Minstrel Maintaining Tombstone’s Past

In hopes to catch smiles from those who pass by, Ronald Koch, 56, a brightly dressed minstrel show entertainer and busker, energetically performs daily on Tombstone’s sidewalks. Koch, also known as Johnny Bones, in many ways represents a part of Tombstone’s past that some may not realize. “There’s many historical factors in what I am…

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TUSD Parent Notification System

Tucson Unified School District is the largest district in Tucson and doesn’t have a parent notification system. The TUSD Governing Board voted to approve buying the ParentLink system for the district, which will cost 72,000 per year. Director for Communications for TUSD Cara Rene said the lack of a notification system was a problem for the…

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Dog Tale Finds Happy Ending

Jeremy, a young American Bulldog mix, has called the Tombstone Small Animal Shelter home for about two years. He has seen dogs and cats come and go since he first arrived as a rambunctious, 6-month-old puppy. Nearly 140 dogs and 41 cats passed through in his first year; 75 dogs and 71 cats were adopted…

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Solar Panels Saving Schools Money

Tombstone High School and Walter J. Meyer Elementary School installed covered parking in parts of their parking lots that is helping power the schools. The covered spaces, created in 2012, are topped with 100 and 300-kilowatt solar panels that generate power for the schools as part of the Arizona Public Service Schools and Government Program,…

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