For frequent visitors slithering and prancing into town, a new law enforcement vehicle is following behind them. In Tombstone, wild animals find temporary homes in the cracks of the wooden sidewalks, the doorways of shops and, on occasion, the doorsteps of residents’ homes. Some often regularly make a meal out of resident’s garbage and pets….
Tombstone’s mayor would love to move the town Marshal’s Office from its home of nearly a century, a move the marshal himself opposes. The move hinges on the town receiving a federal grant based on the residents average household income. If at least 51 percent of the town’s residents fall below a certain income…
As of Feb. 1, any phone calls to the Marshal’s office outside of normal business hours will be sent to dispatchers at the Cochise County Sheriff’s office in Bisbee. The city hopes the move will save money needed to hire another deputy, or possibly two. “It’s expensive to have someone sit in here 24/7,” said…
