🌱 How Cochise County’s job losses could ripple through Benson households

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In today's newsletter:

• How Cochise County’s job losses could ripple through Benson households

Also on today's calendar: Bisbee Varsity Baseball @ Benson and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 85 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny and breezy, temps: high: 81, low: 47.
• Friday: Sunshine; windy in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 53 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• February job numbers down, unemployment up from a year ago (myheraldreview.com) — Benson residents are seeing a softer local job market, with Cochise County losing 1,600 nonfarm jobs over the 12 months ending in February, led by steep cuts in government positions. Federal government jobs dropped the most, while private-sector losses were concentrated in service industries and construction and mining, with manufacturing employment holding steady.
   

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📸 Around Benson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Benson

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• Wildlife-Friendly Fencing in the Mule Mountains (April 24-26)
  O.K. Corral, 326 E Allen St, Tombstone
  1:45 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• MS Baseball vs Smith
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 70 E Patton St , St David
  3:30 pm
• HS Track @ Southern Arizona Track and Filed Championships
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 12000 W Emigh Rd , Tucson
  11:00 pm

Friday April 24

• HS Baseball vs Patagonia
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 70 E Patton St , St David
  3:45 pm
• Bisbee Varsity Baseball @ Benson
  Benson High School , 360 S Patagonia St , Benson
  4:00 pm
• MS Track @ Benson
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 360 S Patagonia St , Benson
  11:00 pm

Monday April 27

• MS Knowledge Bowl - Coronado
  Coronado , 3401 E Wilds Rd , Tucson
  2:00 pm
• MS Baseball @ ALA
  ALA , 3039 Leadership Wy , Sierra Vista
  3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• HS Tennis @ The Gregory
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 4001 N Country Club Rd , Tucson
  3:30 pm
• HS Baseball vs Valley Union
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 70 E Patton St , St David
  3:45 pm
• HS Softball vs Valley Union
  ST DAVID UNIFIED DISTRICT (4173) , 70 E Patton St , St David
  3:45 pm
• Pima Varsity Baseball @ Benson
  Benson High School , 360 S Patagonia St , Benson
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone have a Left rear taillight assembly for a 2007 Dodge Ram 2500 For Sale?
  I seem to have lost mine on the trip home from Sierra Vista yesterday, and really shouldn’t be driving without a taillight or turn signal. I have… (Nextdoor Mescal)
• Offering dump runs all week.
  Let me know if you need junk hauled off. Thank you (Nextdoor Benson)

• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Benson. Apply here.
• Arizona's G&T Cooperatives posted a job opening for Energy Services Billing Administrator I, II, or III in Benson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Benson here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Tombstone

• Tombstone's world-famous rose tree still thrives after 140+ years (abc15.com)
• Intrepid Metals Announces Integrated 2026 Exploration Program Targeting Porphyry and CRD Mineralization at Corral Copper (marketscreener.com)
• Relaxing Alternatives To Crowded Restaurants For Mother's Day (thunder981.com)

Sierra Vista

• SVUSD recommending closure of third school during Tuesday's board meeting (kgun9.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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