Cochise County Board of Supervisor, Tom Crosby and newly seated supervisors Frank Antenori and Kathleen Gomez held a special meeting Monday, January 6 to discuss a possible direction regarding Cochise County’s Petition for Review before the Arizona Supreme Court in the matter of Daniel LaChance, et al., v Cochise County, et. al., CV-24-0150-PR. The BOS…
Tales of underground adventures told by the miners in Bisbee years ago captivated a young boy who ended up spending 55 years in the copper industry. That boy, Richard Graeme III, became fascinated with Bisbee minerals and started collecting them at the age of 6. Over the course of his career, he was a miner,…
In the first issue in January, it was reported Cochise County Board of Supervisors Tom Crosby and Peggy Judd, who were indicted by the State Grand Jury charging them with election interference and conspiracy pled not guilty to felony charges for delaying the certification of their county’s 2022 midterm election results on December 21. Cochise…
Craig Steven Martinson, born August 9, 1954, of Bisbee, formerly of Erie, Pennsylvania, passed away on January 7, 2024. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vernon and Patricia Martinson, and a brother, Paul Martinson. Music was Craig’s passion, and he was well known and loved in the music scene in Bisbee, where he…
Monday morning Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge reported City Hall was more that 50 percent complete as of last week. Budge said the contractor, BFL Construction Company, Inc. out of Tucson agreed to have the roofing and stucco completed before taking off for Christmas. In addition to the roofing and stucco sheetrock and insulation are going…
Old Bisbee residents can rest easier regarding the threat from fire, knowing that the City’s contractor C&A Desert Diggers is well underway after eight weeks of fuels reduction along the “City Trail” above homes at the residential perimeter on the east side of Tombstone Canyon, and around the Spring Canyon communications tower. The purpose of…
The Bisbee Breakfast Club (BBC) lease will not be renewed in September 2025, according to Freeport McMoRan, due to deterioration of the buildings, has led supporters of the BBC to start a campaign to save the iconic staple of the Lowell area. Freeport McMoRan External Communications Manager, James Telle, said in early 2024 BBC owner…
Jana and Kevin Hill, owners of Bisbee Badassery, 105 Tombstone Canyon (formerly Main Street Bistro), are seeing the fruits of their labor come full bloom with their newly opened motorcycle-themed restaurant in Old Bisbee. The married couple of four years discovered the mountain community years ago while riding their motorcycles through the area. The self-proclaimed…
The Bisbee Police Department will be purchasing 14 Semi-Automatic Carbine Launchers and pepper balls to have in their vehicles as a non-lethal option enhancing public and officer safety in certain situations. Bisbee Police Chief Tim Cox told the City Council, carbine launchers can be used from a distance, therefore promoting officer safety by not putting…
The people of Bisbee know how special nature is within and around the small city in the Mule Mountains. They know how extraordinary stargazing is from anywhere in town. Now, the city is on a global radar for recently becoming Dark Sky International’s 21st certified Dark Sky location in Arizona. And with the Four Corners…
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