Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge is fighting a current house bill that could potently have a negative impact on Bisbee budget forcing the city to extensively cut services. House Bill 2021 proposes an amendment to the Arizona Revised Statutes concerning the municipal transaction privilege taxation of food items. The bill establishes that after June 30, 2027,…
Last week marked a milestone in the progression at the Camp Naco Project site. A celebratory groundbreaking was held as the project enters into the rehabilitation construction phase. Durazo Construction who was recently awarded a $2,181,000 contract for the site development work at the project site, took part in the groundbreaking celebration along with Camp…
The Bisbee Fire Department has concluded their investigation into the recent fire on Strong Row that destroyed three homes and damaged a fourth According to Bisbee Fire Chief James Richardson, Bisbee Fire has completed their investigation into the cause of the January 11 fire and has listed the cause of the fire as undetermined. Chief…
It is difficult for a growing number of people in this country to find and secure affordable housing. A newly launched 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Bisbee Together, plans to tackle this issue head on. The organization was formed in 2024 by Kathleen Buchanan, along with Steve Relyea, Mike Relyea, Carlos Garcia Sr., Carlos Garcia Jr., David…
A judge has issued an order giving the City of Bisbee the green light to abate a Yuma Trail property that has had mounds of clutter collected on the property. Justice of the Peace/Bisbee City Magistrate, Janus Poppe, issued the minute entry order January 3. The order states the city may make entry onto the…
The Strong Row property owner who lost her home and vehicles in a March 2024 fire has filed a notice of claim (NOC) against the city seeking damages over to $498K claiming loss of items and pain and suffering. According to the NOC received at the city clerk’s office dated December 23, 2024, property owner…
Less than a year after a Strong Row home was destroyed by fire, three more homes were lost in a fast-spreading fire Saturday night. The Bisbee Fire Department (BFD) was called out at 6:30 p.m. Saturday night for a structure and arrived on scene just six minutes later to a fast-spreading structure fire, according to…
A Bisbee man was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly confessing during an interview with officers from the Bisbee Police Department (BPD) that he had been sexually molesting a 12-year-old girl for months. Stephen Ferreria, 39, was booked into the Cochise County Jail charged with four felony counts of child molestation. According to information from…
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,…
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