OB High School project update, developer seeking council approval
Developer Joseph Lewis has sent an update letter to the City of Bisbee and is seeking assistance moving forward with the Old Bisbee High School (OBHS) project. According to the letter dated August 22, Lewis stated the current plan for the project is to adaptively repurpose OBHS into condominium units in a phased approach starting…
Wife fulfills late husband’s goal to give a million tabs to charity
Bisbee resident Carol Roles recently fulfilled the goal of her late husband, Carl, to donate one million tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Tucson. Roles said, her husband, Carl, was a retiree who loved to get involved and, among other things, wanted to support and expand upon the idea of recycling, so he opened…
Fire destroys home on Coleman
A home on Coleman was destroyed by a fire reportedly caused by roofers using a torch while working on the roof of the doublewide mobile home last week. Laurie Lewis of San Jose Fire said the fire was reported just before 1 p.m. Friday, August 30, at 2145 S. Coleman. She said when fire fighters…
Bisbee Bloomers Hosting the 22nd Annual Garden Tour in Warren
Beautifying the city of Bisbee is what the all-volunteer organization Bisbee Bloomers has been passionate about doing since 2000, when a group of five local people (Carole Beauchamp, Fred Miller, Margaret Hartnett, Jan Munsey and Jean Beuchle) started the group. Their mission was to enhance the natural beauty of the city through planting flowers/plants, adopting…
City Pushing To Get Main St. Re-Opened
Main Street is expected to re-open to through traffic in both directions soon, according to the announcement made during the city manager report at the August 6 council meeting, after being closed for over six months due to a fire on Main St. According to Bisbee City Manager Stephen Pauken, the plan is to open…
County Supervisors Canvas Primary Election Results, City Council Adopts Resolution
Two of the three Cochise County Board of Supervisors turned out to canvas the July 30 Primary Election results. Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, the two supervisors that delayed the canvas of the 2022 General Election, both accepted and canvased the results. Cochise County Supervisor Ann English did not attend the special meeting Friday…
Judge denies charge dismissal, orders medical records to be released in John Daly case
A motion to get the sexual assault count dismissed and request to put the alleged victim on the stand in the John Joseph Daly case were denied at a hearing in Superior Court Tuesday morning. Cochise County Superior Court Judge Timothy Dickerson held court Tuesday morning to hear arguments from Ralph Ellinwood, the attorney for…
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