COCHISE COUNTY — The Arizona Land and Water Trust has again worked with private landowners in Cochise County, Arizona Game and Fish and other partners to place conservation easements on land, which prevents development and conserves water use.
COCHISE COUNTY — The Arizona Land and Water Trust has again worked with private landowners in Cochise County, Arizona Game and Fish and other partners to place conservation easements on land, which prevents development and conserves water use.
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SIERRA VISTA — As far as candidate forums go, this one was certainly different, but effective, according to those vying for office and members of the public who attended the virtual event.
BISBEE — Following a superior court judge’s recommendation, Cochise County supervisors Tom Borer, Ann English and Peggy Judd approved an intergovernmental agreement with Santa Cruz County to guarantee housing for a maximum of four juveniles, beginning Jan. 1 at a cost of $675,000 a year, thr…
SIERRA VISTA — The trash cans were removed from the lobby of the Sierra Vista post office last week with the postmaster citing the “controversial election” as the reason behind her decision.
Courts and Crime
- Judge blocks Arizona Democratic Party request for real-time access to early voter ballots
- Judge blocks bid by Pascua Yaqui tribe to establish early ballot site on reservation
- Voter registration spikes in Cochise County
- Sierra Vista City Court left without magistrate; presiding judge appoints attorney as interim
- 9th Circuit rejects bid to extend counting of reservation mail-in ballots
- Accidental shooting incident referred to county attorney, police say
- Man accused of kidnapping, injuring two women arrested by Sierra Vista Police
- Tucson seeks end of law prohibiting odd-year elections
- 9th Circuit Court voids voter-registration extension; deadline now Thursday
- Good Morning: We’re not out of the woods yet
- Lawsuit against county supervisors over justice court appointment reinstated by appeals court
- Man wanted in connection with shooting of pregnant woman surrenders to police
- Brnovich now decides to challenge voter-registration ruling
- AZ Supreme Court OKs de facto life sentences for juveniles
- Reports of vandalized or vanishing political signs increasing, officials say
- Judge denies bond in murder case after defendant's past criminal activity revealed
- Charges filed in Sept. 19 pepper-spraying incident during protest
- Judicial candidate's Facebook post draws ire; opponents also have issues
- Accused Mescal killer was paranoid of neighbor before fatal shooting, report shows
- Court reinstates non-disclosure of political donations by nonprofits
COCHISE COUNTY — Don’t hold the cell phone, talk and drive.
SIERRA VISTA — Cochise County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and Sheriff’s Assist Team (SAT) members gathered Wednesday afternoon for a committal ceremony in memory of Mel Beck, a dedicated volunteer who passed away in August.
PHOENIX — An environmental group is going to court to force Fort Huachuca to release documents it says shows the base is hiding reports showing how its groundwater pumping is damaging the San Pedro River.
WILLCOX, AZ — A capital credits distribution of $3 million for Sulphur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) members of record in 2019 will begin Oct. 15, Chief Executive Officer Creden Huber announced Monday.
BISBEE — The final state required testing of Cochise County’s voting machine and ballot count tabulators, known as the Logic and Accuracy Test (LAT), was performed last Thursday by a team from the Arizona Secretary of State’s office, and after a nearly two–hour, hands–on test run, all was fo…
SIERRA VISTA — A new EMS station planned for Buffalo Soldier Trail and Seventh Street will be doubly beneficial — it will provide faster response times for that area of the city, as well as a second ambulance to Fort Huachuca, officials said.
Arizonans can rightfully be proud of our home-grown NASA mission named OSIRIS REx. The University of Arizona is a major player in this mission to collect a sample of the asteroid Bennu and return it to Earth. About 500 people at UA have worked on the mission, including about 200 students and…
SIERRA VISTA — Climate change is a topic of major discussion these days as drought promotes wildland fires in the West and warmer waters add to the strength of hurricanes and inland storms.
BISBEE — A county employee fatality at the Douglas work yard on April 6 resulted in an Arizona Department of Occupational Safety and Health inspection and a $2,500 penalty to the county, though it was decided the money would better be spent toward internal safety training.
Early voting begins Oct. 7 when ballots are mailed to those voters who have requested them or are on the Permanent Early Voting List. Residents are reminded there are multiple ways they can participate in the Presidential General Election. More than 55,000 of the counties 79,000 registered v…
BENSON — The three Division 5 Superior Court Judge candidates were invited to speak at a candidate forum organized by Pastor Tim Thacker of Broken Arrow Baptist Church in Pearce on Sunday morning.
SIERRA VISTA — The 2019-2020 academic year has presented multiple difficulties and hardships for our educators, students, and their families. One of the most notable challenges being the rise of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the mass closure of schools enacted by the state legislature in mid-M…
SIERRA VISTA — Police will be meeting with the Cochise County Attorney’s Office next week to determine whether criminal charges should be filed in the skirmish that erupted during a recent Black Lives Matter demonstration and a counter protest across the street in Sierra Vista.
DOUGLAS — The Cochise County Fairgrounds was buzzing with activity this past Saturday as approximately 80 volunteers from all over Cochise County were busy setting up pens and preparing the showring for the upcoming Cochise County Livestock Show and Sale scheduled for Sept. 24-27.
BISBEE — A rezoning for a medical marijuana indoor growing facility and packing office was approved by the county Board of Supervisors during the meeting Tuesday, though not without some protest from the community and Supervisor Peggy Judd.
BISBEE — On Tuesday, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to cancel the uncontested board elections for special district governing boards and appointed the candidates who filed.
BISBEE — Though objections were made by the county school superintendent and the county sheriff, the Cochise County Board of Supervisors followed through with its plan to end the housing of juveniles in the county detention center on Tuesday.
BISBEE — Sulfur Springs Valley Electric Cooperative (SSVEC) will be adding another solar plant able to generate 20 mega watts of power, enough for 3,000 to 4,000 homes in the customer service area, after approval by the Cochise County Planning and Zoning Commission granted a special use auth…
BISBEE — “We have to do what we can to keep these kids in school, and sports does that.”
BISBEE — According to reports by the school principals at the Bisbee Unified School District meeting Tuesday, the first day of the hybrid schedule classes went well with just one main problem — the lack of the required home health screening forms for each student.
SIERRA VISTA — Sierra Evangelical Lutheran Church will be offering a three week Zoom session on climate change during the Commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi and the “Season of Creation.”
BISBEE — Though the primary election decided the seats for District 1 and District 3 on the Cochise County Board of Supervisors, District 2 is up in the air as three women vie for the seat.
BISBEE — In order to stay abreast with the ever changing COVID–19 landscape, county School Superintendent Jacqui Clay has been holding weekly meetings with administrative heads in the rural school districts.
BISBEE — After a video surfaced on YouTube revealing the actions between a former Bisbee animal control officer and a videographer at a public park earlier this summer, police launched an internal investigation accusing the officer of being “untruthful.”
FORT HUACHUCA — Now in charge of the post where he trained almost three decades ago, the new commanding general at the U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, is getting reacquainted with the sprawling installation and the city of Sierra Vista.