The December city financial report marks the halfway point of the 2025/26 fiscal year and based on revenue collection showed improvement from the month prior. According to the December report, city sales tax was 36 percent behind the projected revenue for FY25/26. The report noted it was a slight improvement from the previous month which…
A father-son bond is a difficult one to break. For local taco truck owner/chef, Jesse Schabacker, and his son, Jesse Schabacker (different middle name than his dad’s), that’s been the case for them since the younger Schabacker was 17 and started working with the older Schabacker at the Copper Queen Hotel. Still side-by-side, they now…
The request for proposals (RFP) for a destination marketing organization (DMO) was put on hold at the January 20 city council meeting after a very long discussion was held regarding the direction the city is planning to take related to looking for an organization to handle tourism marketing for the town. As Mayor Ken Budge…
From New Orleans to Bisbee (and everywhere in between), Steve Austin has spread himself and his talents around for decades. He has been a hitchhiker and nomad, as well as a photographer, chef, coffee bar owner, guesthouse owner and a home builder of his own design. “I’m always interested in 10 things at once,” said…
Bisbee Unified School District (BUSD) will be moving the district offices this summer, a decision made in an effort to save money due to a decline in enrollment at the three schools in the district. The district office which is currently located at 519 Melody Lane will make the move back to the second floor…
The Bisbee City Council interviewed seven Ward I residents who were interested in filling the council seat recently vacated by Leslie Johns. At a special meeting Tuesday, January 13, the council interviewed the candidates before deciding that Lori Reynolds was the best fit. Reynolds is a 5 ½ year resident of Bisbee who said she…
Melanie Greene, interim transit manager, shared the findings of a recent federal two-day audit on the transit program, which shed some light onto what has been done and what still needs to be done to keep the wheels on the bus rolling during the regular meeting of the Bisbee City Council on January 6. Greene…
Nearly a year after being charged with four counts of felony child molestation a Bisbee man was convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison. Stephen Paul Seth Ferreira, was sentenced on January 7, 2026, to 30 years according to information released by the Cochise County Attorney’s Office (CCAO). He will serve two consecutive 15-year…
City sales tax revenues are continuing to fall short of projected revenue for the 2025/26 fiscal year general fund budget which means if there is not an improvement the city could be forced to make cuts. Mayor Ken Budge said if there is no improvement once the December financial report is received, cuts in spending…
Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge has been invited to attend the Arizona House of Representatives opening day at the state capitol on January 12. Mayor Budge said not only will he attend but he will be on the floor and plans to use his time to try to get needed funds for Bisbee. “I want to…
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