Good morning, Tucson.

The City of Tucson held the Second Chance Tucson Re-Entry Job Fair at the Convention Center this afternoon (Friday, Sept.

11) to connect individuals exiting incarceration with regional employers and support services. Dozens of local companies participated to help reduce recidivism and rebuild lives.

A charity golf event supporting children who lost a parent to overdose will take place tomorrow at Forty Niner Country Club on the east side; tee-off is at 7:30 a.m. and tickets cost ($100) with proceeds going toward scholarship funds, and the event will feature classic cars, DJs, and lunch.

For nearly a century, Wholesum Family Farms has grown tomatoes in Arizona.

In 2012 it became America's first fair trade certified farm (a promise for better pay and benefits for workers) and now uses modern greenhouses and AI cameras to boost crop quality.

Tucson awarded 31 nonprofits $600,000 through its Economic and Workforce Development Program to boost workforce training and small business growth.

Intermountain Academy received $20,000 to support hands-on learning for students and JobPath was given $100,000 to help adult job training programs.

A Tucson teacher who saw the 9/11 tragedy on live TV now uses classroom projects to help students appreciate its historical significance (linking personal memory with present-day learning).

The method brings history into local classrooms.

Palominas School District is asking voters to approve a 10% property tax increase on ballots for Nov.

3 to keep schools open, with the override adding less than $5 a month for some residents and helping restore vital programs.

Pima Community College started fall on Aug.

24 with 19,447 students, a 1.34% increase from last fall, and raised credit enrollments from 58,349 to 59,635 as locals favored affordable, smaller classes. Busy Downtown and West campuses show stronger in-person attendance.

Mexico has agreed to cut its Colorado River usage by 250,000 acre-feet a year (via Minute 334) over the next two years to help stabilize low reservoir levels and sustain river delta wetlands.

The move complements a 1.2 million acre-feet reduction for local states to slow water decline.

Tucson residents support the city's plan to upgrade Fairview Avenue with sidewalks, crosswalks * and a bike lane along the 2.5-mile stretch from Grant Road to Wetmore.

A public meeting will be held Saturday morning at Flowing Wells High School to collect further feedback.

Cochise County confirmed two West Nile virus cases and noted one probable case in the Sierra Vista area on Thursday, Sept.

10. The county said it is responding with care and urging residents to use mosquito repellent + cover standing water to prevent bites.

A first-of-its-kind crisis center for kids is now open on Tucson’s northwest side to provide immediate help to children in distress plus support from trained staff.