Points Consulting provided the Bisbee City Council with a comprehensive housing study update at the March 18 meeting and the findings show that a large number of current homeowners would not be able to afford to purchase a home in Bisbee given the current housing market and those renting are being hit hard financially. Carson…
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve a proposed settlement in the ongoing litigation in the matter of Daniel LaChance v. Cochise County over the all mail election held in 2023 which passed by a very narrow margin. After reconvening from an executive session at a special meeting Friday, March 21, Cochise…
A head-on collision Sunday afternoon resulted in the drivers of both vehicles being seriously injured. The collision occurred Sunday afternoon around 3 p.m. Bisbee Police said prior to the head-on collision there were multiple reports of a vehicle matching the description of the silver Hyundai Elantra involved in the collision, driving erratically on Highway 80…
A local man is recovering from lacerations to his neck after being involved in a fight on Brewery Gulch Monday night. Bisbee Police have confirmed they were called to the Gulch at 9:53 p.m. for the fight. Police confirmed when they arrived they found a man on the Gulch bleeding from the neck. Bisbee fire…
As the cities ultimatum to either get the through the fence agreement signed or access to the airport would be blocked, the four property owners who access the Bisbee Municipal Airport signed Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) through the fence agreements Friday, just one day before the city’s deadline. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said last week…
The Bisbee City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance, adding language to the city code that will allow authorized agents of the city to order the removal of vehicles declared a public nuisance and are in violation of the city code. The council approved the Notice of Intent to adopt Ordinance O-25-04; Amending…
The Bisbee City Council recently passed a resolution declaring a housing emergency in Bisbee. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said at a January work session, about nine percent of the homes in Bisbee are now designated Airbnb’s, contributed to the affordable housing problem. That issue along with the city’s desire to have the state allow for…
For what’s been almost seven years in the making, Patisserie Jacqui, located at 91 Main Street, has been recognized as a James Beard Award semifinalist in the Outstanding Bakery category. Owner Jackie Oatman and her staff were nominated for their exceptional talent in the culinary arts. The winner of the prestigious award will be announced…
At a time in history when homelessness has become a bigger societal issue for both urban and rural areas, solutions seem to be few and far between. Several initiatives have been tried throughout the country, but most of them ultimately fail. Resources, mostly in the form of funding, have become either more scarce or more…
A local man who was also the person of interest in the recent mass tire slashings has confessed to some of the slashings claiming voices in his head made him do it. The Bisbee Police Department has confirmed the man who they had previously spoken with regarding the rash of tire slashings over the past…
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