Old Bisbee brewery makes bank one beer at a time

“What do you have that’s local?” is one of the first questions a visitor  asks as they take a seat in Doc Holliday’s Saloon after spending a day touring Tombstone. Tombstone Aces & 8’s Ale is the answer. The brew specially created by Old Bisbee Brewing Company Owner/brew master Victor Winquist has formed a profitable…

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Why can’t Arizonans read?

Fourth graders in Arizona read at one of the lowest levels in the country; only nine other states are worse. In the eighth grade, their reading improves slightly but still falls below the nation’s average. Experts believe a lack of funding, untrained teachers and unmotivated students are to blame. Specifically, four out of 10 fourth…

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Is Tombstone becoming a speed trap?

  Drivers beware. So far this year the Tombstone Marshal’s Office has issued three times the amount of traffic citations compared to last year. The reason why the Tombstone Marshal’s Office are issuing more tickets is because the increase of deputies on staff. Deputy Ivan Bernal of the Tombstone Marshal’s Office says officers have their…

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Mayor and distillery brewing up trouble

Arizona Craft Beverage Inc. claims that a stop work order placed on their property by Mayor Dusty Escapule is illegal. The company leasing the Old Tombstone high school uses the building to make wine and spirits. The company was undergoing renovations that the city claimed were illegal without the proper permits and supervision. The City…

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