In recent years the The Prowl motorcycle event has drawn criticism and raised concern among residents and the city council who last week addressed concerns and problems before moving forward with approving a special use permit for the event in 2025. Bisbee Mayor Ken Budge said at the September 17, council meeting a prior meeting…
Freeport McMoRan plans to begin demolition of the Lavender mill concentrate thickener structures associated with historic copper mining operations in Bisbee. The thickeners processed ore from the Lavender Pit between 1953 and 1974. The demolition of the aging structures addresses the company’s policies supporting public safety and reports of trespassing on its private property. The…
In two-weeks, three sperate crimes have been reported two of which left people with injuries and one-armed robbery that left a victim terrified after staring down the barrel of a gun pointed at him. The first assault was reported on September 3 after police were called by Copper Queen Hospital emergency room staff about a…
When you take away a growing child’s mid-morning snack, they get hangry. Which in turn affects their learning and attention span. Their brains become starved of nutrients needed to properly function. Teaching then also becomes counterproductive. And students at Bisbee High School (BHS) had had enough last school year when they Awardcame back from summer…
Two local men have been charged after allegedly brutally attacking a man who was out for a walk last week. Christopher Lee, 22, Bisbee was booked into jail charged with intentional injury and fighting and disruptive behavior and Adrian Smith, 19, McNeal, was booked into jail charged with assault and disorderly conduct. According to information…
With an interception at one minute and 56 seconds to go in the fourth quarter, Bisbee High School Senior Sebastian Lopez, secured the Puma possession of the ball in the final minutes leading to the Pumas victory over the Douglas Bulldogs and bringing the Pick home to Bisbee, the first time since 2019. In addition…
Developer Joseph Lewis has sent an update letter to the City of Bisbee and is seeking assistance moving forward with the Old Bisbee High School (OBHS) project. According to the letter dated August 22, Lewis stated the current plan for the project is to adaptively repurpose OBHS into condominium units in a phased approach starting…
Bisbee resident Carol Roles recently fulfilled the goal of her late husband, Carl, to donate one million tabs to the Ronald McDonald House in Tucson. Roles said, her husband, Carl, was a retiree who loved to get involved and, among other things, wanted to support and expand upon the idea of recycling, so he opened…
For two kids growing up in the San Jose neighborhood of Bisbee, they couldn’t have written a better script than them going back to their roots by working at Bisbee High School (BHS). Courtney Borquez, athletic director and 2008 graduate of BHS, and Carlos Lopez, head coach of the Pumas’ football team and 2008 graduate…
A home on Coleman was destroyed by a fire reportedly caused by roofers using a torch while working on the roof of the doublewide mobile home last week. Laurie Lewis of San Jose Fire said the fire was reported just before 1 p.m. Friday, August 30, at 2145 S. Coleman. She said when fire fighters…
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