- San Pedro Valley News-Sun

BENSON — Wearing school colors of red and blue, 50 Benson Bobcats celebrated their commencement program Friday evening with a packed stadium of cheering parents, friends and faculty.

BENSON — While addressing the Benson Digital Learning Center graduating class of 2022, Principal Shannon Sherman praised the commitment and determination of each graduate.

BENSON — With a weighted grade point average of 4.60, Viviana Romero is the Benson High School class of 2022 valedictorian.

BENSON — Benson High School Salutatorian Savannah Kilpatrick has attended Benson Unified School District since kindergarten and says she has enjoyed each year in the district.

BENSON — On a family trip to Utah in 1992 Julene and Bernie McCallister, with their son, Kacey, experienced what can only be described as a parent’s worst nightmare.

BENSON — On April 30 King’s Music Supply and Five Seventeen Tattoo Art opened its doors on the corner of Fourth and South Huachuca streets.

BENSON — The city of Benson has appointed a new chief of police.

BANGOR BASE, Washington — A Benson native is stationed at Naval Base Kitsap home port to West Coast ballistic-missile and guided-missile submarines.

Ty’s Family Restaurant, Benson’s newest eatery, opened its doors on Saturday.

BENSON — A record number of volunteers gathered at Lions Park early Saturday morning for a community-wide cleanup aimed at keeping Benson clean and litter free.

With local musician Dave Owens for entertainment, games for children, prizes and an assortment of vendors, the Community Food Pantry of Benson’s “Super Spring Extravaganza” filled Apache Park with family fun activities on Saturday.

BENSON — Folks were lining up early Friday morning for a food distribution at La Ramona Morales Apartments in Benson.

Members of Arizona State University’s Tourism Student Association were at the Benson Visitor Center Saturday evening as one of the group’s stops while touring Southern Arizona.

BENSON — The Community Food Pantry of Benson is holding a “Super Spring Extravaganza” on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Apache Park, 150 W. Sixth St., on the corner of Sixth and Central.

The city of Benson is expecting to receive an estimated $530,000 in Community Development Block Grant in federal funds through the Arizona Department of Housing.

BENSON — People are expected to start lining up early at La Ramona Morales Apartments in Benson April 15 for a community food distribution that starts at 10 a.m.

BENSON — The Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce is planning a lineup of activities to help promote the business community.

Benson City Council members soon will be enjoying a newly renovated City Council Chambers for their monthly meetings.

BENSON — A fire that destroyed two homes on North Easy Street in Benson on March 27 displaced two families.

Burro races, a flashy car show and an evening ghost hunt are some of the activities happening in Cochise County Saturday. Here are locations and times for three events.

BENSON — Thanks to a $28,046 grant agreement through the Visit Arizona Initiative, the city of Benson will be spotlighting historic Highway 80 and its route through Cochise County.

BENSON — It was a little more than two years ago that Stephanie Campbell started a nonprofit dedicated to helping large and giant dog breeds.

BENSON — It was a colorful day on the Benson High School campus. Vibrant colors could be seen flying through the air, sometimes landing on participants’ race shirts and sometimes missing their mark and simply dusting the air in the…

BENSON — It was breakfast for dinner Friday evening, with guests arriving at a dinner party appropriately attired in pajamas.

BENSON — Sierra Vista resident Weston Ashman, owner of a 1955 Chevy Bel Air, had one of the 102 entries at the Classic Cars Off Main car show in Benson Saturday.

BENSON — A large crowd filled Cochise College Benson Center Saturday for an art reception that featured artists from all over Southeastern Arizona.

BENSON — After 46 years of service with the Benson Police Department, Police Chief Paul Moncada is officially retiring on March 31.

BENSON — There are a couple of free, family events happening in Benson this weekend.

BENSON — Classic Cars Off Main, an annual car show organized by nonprofit Benson Clean & Beautiful, is holding its annual car show 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on March 19 at Lions Park.

BENSON — Benson Hospital celebrated the completion of its new state-of-the-art imaging suite Thursday, representing an addition to the facility that will enhance care for patients across Cochise County.

BENSON — If you enjoy original artwork by local artists, be sure to stop by the annual San Pedro River Arts Council open judged show.

BENSON — After a brief hiatus because of COVID, Brighten the Path organizers are back in action, seeking volunteers for a citywide cleanup project in Benson.

BENSON — In an effort to make COVID testing readily accessible to the public, Embry Health is offering free drive-thru COVID testing centers with three sites in Benson.

BENSON — The city of Benson will be holding its council meetings at the Benson Community Center, 705 W. Union St., while the Council Chambers are remodeled. Expectations are the project will be completed in time for the council meeting…

Two fast food restaurants under construction in Benson are looking at completion timelines about a month apart.

SIERRA VISTA — A judge agreed to lower the bond for a teen accused of robbing two businesses last year, but the 18-year-old is facing prison in the offenses regardless, a prosecutor said last week.

BENSON — Benson Primary School third-graders were visited by Rotarians and members of the Barrera family Friday for a special dictionary distribution project.

BENSON — Charlie LaMotte and Gus Bell, both 9, learned about asteroids, sunspots and the moon’s surface Saturday while visiting Cave Fest, an annual celebration organized by Kartchner Caverns State Park.

BENSON — The Benson Visitor Center will have a presence at this year’s Cave Fest, an annual celebration organized by Kartchner Caverns State Park.

BENSON — Along with highlighting the arrival of new businesses and expansions to existing ones, Benson City Manager Vicki Vivian presented a project update for the city of Benson during a recent Southeast Arizona Economic Development Group luncheon.

BENSON — There’s a lot going on in the local art community.

BENSON — Construction work at the San Pedro River Bridge and along Fourth Street near Pomerene Road is impacting businesses in that area.

BENSON — A Benson restaurant destroyed by an arson-caused fire Nov. 12 is slated for demolition this week.

DOUGLAS — Douglas High School junior Karolina Padilla is playing this season with a sense of purpose and passion.

BENSON — Newly appointed Benson City Council member Cindy Tapia is no stranger to the community, its challenges and goals.

BENSON — Now open for tours and serving as an event venue, the Mescal Movie Set welcomes Western movie enthusiasts to the historic film site.

BENSON — During a special meeting on Jan. 12, Cindy Tapia was appointed as Benson’s new city council member, filling a vacated seat left by former council member Lupe Diaz after he resigned in November.

BENSON — During a special meeting on Monday, Benson City Council members voted to release an audio of applicants who interviewed for a vacant city council seat.

The number of migrants attempting to enter the United States illegally via the Southwest border continues to swell, figures from November released by the federal government show. The situation is front and center in Cochise County where the Sheriff’s Office…

BENSON — A $3.5 million state-of-the-art imaging suite under construction at Benson Hospital is expected to be completed by early March.