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🌱 How Willcox saved Rex Allen Days after an alleged embezzlement scandal

Willcox, Arizona Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi Willcox! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Willcox saved Rex Allen Days after an alleged embezzlement scandal
  • How a single storm near Willcox toppled 60 power poles
  • What Chiricahua’s new national park status could mean for Willcox

Also on today's calendar: Snowflake Boys Varsity Soccer @ Willcox and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning; sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunny and windy, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
  • Monday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 80 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Rex Allen Days roars back for 75th year after embezzlement arrest rocked Willcox (kold.com) — Rex Allen Days is back in full force in Willcox this weekend, celebrating its 75th year thanks to more than $80,000 in community donations after an alleged embezzlement rocked the festival board. Residents can enjoy an expanded parade, rodeo, carnival, gun show, live music, and even goat roping, while organizers say new financial safeguards are in place to protect this beloved hometown tradition.
   

• Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative and the 2026 Monsoon (allhitskzmk.com) — A powerful monsoon storm near Willcox knocked down about 60 utility poles this summer, forcing Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative crews to rebuild major parts of the local grid over four days in difficult, flooded conditions. Cooperative leaders say the 2026 season showed how Willcox and Cochise County communities pulled together, and how ongoing system upgrades aim to make future outages shorter and less severe.
   

• Arizona is one step closer to getting its fourth national park (azluminaria.org) — Willcox stands to gain new tourism and economic activity as Chiricahua National Monument moves within one presidential signature of becoming Arizona’s fourth national park. Local leaders, including Mayor Greg Hancock, are in Washington pushing for the change, which could boost visitor spending in gateway communities and spotlight southeastern Arizona’s unique “Wonderland of Rocks.”
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • 📰 NEWS RELEASE
    CHIRICAHUA NATIONAL PARK EFFORT REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE AS LEGISLATION CLEARS CONGRESS BISBEE, Ariz. (10/01/2026) Cochise County is recognizing a… (Nextdoor )
  • Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Retail Sales Associate in Willcox. Apply here.
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Willcox. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Willcox here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • A Stolen BMW Chase Ended on Its Roof in Tombstone. Then the Case Kept Leading to the Circle K (theautowire.com)
  • Tombstone Put Candy Corn on Pizza — and It Costs Just $1.31 (wideopencountry.com)

Ok Willcox! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Willcox

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Willcox

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.