By Dianna Metzler
The Bisbee Observer
Bisbee City Council met on Tuesday for their regular session meeting receiving the general fund summary report with some news of decreases in ambulance revenues.
City Manager Stephen J. Pauken explained the ambulance revenues are down $94,000 from last year.
“Right now we are in the process of analyzing the possible reasons why we would be down that far this point in the year,” said Pauken.
He said the city is seeing a decrease of EMS and inter-facility transfer runs from last year.
“We want to also look at some other factors such as the reimbursement amounts, that sort of thing. We know there have been s ....read full story (e-subscribers only)

Local boys’ movie to be shown at Cannes Film Festival in Paris

By Dianna Metzler
The Bisbee Observer
Two University of Arizona students from Bisbee will be showing a movie they made, at the Cannes Film Festival this May after winning best film at a Campus MovieFest competition in Tucson.
Brian Borowiec and Donovan Morgan will be heading to France in May to show their 4 minute and 43 second film, “Set Me On Fire,” at the famous annual international film festival. 
“It’s basically about a man who sacrifices himself for others but it’s like a lifestyle choice he has chosen,” said writer and director of the film Brian Borowiec. 
The film is about a young man, played by Donovan Morgan, who decides to save a w ....read full story (e-subscribers only)

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