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…
On Thursday, May 22, the Bisbee High School Class of 2025 gathered to celebrate a milestone year in the making — their graduation. But this class stood apart from others. They were shaped by a time of global uncertainty, having started their high school journey during the COVID-19 pandemic, when classrooms went dark and the…
An assurance letter offered by the city to allow Bisbee Bikeways to submit grant applications for funding on behalf of the city caused some discord between council members and Bisbee Bikeways founder and president Meggen Connolley. The agenda item, up for approval at the May 20 city council meeting included, the assurance letter that had…
A Bisbee Police Department Detective earned top honors at the annual top cop ceremony last week. Bisbee Detective Esmerelda Mendoza was among the 13 nominees from law enforcement around Cochise County who gathered at the annual event last Friday in Sierra Vista. Detective Mendoza stood out from the rest earning her the top spot as…
The top ten Bisbee High School Seniors for the class of 2025 will end this chapter of their young lives as high school students and transition to college to begin their path to achieve the career goals each one of them has set. This year’s top 10 has set amazing career goals from nursing, biomedical…
The Bisbee City Council addressed concerns about last year’s Pride event at a regular session of the mayor and council on May 6, as they were discussing approval of park facilty right of way use permits for the upcoming Pride Weekend events in June. Councilmember Mel Sowid and owner of Bisbee Bodega in Old Bisbee,…
As nonprofits all over the country are struggling to replace funding they’ve lost over the past six months, Goar Park Lunches, a food pantry that also provides health and wellness supplies at 89 Main Street, is no exception. It is a challenge that Liza Kovach, the chair and (unpaid) executive director of the board of…
Two fires within hours apart were reported on the Bisbee Hillside along Highway 80 across from Spring Canyon last week. The first fire, the Warren Hill fire, was reported on Wednesday, April 30 at 2:54 a.m. Bisbee Fire Chief Jim Richardson said fire fighters responded and were able to put out the fire containing about…
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