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Council appoints Mark Rodriguez to fill vacant seat
At its regular meeting on Thursday, the Sierra Vista City Council unanimously appointed Mark Rodriguez to fill the vacant council seat left open following the recent resignation of Sarah Pacheco. The City received 22 applications for the vacant seat and the City Council narrowed the pool to four candidates who... Read more
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Arizona sheriff's office: Trooper wounded, suspect killed near Willcox
WILLCOX, Ariz. — Authorities say law enforcement officers fatally shot an armed man in rural southern Arizona after shooting and wounding a state trooper during a traffic stop. The Cochise County Sheriff's Office said the trooper had used a pursuit maneuver to force the man’s SUV to stop on Interstate... Read more
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Rodriguez sworn in to replace Pacheco on SV City Council
SIERRA VISTA — Newly appointed City Councilman Mark Rodriguez, a former soldier whose last assignment was on Fort Huachuca and who now works as a contractor on post, was sworn in Thursday as the latest member of the panel. Rodriguez was appointed to fill in the seat left vacant by... Read more
LOCAL FAVORITE
James Lee Kidd, 95
SIERRA VISTA—Our beloved Jim Kidd passed away. James Lee Kidd passed away on 20 May, 2021 just five days after celebrating his 95th birthday. He was laid to rest in the National Veteran’s Cemetery in Sierra Vista. James was born on 15 May, 1926 in Fort Worth, Texas, and adopted by Frank and Beryl Kidd. He spent much time on Worth Ranch Scout Camp in Palo Pinto, Texas where his dad was the Ranger. James attended his last two years of High School at a private preparatory school at John Tarleton Agricultural College in Stephenville, Texas. In June of 1943, two weeks after turning 17, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and a year later was an Aerial Tail Gunner with Torpedo Squadron One (VT-1) onboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10). During the summer of 1944, James participated in numerous WWII Naval Campaigns in the Pacific and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, two Air Medals and a Purple Heart. Read more