The Bisbee City Council approved a contract for a comprehensive housing study and contract to remove hazardous vegetation in four areas of town at their October 1 meeting. The council approved a contract with Points Consulting in the amount of $118,670 for a comprehensive housing study in Bisbee. According to information in the contract, the…
What originally started as a tenants’ association of about a dozen artists in 1982, has evolved into a community-minded organization, which has been a 501(c)(3) nonprofit since 1985, the year Central School Project was incorporated. “It was a collective ownership,” said Laurie McKenna, executive director, “with the intent to start a nonprofit.” In 1992, the…
The City of Bisbee was served with a notice of claim (NOC) from the owner of 28 Main St. who is seeking the city pay damages in the amount of $425,000 or “unwind” the settlement agreement which according to the NOC was fraudulent. According to the NOC served to the city on September 14 by…
The Bisbee Fire Department was recently awarded a $122,000 grant from Arizona Department of Forest and Fire Management (DFFM) for the Healthy Forests Initiative and plans to conduct a fuel reduction initiative on 44.5 acres around Bisbee. According to Bisbee Fire Chief James Richardson, “The objective of this funding is toprotectionassist communities, which have been…
In recent years the The Prowl motorcycle event has drawn criticism and raised concern among residents and the city council who last week addressed concerns and problems before moving forward with approving a special use permit for the event in 2025. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said at the September 17, council meeting a prior meeting…
Freeport McMoRan plans to begin demolition of the Lavender mill concentrate thickener structures associated with historic copper mining operations in Bisbee. The thickeners processed ore from the Lavender Pit between 1953 and 1974. The demolition of the aging structures addresses the company’s policies supporting public safety and reports of trespassing on its private property. The…
In two-weeks, three sperate crimes have been reported two of which left people with injuries and one-armed robbery that left a victim terrified after staring down the barrel of a gun pointed at him. The first assault was reported on September 3 after police were called by Copper Queen Hospital emergency room staff about a…
When you take away a growing child’s mid-morning snack, they get hangry. Which in turn affects their learning and attention span. Their brains become starved of nutrients needed to properly function. Teaching then also becomes counterproductive. And students at Bisbee High School (BHS) had had enough last school year when they Awardcame back from summer…
Two local men have been charged after allegedly brutally attacking a man who was out for a walk last week. Christopher Lee, 22, Bisbee was booked into jail charged with intentional injury and fighting and disruptive behavior and Adrian Smith, 19, McNeal, was booked into jail charged with assault and disorderly conduct. According to information…
With an interception at one minute and 56 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Bisbee High School Senior Sebastian Lopez, secured the Puma possession of the ball in the final minutes leading to the Pumas victory over the Douglas Bulldogs and bringing the Pick home to Bisbee, the first time since 2019. In addition…
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