Walnut Gulch 60th Anniversary

  The Walnut Gulch Experimental Watershed is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a free two-day event on March 6 and 7 that will include tours, presentations and food. Walnut Gulch is one of only two experimental watersheds in the West. It researches and measures water run-off that flows on the surface. “We encourage people to come to the…

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Tourism Boom Could be Dwindling

    As the tourist season begins in Tombstone, business owners and shop workers have mixed feelings about the effect of the economy on commerce in the town. “This year is the slowest year I’ve had for snowbirds in our history,” said Sue Sinsley, co-owner of the Stampede RV Park in Tombstone. “I think the…

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Cuts may threaten Tombstone Records

The Tombstone City Council wants to get out of its contract with the Foundation for the Tombstone Archives and move the city’s historic archives back to City Hall. But first, it must have a temperature-controlled storage area that will help the city preserve the documents, many of which are already damaged with mold. The council…

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