Two fires within hours apart were reported on the Bisbee Hillside along Highway 80 across from Spring Canyon last week. The first fire, the Warren Hill fire, was reported on Wednesday, April 30 at 2:54 a.m. Bisbee Fire Chief Jim Richardson said fire fighters responded and were able to put out the fire containing about…
What started as a coast-to-coast ride from Maryland to California turned into a lifetime filled with many memories in the Sonoran Desert of southeastern Arizona. Nell Kline, owner of Old Lady Pickers at 64 Erie Street in historic Lowell, found her way to Bisbee when the friend with which she caught the ride to California…
A Cochise County Superior Court Judge ruled on a motion to dismiss the sexual assault charge in the John Daly III case in which the retired Border Patrol Agent is charged in connection to a 2001 case in Bisbee. Daly’s is represented by attorneys Ralph Ellinwood, and Michael Terrible who argued before Superior Court Judge…
Whether you are walking either up or down Main Street, you won’t miss the big blue building at 94 Main Street that previously housed the local radio station, KBRP-LP, 96.1 FM, from 2016-2020. What started as an escape from the craziness of the COVID-19 pandemic, San Diego resident, Michael Stefaun, bought the building in January…
Neary 300 residents and multiple businesses from Bills Place to Santa Cruz Dr. and Coy St. to Cleveland Ave. were left without electricity, internet and phone for several hours Monday after a semi hauling an oversized load took out three utility poles while traveling down Naco Highway. The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. Monday. Naco…
The Bisbee City Manager presented the general fund draft 2025/2026 budget to the city council Monday night but not before saying while preparing the budget it was done cautiously due to the current state of national events and economics. CM Stephen Pauken told the council he was as cautious as possible due to the continued…
The Bisbee Hospitality Group (BHG) has submitted a proposal to the City of Bisbee to fund a grant in an effort to bring more special events to Bisbee which would be funded through the use of a portion of the bed tax collected. According to the proposal submitted by BHG members, Carrick Sears, Owner of…
Meggen Connolley, founder of Bisbee Bikeways, is proving that one woman from a small desert town can take on outdated systems—and win. Since 2018, Connolley has led a one-woman charge to create a safer, more connected Bisbee by advocating for shared-use paths in a community where car culture and motor-normativity have long dominated. With no…
The city will be submitting a grant application later this month that would address aging infrastructure if approved. The $50 million Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant is available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fund initiatives that reduce risks from natural hazards. According to City Planner J Emanuel Stuart, the grant is…
Bisbee’s animal control officer (ACO) will soon be pulling double duty as he takes on a new role as the eyes on the street watching for parking violations and handling other civil matters as the city’s community service officer (CSO). The Bisbee City Council approved an update to the CSO position established in September 2023….
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