the checkpoints — including the ones on State Route 90 and State Route 80 in Tombstone — have been sent to the border because of a spike in the number of undocumented individuals crossing into Arizona from Mexico.
Next, we’re excited to highlight some former Douglas High School soccer players.
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When Douglas High School announced several weeks ago it was canceling its winter sports season, several athletes began looking at possibly transferring to other schools that offer winter sports.
Seniors Miguel Sosa, Oscar Valenzuela and Joaquin “Kiki” Escalante, who were vital members of the Bulldogs soccer team that went 19-3-1 last season, were looking to continue playing a sport they are passionate about and possibly getting noticed by a collegiate scout.
Escalante has family that resides in the Sunnyside school district in Tucson, which allowed him the opportunity to enroll at Sunnyside High School. Per Arizona Interscholastic Association rules that have been amended this year because of COVID-19, players can transfer to another school and be immediately eligible if their school does not compete in a sports season. This opened the door for Escalante, a midfielder, and Sosa, a striker, to join the Sunnyside soccer team, which plays in the 5A region. Valenzuela joined the team last week.
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of Patricia Elliott. Pat met the love of her life, Robert Lewis Elliott, as a sophomore in high school and they married during their college years. To this union four children were born. They lived in Centralia, Washington where Bob was a teacher and basketball coach. He later joined Phillips Petroleum Company which took them to many places and finally to Loveland, Colorado, when Bob retired.
Avid golfers, they searched for the perfect place to live by traveling two years in a motor home until they discovered Sierra Vista.
Musically gifted, Pat played the viola and violin through the years and was part of different quartets and ensembles.
She loved gardening and feeding any bird that landed in her backyard. What Pat was best known for was sharing her love for Jesus and her active involvement in children’s ministry. Each church she attended she taught Sunday School and children’s church faithfully. During the 50s, she taught the Bible in three different schools when religious education was still accepted in the public school system.
In the early 70s she was a children’s pastor at Calvary Temple in Denver. Through the years, many children were blessed by her passionate and articulate story-telling of God’s Word.
Pat will be greatly missed, thank you for taking a moment today to remember and celebrate her life.
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Good morning, it’s Monday February 1st and this is The Herald Review’s Daily Chirp podcast. We’re bringing you a closer look at one of our top stories, along with other important things going on in our community.
Today - According to the Sheriff’s office, crossings by undocumented persons from Mexico have been on the rise since last March.
Before we begin, some local history.
Tucked on the corner of San Pedro and Fifth streets, the Benson Historical Museum is filled with a treasure trove of exhibits that introduce visitors to the area’s rich history. They even have a 1.72 million-year-old prehistoric mammal exhibit which came from area excavations, just 12 miles from Benson.
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Now, our feature story.
law enforcement officials have said that the number of undocumented individuals crossing into Cochise and its neighboring counties has skyrocketed since March. In some months they’ve seen five times as many people coming in.
The increase in illegal crossings is followed by a spike in human smuggling across the area. Sheriff’s deputies, local police and Border Patrol agents have been attempting to capture the coyotes — which are people who smuggle immigrants across the U.S.–Mexico border.
On Friday morning a group of legislators from Arizona and other states gathered in front of the Sierra Vista Justice Court building for a briefing from Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels and Cochise County Attorney Brian McIntyre on how dire the situation has become.
McIntyre highlighted two recent events in which coyotes carrying several undocumented people in their vehicles attempting to race onto I-10 ended up in fatal and near-fatal crashes.
The fatal wreck occurred in the Bisbee traffic circle in early January after authorities tried to stop the driver who had eight undocumented people in his vehicle. The driver, William Brown of Mesa, was driving at speeds often exceeding 100 mph. Investigators said Brown had retrieved his human cargo in Douglas and was heading toward Bisbee.
And on Tuesday night, a 16-year-old boy carrying several undocumented people in his truck tried to turn onto I-10 near Benson and crashed into another motorist. The other driver and his passenger were injured, as were the undocumented people riding with the teenager.
McIntyre said that Brown is facing two counts of first degree murder; the 16-year-old will be tried as an adult.
Michael Hyatt, is the agent in charge at the Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station near Bisbee. He noted that human smuggling involves more than just people walking across the border into the United States. According to Hyatt inside that human smuggling is a lot of child exploitation and sex trafficking.
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The Arizona Fraternal Order of Police wants Google to stop providing a platform for individuals who record law enforcement and then post videos on YouTube bad mouthing the cops. At least one local lawman agrees social media holds sway over some people against the police.
In a press release sent earlier this week, the AZFOP asked the public to sign a petition that calls on video giant YouTube — owned by Google — to immediately de-platform the accounts of multiple so-called ‘police auditors.’ They claim that these video camera vigilantes regularly interfere by harassing, threatening, and abusing police officers to create a video spectacle.
Finally - we’d like to remember the life of David Thompson, a builder and teacher. The issues he felt strongly about and worked for were: ending America's Forever Wars, Reducing Income Inequality, making America great by encouraging immigrants from all over the world to come here, empowering women in formerly all-male occupations, and serious gun control. Like Charles Lindbergh, he flunked out of college after 3 semesters. He went to work in New York City in the shadow of the Empire State Building while going to college at night. After two years he had enough credits to qualify for Marine flight training. He graduated near the top of his class and was sent to Vietnam. In back to back tours he flew over 500 missions and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. These were the best years of his life until he retired to Sierra Vista.
After retiring in Sierra Vista in 2014, he started a pro-bono career as an after-lunch, after-dinner speaker for the library, Democratic Women of Southeast Arizona, and a few other local organizations. He also served on the City Planning and Zoning Commission and was an honorary board member of Southeast Arizona Contractors Association.
He will be greatly missed by comrades, colleagues, friends, nieces, nephews, and siblings. Thank you for taking a moment today to remember and celebrate David’s life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, December 31st and this is The Herald Review’s podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more. Today - the fight to stop border wall construction continues.
But first, a quick message from our sponsor.
Before we begin, some local history.
In 1847 Edward Lawrence Schieffelin was born. He was a prospector who first discovered silver in the Arizona Territory. His discovery led to the founding of Tombstone. He, his brother, and a mining engineer made a handshake deal that produced millions of dollars in wealth for all three of them.
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Now, our feature story.
Environmental, border community and tribal groups have done everything in their power to stop a 30-foot border wall from going up across Arizona’s rich, diverse, fragile and remote desert ecosystems. They have yet to prevail.
In Cochise County, the San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge and the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area have been blasted, bulldozed and blocked. Vital water supplies have been diminished. All for what some call President Donald Trump’s vanity wall.
The San Bernardino Wildlife Refuge or SBWR is known for its rare migrating wildlife. The San Pedro River is a world-renowned birding site. Both have been altered completely by the wall.
Massive gates have been installed through washes. Mountains have been blasted. And roads built through remote, pristine lands in the mountains.
Conservationist Jose Manuel Perez spoke to CBS News about the issue:
Federal courts have agreed with the premise of a number of lawsuits to stop wall building, but they stopped short and permitted the building to continue.
One lawsuit to stop the wall due to the misappropriation of funds for areas in Cochise County and other southern Arizona borderlands will now go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Michael Gregory, a longtime champion for the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area, described the wall as Trump’s Mount Rushmore. A monument to his ego and all the hate engineered by his administration. Gregory thinks it should come down.
U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona from District 2 said that they pushed back hard against funding for the wall.
Here’s Kirckpatrick in a plea to direct budgets elsewhere.
Kirkpatrick said that Biden could cancel the construction contracts with little loss of funding since the contracts will have been signed so recently and the federal government has wide discretion to cancel contracts.
Biden has a lot of flexibility here not to even touch those funds at all. He can also ask Congress to re–allocate those funds to another part of DHS, or get creative with how ‘barrier’ is defined, a term not defined in law.
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After 40 years of coaching, James “‘Bosco” Selchow is retiring.
He was hired in 1980, and may be the longest standing coach in the history of Douglas. For the past 31 years has been the head coach of the Douglas High School golf team, but originally coached football and baseball.
By Bosco’s side, supporting him the entire time is his wife, Jana, who is a retired educator. The couple will be celebrating their 40th anniversary this January. Bosco says he was fortunate to have been able to coach his son Jordan while his daughter, Meghan, was a cheerleader.
Now that he has retired from coaching Selchow plans on continuing on playing golf and admits he may attend a high school golf match or two in the coming years. He’ll be spending a lot more time with his son and daughter-in-law and their baby and visiting his daughter in Illinois.
Finally, today we’re remembering the life of
Leland P Deal, Jr. of Sierra Vista. Lee served his country with honor in the U.S. Air Force from as an Airman First Class. There he acquired skills that served him well in his 33-year engineering career at Honeywell and Bull Technologies in Glendale. Lee also received a Bachelor of Arts from Ottawa University and a Master of Counseling from University of Phoenix.
This career brought him to Sierra Vista and his beloved Huachuca Mountains. Lee eventually opened his private counseling practice in Sierra Vista continuing to do what he loved, helping others until his retirement in 2012.
Lee loved touring the National Parks, motorcycle cruising, hiking, bicycling, photography and creating beautiful furnishings. He often spoke joyfully of his adventures such as white-water rafting the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and hiking it rim to rim. Lee was kind, authentic and had a gentle and unique sense of humor. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and everyone who knew him. Thank you for taking a moment today to remember and celebrate his life.
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Good morning, it’s Thursday, December 3rd and this is The Herald Review’s newest podcast, the Daily Chirp. We’re excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories, events in the community, local history, sports, and more. Today, we’d like to highlight Deputy Constance Baker, one of Cochise County’s female first responders.
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Before we begin, some local history.
Did you know that for the first 48 years of Cochise County’s existence, the county seat was Tombstone? It remained that way until 1929, when it was moved southeast to nearby Bisbee.
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Now, our feature story.
Constance Baker considers service to one’s community and country an immense honor. In addition to working with the Cochise County Sheriff’s Office she’s also an Army Reservist.
Baker has wanted to be in law enforcement since she was a young child.
She told us that “As a reservist, the highest honor or privilege you could have is by serving your country. I realized growing up that I could serve my community by working in law enforcement.”
As with a large proportion of first responders, Deputy Baker has told us that she is inspired by the people she works with, whether it be fellow law enforcement or other first responders. She is stirred when she witnesses the compassion firefighters exhibit for a complete stranger on a call and appreciates those who act in a professional manner. She feels this attitude makes a huge difference in the community.
When Baker talks about working with her law enforcement comrades she says, “What I’ve learned from my sergeant and other people I’ve worked with, I work with the best of Cochise County. That has helped me so much in other areas. Running a business, communicating and being in the reserves and working with the soldiers under me. I think I’ve learned, in all the careers I’ve had, the most about leadership, in working with and helping people and serving others. I’ve learned that from my squad and from my sergeant.
To hear more about Deputy Constance Baker in her own words and to read more about the stories of other women serving Cochise County as first responders, make sure you check out myheraldreview.com
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Reagan McGuire is just a freshman on Tombstone High School’s cross country team, but she’s already making a name for herself. Her coach, Jake Winslow, says that McGuire’s desire to become better and her work ethic is what makes her special, as well as why she’s been successful. She finished 11th at the Rio Rico Rattler Invitational, and regularly finishes in the top 5 in the local meets.
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Finally, we’d like to take a moment today to remember the life of John Leo Koren, Jr. John grew up in Buffalo, New York and joined the army following his education. He served in Vietnam until 1969, and then entered on duty with the U.S. Border Patrol. For his first duty station he was assigned to Willcox, Arizona. Multiple moves later, John transferred back to Arizona, to the Douglas, Arizona Station as the Patrol Agent in Charge. He retired in August 2000 with 30 years’ time. After retirement, he held various jobs including doing Background Investigations for CBP, ICE and the Defense Intelligence Agency. He also traveled extensively throughout the United States and Europe. He was actively involved with the Fraternal Order of Retired Border Patrol Officers where he served on the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Board. John also served as Vice President and President of the Board. He belonged and served as Vice President of the FOP Huachuca Lodge #28 as well.
John met the love of his life, Catherine, while in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They were married in 1985 and the honeymoon never ended. John was a good man, blunt to a fault. There wasn’t a better friend, son, father and husband. He was one of the good ones, and he will be deeply missed. Thank you for taking a moment today to remember and celebrate John’s life.
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