The Daily Chirp

What started with Tom Crosby’s vote in Cochise County’s disputed 2022 election canvass has stretched into a long-running legal battle, with repeated delays now making it unlikely his felony case will go to trial before early 2027.

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Aluminum Dynamics’ proposed Benson aluminum recycling plant has moved from local approvals and a state air permit to lawsuits and now a federal EPA petition, as supporters point to jobs and investment while opponents focus on location, traffic, and air-quality risks.

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The Arizona Attorney General’s open meeting investigation in Benson is still unresolved, leaving city officials, residents, and project opponents still waiting to see whether the state believes any laws were broken in the lead-up to the controversial Aluminum Dynamics proposal.

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Today - School leaders in Sierra Vista say closing Joyce Clark Middle School may be only the first of several painful decisions, as the district tries to close a major budget gap and respond to years of declining enrollment.

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Today - A Sierra Vista homeowner says the city’s own lighting study confirmed what neighbors have been saying for months: the golf range lights are causing glare that violates local code.

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Today - Fort Huachuca appears to have landed a major new mission that could reshape Sierra Vista’s role in national defense for years to come.

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Today - Phil Vega helped shape the Herald/Review and Sierra Vista for decades, and this week the community is remembering a publisher whose influence reached far beyond the newsroom.

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Plans to transfer Bisbee’s historic Fair Building to the city have been shelved for now after a heated public process that turned a proposed handoff into a contentious debate.

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Today - Ramsey Canyon Inn’s long-running legal fight with Cochise County may be nearing a deal, but the case is still tangled in questions about zoning, business operations, and what happens next for the historic property.

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Today - A former carriage house in Warren has turned into a temporary world of mammoths, magical creatures and big questions about what it means to be alive.

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