Contrary to (Marana) Mayor Ed Honea’s recent guest opinion (“Passage of SB 1171 would be great for business,” March 16, 2011) alleging that Pima County’s wastewater services system has not “…been run properly,” a quick check of the facts show that the opposite is true.

Air quality in Pima County was good in the winter of 2009-'10, with no unhealthy days recorded by the county Department of Environmental Quality.

More people than ever are riding two wheels to work, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Between 2009 and 2010, Tucson saw its largest annual increase in ridership and more cyclists than ever on the roads.

County officials have unveiled the details of a $1.1 million federal grant to fund a program for substance-abuse treatment as an alternative to prison for some defendants convicted of drug offenses.

As we observe National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW), the Pima County Health Department would like to recognize local child care providers who have scored between 95-100 percent on their first immunization data report, which is a record of children immunized within their centers.

Concerns about potential cuts to school district budgets if Arizona voters don't pass Proposition 100 in May have been well publicized, but education spending isn't alone on the chopping block.

Shelley Whitlatch has been named health promotion coordinator for Pima Council on Aging, the nonprofit area agency on aging for Pima County’s older residents and their caregivers.

The Marana Health Center and Marana Unified School District will host their third annual Marana Care Fair from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 7 at Marana Middle School.

The Arizona Legislature approved a budget earlier this year that included significant cuts to adult mental health services and restricted eligibility for many.

Saturday morning, residents in Northwest Tucson will participate in a celebration of non-motorized recreation when they help to Launch the Loop, starting at 7:30 a.m. and leading to a dedication ceremony at 10 a.m.

Pima County will spend up to $200,000 per property to buy-out or relocate Catalina residents whose homes were damaged by the unprecedented flooding that roared down the Canada del Oro Wash this summer.

An educational flyer is available regarding the importance of car seats for children.

An elderly woman in Maricopa County has become Arizona’s first seasonal fatality because of the mosquito-borne West Nile Virus, prompting Pima County governments to issue warnings for people to take reasonable preventive measures to reduce mosquito-breeding sites.

As parents begin to think about what school supplies their children will need, they should also think about the last time their children were immunized, a necessary component in getting ready for back-to-school.

On Dec. 7, the Pima County Board of Supervisors awarded a $172.2 million contract for the design and construction a new wastewater treatment facility in Tucson.

A proposed budget before the Pima County Board of Supervisors has received mixed reviews from those members who represent the Northwest.

As a steady parade of Catalinans stepped to the microphone to rail against the High Mesa development at the Feb. 25 meeting of the Pima County Planning and Zoning Commission, a nine-inch thick binder of protest letters sat heavily on the dais - a testament to the grassroots movement that has emerged to try and slow the growth of the rural community north of Oro Valley.

Joe Higgins, Republican candidate for Pima County supervisor in District 1, believes county government should cooperate with cities and towns as an ally, and not pose as an adversary.

Pima Community College has increased the number of county residents it can assist financially to be trained in more than one dozen high-demand healthcare jobs.

A medically compromised, 13-year-old boy in southwest Tucson has been identified as Pima County's first fatality due to complications from the H1N1 virus, the swine flu.

Explorer staff reports

Remember Wednesday, July 22, when the mountains disappeared behind a wall of dust?

The Marana Police Department teamed with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Pima County April 30 to give the public an opportunity to properly dispose of potentially dangerous expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs during the second National Prescription Drug Take-Back at sites all across Arizona, including the Target store at Ina and Thornydale.

A landfill proposed for ground west of Marana constitutes "an inappropriate land use in a sensitive flood area," Pima County Administrator Chuck Huckelberry indicates in an April 6 memorandum to the Pima County Supervisors.

It's illegal to burn trash in Pima County, the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality is reminding.