City Can’t Collect $1 Million For Feeding Those In Need, Grant Will Go To Area Non-profit

City Can’t Collect $1 Million For Feeding Those In Need, Grant Will Go To Area Non-profit

Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge announced the city cannot receive the $1 million set aside in the Arizona State budget because the city is not a non-profit, but did say the funds will still come to the area. The $1 million secured by State Representative Consuelo Hernandez that were announced to the public back in July…

Judge rules Banbury incompetent to stand trial as of now

Judge rules Banbury incompetent to stand trial as of now

Monday morning a Cochise County Superior Court Judge ruled the man charged with killing a man on Bisbee Rd. is currently incompetent to stand trial but said he is “restorable”. Superior court Judge Timothy Dickerson said Nathan Banbury, the man charged with the death of Lee Vance, 73, who was found deceased in his home…

Motorcyclist dead after slamming into police vehicle

Motorcyclist dead after slamming into police vehicle

A Hereford man is dead after he slammed into the back of a Bisbee Police Department patrol vehicle Saturday night following a high-speed pursuit. According to information from Carol Capas, Cochise County Sheriff Office Public Information Officer, the accident occurred around 9:15 p.m. on Highway 80 just west of the Mule Pass Tunnel. Capas reported,…

Bisbee man enters into plea agreement for aggravated assault after July arrest

Bisbee man enters into plea agreement for aggravated assault after July arrest

A Bisbee man who was taken into custody in late July on charges related to alleged sexual abuse has entered a plea agreement for aggravated assault. According to the plea agreement filed September 25, Miguel Meneses will plead no contest to aggravated assault. The plea agreement states, Meneses on or about July 26, 2024, knowingly…

The Backyard Project Making Strides to Build Bisbee’s First Interactive Science Playground

The Backyard Project Making Strides to Build Bisbee’s First Interactive Science Playground

It takes collaboration and resilience to make new, big ideas become a reality, especially in a small-town community. The Backyard Project, which is the 8-10 acres of land behind the Bisbee Science Lab and Copper Queen Library Annex at 519 W Melody Lane in the San Jose neighborhood, has recently reorganized and relaunched their efforts…

Council approves housing study and fuel reduction contract

Council approves housing study and fuel reduction contract

The Bisbee City Council approved a contract for a comprehensive housing study and contract to remove hazardous vegetation in four areas of town at their October 1 meeting. The council approved a contract with Points Consulting in the amount of $118,670 for a comprehensive housing study in Bisbee. According to information in the contract, the…

Central School Project opens their doors this weekend for the annual Plein Air Festival

Central School Project opens their doors this weekend for the annual Plein Air Festival

What originally started as a tenants’ association of about a dozen artists in 1982, has evolved into a community-minded organization, which has been a 501(c)(3) nonprofit since 1985, the year Central School Project was incorporated. “It was a collective ownership,” said Laurie McKenna, executive director, “with the intent to start a nonprofit.” In 1992, the…

Notice of claim filed against City over 30 Main St. transfer

Notice of claim filed against City over 30 Main St. transfer

The City of Bisbee was served with a notice of claim (NOC) from the owner of 28 Main St. who is seeking the city pay damages in the amount of $425,000 or “unwind” the settlement agreement which according to the NOC was fraudulent. According to the NOC served to the city on September 14 by…

Bisbee Fire receives grant to assist with fire protection

Bisbee Fire receives grant to assist with fire protection

The Bisbee Fire Department was recently awarded a $122,000 grant from Arizona Department of Forest and Fire Management (DFFM) for the Healthy Forests Initiative and plans to conduct a fuel reduction initiative on 44.5 acres around Bisbee. According to Bisbee Fire Chief James Richardson, “The objective of this funding is toprotectionassist communities, which have been…

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