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Highways: May ’20

By Tom Howard Vail Rd, Colossal Cave/I-10 Project Crews have switched traffic to the newly completed bridge sections over I-10 at SR 83. Work will continue until this next section is completed. Once the SR 83 Bridge is completed crews will move...

Healthy Weed Control

By Elizabeth Warburton-Smith Weeds will always be a part of any garden, so let’s talk about how to deal with them in a healthy, non-chemical way. First of all, let’s define what a weed is. A weed is simply a plant that someone decided...

Dear Heather

Help!  During this time of self-isolation my kids are making me nuts!  I feel guilty complaining when there are terrible things happening all around the world, but they are!  I am trying to hold them accountable for schoolwork while attempting...

Springtime Safety

by Fire Marshal Charlotte Herdliska Bees In an emergency call 911. For bee removal consult your local directory, or better yet go to: Southernazbeekeepers.org for a qualified professional bee removal service.  Your local Fire Marshall will...

Letter to the Editor

From Burt Graeff This is in response to Mark McLoughlin’s letter to the editor in the April Vail Voice, a letter in which he said, “Buyer Beware!” regarding a story I wrote on transplanting a 22-foot, three-armed Saguaro cactus on my property...

A Community Steps Up

By Ellie Abraham, coordinator, Corona Cares Corona Cares provides services to the seniors of the Corona de Tucson community.  These services include transportation, friendly visits, friendly phone calls, caregiver relief, and errands that...

Drawn With Love

By Debra A. Devine I was motivated to make a chalk drawing after observing and photographing this beautiful chalk drawing in my neighborhood recently. It looked like stained glass windows, and mentioned the scripture Joshua 1:9.  I wasn’t...

March 2020 Climate Report

By John Simpson March 2020 was extremely wet for Arizona, except for Eastern and Southern Tucson and much of Vail. The brunt of one major storm passed just to our East and the brunt of several storms stayed to our West. March wetness has helped...