🌱 Why investigators searched a Rio Rico home in the Guthrie kidnapping case

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• Why investigators searched a Rio Rico home in the Guthrie kidnapping case

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• Tuesday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 80 and low of 55 degrees.
• Wednesday: Some sun, then clouds; cool, temps: high: 78, low: 54.
• Thursday: Sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Authorities are investigating a new possible ransom note, as the monthslong search for clues marches on. Here's the latest (kesq.com) — Investigators searching for missing Tucson-area grandmother Nancy Guthrie have repeatedly focused on Rio Rico, where a local man was detained and a home searched after surveillance images of a masked suspect were released. Authorities are still probing ransom notes, combing desert areas, and asking southern Arizona residents to review any video or information from late January and early February that might help, with rewards now exceeding $1.2 million.
   

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Friday October 2
• Sahuarita vs Rio Rico →
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Friday October 2
• Sahuarita at Rio Rico →
  Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico
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Tuesday October 20
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  Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico
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Thursday October 22
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  14 Esplendor Dr inside Santa Cruz County Chapter of WeSERV (West and SouthEast REALTORS® of the Valley), 14 Esplendor Drive, Rio Rico
  10:00 am
Friday October 23
• Cholla vs Rio Rico →
  Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 27
• Desert Sunrise vs Rio Rico →
  Rio Rico High School, 590 Camino Lito Galindo, Rio Rico
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• Galaxies, and Planetary Nebulae, and White Dwarfs, Oh My! →
  Tubac Presidio Schoolhouse, Tubac
  5:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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  Tubac Golf Resort & Spa, 65 Avenida de Otero, Tubac
• Boat Tours at Patagonia Lake State Park →
  Sonoita Creek State Natural Area, 400 Patagonia Lake Rd, Patagonia
  9:00 am
• Sarah Mcquaid Live Concert →
  Tubac Presidio Schoolhouse, Tubac
  2:00 pm
• Nogales High School Class of 1996 30th Reunion →
  590 W International St, 590 West International Street, Nogales
  6:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Benson at Lourdes Catholic →
  555 E Patagonia Hwy, Nogales
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does anyone know if the Vets in Nogales are taking on new patients?
  We have been going to Green Valley but costs are unbelievable!! (Nextdoor Rio Rico North)
• Join District 2 Supervisor Rudy Molera on Wednesday, September 30, at 5:00 pm in Rio Rico for a Town Hall.
  Agenda: Expenditure Limit Public Presentation, BEAD Program, Infrastructure Projects, and litter. (Nextdoor )

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Rio Rico. Apply here.
• IHOP posted a job opening for Server in Nogales. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rio Rico here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• An expert on kingpins and coyotes (castlepinesconnection.com)
• Trump rejects temporary Iran ceasefire proposal as negotiations continue (fox10phoenix.com)
• New routine blood draw could diagnose Alzheimer's disease faster and cheaper (fox10phoenix.com)

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