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Water repairs may impact local wildlife

Mon, 05/14/2012 - 12:10am

Tombstone’s effort to repair its water system has had a negative effect on area wildlife, according to conservation activists. (Bob Hermann photograph)

Jonathon Shacat

Herald/Review

The City of Tombstone’s use of water from the Huachuca Mountains has some people concerned about the impact on wildlife, in an area that is renowned for the viewing of birds.

The Monument Fire last year burned about 30,500 acres and destroyed or damaged nearly 70 structures. Subsequent rains and mudslides crushed waterlines and destroyed reservoirs, shutting off the main source of water for Tombstone last July.

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What's Happening for May 10

Thu, 05/10/2012 - 2:19pm

Herald/Review

Western Music Legend R.W. Hampton will perform at the Arizona Folklore Preserve on Saturday, June 2 in a one-day only performance. Show times are 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Ticket prices for these special performances are $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets for children age 17 and under are $6.

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Shred It-Shred It event

Wed, 05/09/2012 - 12:01am

The Bisbee Community Chorus is partnering with the City of Bisbee and Shred-It of Tucson to hold their semi-annual “Shed It-Shred It” event, on May 19 from 9 a.m. to noon in the Ace Hardware parking lot at 1220 S. Naco Highway in Bisbee.

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Military Update: Obama protects GI Bill users; new laws needed to do more

Sat, 05/05/2012 - 12:01am

By Tom Philpott

President Obama’s high-profile signing Friday of an executive order to protect Post-9/11 GI Bill users from predatory practices of for-profit schools is viewed by veterans’ service organizations as a big step, but also a first step, toward curbing abuses within the U.S. education industry.

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Calhoun: Diverse business community vital to SV

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:10am

Derek Jordan

Herald/Review

A diverse business community and strong tourism industry are key to ensuring a high quality of life for Sierra Vista residents and encouraging growth of the local economy, incumbent City Council Member Gwen Calhoun said Tuesday.

“I really believe we can have it all. Working together, we’ll be able to protect our environment and also have planned growth and bring in new industry and still maintain a community that is vibrant,” Calhoun said.

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Frueauff honored for accomplishments

Thu, 05/03/2012 - 12:10am

Fort Huachuca Accommodations School District Superintendant Ronda Frueauff fights back tears after being presented with the Commanders Award for Public Service by Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, commander of the Intelligence Center of Excellence and Fort Huachuca, during a ceremony Tuesday at Alvarado Hall. (Mark Levy)

Bill Hess

Herald/Review

To some it may be a medal hanging from a 25-cent piece of colored cloth; but the symbolism is to honor a person for doing more than what is expected.

Tuesday, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter presented the Commanders Award for Public Service to Ronda Frueauff.

Noting Frueauff’s tenure as superintendent of the Fort Huachuca Accommodation School District has been one of many successes, Potter said her selection as the Arizona School Administrators top superintendent for the state during the 2011-2012 school year recognizes her professionalism and dedication to education.

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On Your Mind: April 21 to April 27

Mon, 04/30/2012 - 12:10am

The Sierra Vista Herald/Bisbee Daily Review

LOCAL-STATE

April 20

Dutch Nagle was right on. God help Cochise County, the city of Sierra Vista and Fort Huachuca if they get their way in court. The BLM is right on. Also, we can’t let all the developers, Pat Call, and the City of Sierra Vista telling its “BLM” what they can do and not do. Castle and Cooke will mess this town all up if they can now build another 2,000 acre neighborhood development. If the county and Sierra Vista take the BLM to court, I hope they will not spend our tax money to fight BLM….

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City teams with EPA to reduce local utility bills

Sat, 04/28/2012 - 12:01am

SIERRA VISTA The City of Sierra Vista has teamed with a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program to help residents save water and reduce costs on their utility bills.

Entitled “WaterSense,” the program encourages residents to do their part to save water by replacing their high flow toilets to low flow WaterSense-labeled toilets. The city’s Toilet Rebate Program offers residents up to $100 per toilet to replace their pre-1994 toilets with high-efficiency models as certified by EPA’s WaterSense.

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Civilian Aides tour the fort

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:10am

Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army from all over the United States and some of their spouses toured Fort Huachuca on Monday. Numerous of the displays they saw were Unmanned Aerial Systems, including the Shadow which is shown. (Photo by Beatrice Richardson)

Bill Hess

Herald/Review

The importance of this southern Arizona Army post was impressed on a group who have the ear of the Secretary of the Army.

Monday, and part of today, Civilian Aides to the Secretary of the Army, representing a variety of states, visited the post. Today the group is scheduled to continue on their tour.

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Two local species added to protection list

Tue, 04/24/2012 - 12:01am

Shown is a group of Three Forks springsnails. (Photo Courtesy Arizona Game & Fish)

By Shar Porier

Herald/Review

PHOENIX — Two springsnail species in eastern Arizona, and a portion of southeastern Cochise County, have been added to the list of animals protected under the Endangered Species Act — the Three Forks springsnail as endangered and the San Bernardino springsnail as threatened — by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

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