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…
The Bisbee Unified School District (BUSD) Governing Board accepted the resignation of the current Superintendent and selected a new superintendent to take over effective July 1, 2025, at their February 11 governing board meeting. After just one year on the job, BUSD Superintendent Bryan Bullington submitted his resignation sighting personal health concerns, who submitted his…
APS and the Bisbee Fire Department teamed up last week to continue efforts to reduce the risk of wildfires that keep Bisbee and the rest of the due to the dry hot weather conditions. Jake Guadiana, APS Fire Mitigation Specialist said APS has been working on clearing brush and dry grass located within a 10…
On Monday, February 10, Bisbee police responded to over 40 calls of people who had tires slashed on their vehicles sometime during the night, causing costly damage and inconvenience to Warren area residents left with changing and replacing tires. In addition to the 40 vehicles from that night several other calls about tire slashings, all…
The Cochise County Board of Supervisors (BOS) met for a special board meeting last week to discuss and give direction to their attorney regarding the county jail district tax lawsuit currently before the Arizona Supreme Court. Supervisors Tom Crosby, Kathleen Gomez and Frank Antenori, unanimously voted to withdraw the county’s petition for review in the…
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