There is no question homelessness is an issue, in fact, it is an issue in most cities large and small across the country. The question is what can legally be done about it. There are many reasons for homelessness mental health issues, drugs addiction, lack of affordable housing just to name a few, there is…
To continue their efforts to offer affordable housing options to the community’s workforce, such as teachers, healthcare workers, first responders and city and county employees, Step Up Bisbee/Naco (SUBN) has been busy over the past year. They built and sold two homes through the Workforce Housing Initiative (WHI), a partnership between SUBN and the City…
The Bisbee City Council approved three resolutions increasing fees at the June 17 meeting. The council approved Resolution R-25-12; amending the finance section of the city fee schedule for business licenses and liquor fees.. According to Finance Director Keri Bagley, the fees have not been updated since April 2020. She said in fact there have…
After Cochise County Board of Supervisors Kathleen Gomez and Frank Antenori retreated to executive session at a special meeting Friday, June 20 for direction on the Notice of Claim (NOC) recently filed by fellow Supervisor Tom Crosby the pair emerged and voted to hire Tucson based attorney Mick NOCRusing for legal advice on the $300,000…
Two suspects wanted in connection to a Douglas murder were apprehended in Bisbee last week. Francisco Martinez, 44, of Douglas and Adrian Gonzalez, 32, of Bisbee, were taken into custody Wednesday, June 15 around 10 a.m. on Naco Highway in Bisbee. The pair were named as suspects in an early morning shooting in Douglas that…
A Cochise County Supervisor who went against legal advice to not canvas the 2022 General Election results has filed a $300,000 notice of claim (NOC) against Cochise County seeking reimbursement for legal fees. According to the NOC filed June 9 on behalf of Supervisor Tom Crosby by Attorney Dennis Wilenchik, Crosby is seeking “indemnification for…
The Bisbee City Council approved a notice of intent to adopt a resolution R-25-06 amending and increasing the sewer fees in the city by three percent. According to Keri Bagley, Finance Director, this is the second year of a 3 percent increase. Bagley referenced a rate study that was completed in 2018 by Willdan Financial…
Three Bisbee firefighters were honored last week with lifesaving medals for their actions on a call in December of 2024. Firefighter/EMT Ariel Urquijo and Firefighter/CEP Robert Chavez received lifesaving medals On June 4, 2025, at Bisbee Fire station at FS81 from Mayor Ken Budge and Fire Chief Jim Richardson. The awards were recommended by Lt….
Tuesday morning Cochise County Superior Court Judge Richard Karwaczka issued a continuance in the case of a homeless man charged with murdering a 73-year-old Bisbee man last year. Judge Karwaczka ordered the continuance stating the court is still awaiting medical records to see if Nathan Banbury, the man charged with the murder of Lee Vance,…
The Cochise County Board of Directors, Tom Crosby, Kathleen Gomez and Frank Antenori, voted at a jail district meeting Tuesday morning on a resolution to end the collection of the jail tax after a judge approved the motion to dismiss a lawsuit pertaining to the jail tax last week. By way of resolution 25-02, the…
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