The Bisbee City Council approved a resolution adopting a Notice of Intent (NOI) to establish a six-year rate plan increase for wastewater rates. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said the rate increases higher than he would have liked to see. But that the city is behind in increasing wastewater rates based on a rate study from…
Bisbee Police Chief Tim Cox issued a press release Monday afternoon alerting the community to be aware of a scam where about an aggressive impostor calling claiming to be him after a local elderly woman was scammed out of nearly $10,000. According to Chief Cox, the scammers are calling residents and falsely claiming to be…
The owner of an Old Bisbee comedy club was found dead on Sunday by Anchorage Alaska police after being named a suspect in a homicide investigation in the shooting death of his 87-year-old ex-father-in-law and attempted murder of his ex-wife. Chuckleheads owner, Matthew Thomas Becker, 61, was found dead in the woods in a suburb…
Several Seeking Mayoral And Council Seats Nomination packets for those wanting to run for a seat on the city council in the July Primary election are due next week. Candidates have until 5 p.m. March 23, 2026, to file nomination papers and petitions with the city clerk’s office. Druckman presented the petition stating that Immigration…
A petition requesting the city draft an ordinance that would prohibit ICE from using city owned property to stage enforcement operations and blocking the use of city resources for enforcement was addressed at the March 3, council meeting. After hearing from several speakers including Jennifer Druckman, the resident who submitted the petition to the council,…
The Old Bisbee High Lofts project developer provided a project update on the transformation of the Old Bisbee High School (OBHS) and has gone on the record stating ongoing bureaucratic and technical challenges have delayed the issuance of the necessary 100-year Assured Water Supply certificate in order for his project to move forward. Joseph Lewis,…
Cochise County Board of Supervisors (BOS) Frank Antenori and Tom Crosby voted at a recent meeting to authorize the signing of a letter to Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence, requesting information concerning voting system test laboratory accreditation and ES&S voting system certification. Antenori and Crosby voted in favor of Antenori signing the letter that…
Bisbee is a community that was built by generations of binational families who excel at cooking made-from-scratch, flavorful meals. With the idea that food is the way to a person’s heart and creates memories that strengthen a community’s bond, siblings Bill Silva and Terry Reyna bought their maternal grandma’s tortilla shop, Molino, and reopened the…
The race is heating up quickly as several residents have taken out packets for the July 2026 local election. As of press time, five locals have taken out packets for the mayor seat including, Jon Waniak, Amy Burkert, Carl Stetter, current Ward II councilmember Mel Sowid and Cesilia Garcia. The seat is a two-year term….
With over 140 years of serving Bisbee and beyond, Copper Queen Community Hospital (CQCH) is excited to announce the official groundbreaking of the two-story, 35,000 square foot addition that will house the surgery and inpatient unit. The major development denotes the final phase of the overall master facilities plan that began in 2019. The groundbreaking…
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