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Mount Lemmon community hosts Firewise event
Mt. Lemmon, Ariz. (13 News) - The community on Mount Lemmon has been designated a Firewise community for more than two decades, and events like these are to prepare for when a wildfire breaks out. “So we know that we will have a wildfire. What we’re doing is everything we...
Oro Valley water rates set to go up
The Oro Valley Water Utility has asked the town council to increase overall water rates for most users by 7.9% effective this summer. “We’re not asking for more staff, or specialized equipment,” utility director Peter Abraham said. “Literally, our water resources costs have gone up. Water’s getting more expensive.”
Oro Valley resident Gen. Wickham, Army chief of staff under Reagan, dies at age 95
Retired Four-Star Gen. John Adams Wickham Jr., a longtime Oro Valley resident who served as the U.S. Army Chief of Staff during the Reagan Administration, died May 11. John Wickham attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1950, beginning a 37-year Army career. During the Vietnam War,...
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