Two people have filed a lawsuit in Cochise County Superior Court seeking an injection and expedited hearing on what they are calling the “challenging and unlawful placement and conduct” of the jail district tax election next month. Edwin Groover and Steven Dickinson filed court documents September 30 claiming the Arizona Constitution requires any initiative or…
A recent letter declining prosecution of a habitual offender in Bisbee who has broken into multiple homes and businesses some more than once will not be tried by the County Attorney’s Office. According to a letter dated August 15, the state is declining prosecution on a recent break- in case because, “the suspect has previously…
Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge has confirmed multiple contracts signed by the former visitor center director should have come before council for approval. Budge said former Visitor Center Director Heather Andrews signed contracts for advertising that she should not have signed. Budge said they should have gone to council for approval based on the city charter….
The three Cochise County Supervisors acting in the capacity as the jail district board approved retaining counsel to try and recoup the $130,000 paid out in the LaChance lawsuit. At a special jail district meeting September 16, jail district board members Frank Antenori, Tom Crosby and Kathleen Gomez met with the county attorney’s office and…
Last week the Bisbee City Council made the decision after a 20-minute executive session to take no action on a resolution requested by some Bisbee residents calling for an immediate ceasefire and affirming Bisbee’s commitment to human rights and the protection of civilians in Gaza. At the September 16, city council meeting after reconvening from…
A 44-year-old Bisbee man was cited for criminal trespassing after he had to be rescued from the bottom of the Lavender Pit over the weekend. Carol Capas, Public Information Officer for the Cochise County Sheriff Officer (CCSO) said the man called 911 at 1:03 a.m. on Saturday morning reporting he was stuck at the bottom…
Bisbee is a city that must constantly adapt and reinvent itself to upstand the wear and tear that comes with time and with weather. Built in the 1930s, the Moon Canyon Bridge, just north of Bisbee Fire Department’s Station 82 on Tombstone Canyon, has been connecting people to their homes and to their friends and…
The Bisbee City Council approved a short-term Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Southeastern Arizona Governments Organization (SEAGO) to provide technical assistance in preparing the city’s 2026 federal budget request for the grants to operate the city bus. Bisbee Public Works Director Matt Gurney said the short-term MOU was necessary in order to get assistance with…
A 911 call about a woman being held hostage at gun point Tuesday night led to a man being taken in to custody. Bisbee Police, Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies and Border Patrol agents all responded to Hannon Ranch Lane off of Highway 80 around 7:40 p.m. after a woman called to report she had been…
An unprovoked attack Friday led to a Bisbee man being treated at Copper Queen Hospital for injuries after man jumped on his car then attacked him near the Busy Bee parking lot.An unprovoked attack Friday led to a Bisbee man being treated at Copper Queen Hospital for injuries after man jumped on his car then…
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