BISBEE OBSERVER HEADLINES 05-02-2024
Speeding stolen truck crashes into wall near Warren Ballpark
An 18-year-old Phoenix man was taken into custody and two juveniles traveling with him were transported OBSERVERto Copper Queen Community Hospital last week after the truck they were traveling in crashed into a cement wall near the Warren Ballpark.
The incident started in the afternoon on April 25, after a report of a reckless driver on Highway 92. Police located the truck and began to follow at which point the driver of the truck, Jason Ascota Hernandez, continued to drive reckless and travel at a high rate of speed with police following.
Bisbee Police quickly ended the pursuit as the truck made its way into a residential area. Police then said they heard something as they were on Bisbee Rd. and found that the truck had crashed into a cement wall near the Warren Ballpark….read full story (online subscribers only)
Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless could use a little help from their neighbors right now
At a time when non-profits are seeing a drop in donations, with donor fatigue being the number one struggle they have been facing since society has emerged from the pandemic, Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless (Tin Town shelter) is no different than the national trend. The most significant impact the non-profit organization has directly felt due to the reduction in donations is having to cut the staffing levels at the shelter.
They have had to reduce the hours of the on-site case manager from 10 days every pay period (two weeks) to nine days. Tony Bedolla, executive director of Bisbee Coalition for the Homeless, said although he is grateful for those people in the community who want to help by volunteering at the shelter, that isn’t a need for them. The residents need to stay involved rather than idle as part of their program that stresses accountability and self-sufficiency. And although having food for the residents is important, the shelter receives 2,000 pounds weekly from a food bank in Tucson and has a partnership with Feeding America, which leaves their biggest expense staffing. “The operating costs alone are hard for a small non-profit like ours to absorb when donations are down,” said Bedolla.
Originally opened in 1996 at its current location at 509 Romero Street (a former stagecoach stop dating back to 1821) as an emergency men’s shelter. What started as somewhere to eat and sleep only (open 4:30 p.m.-7:00 a.m.), the shelter has since turned into a well-oiled machine that the residents help run as part of the agreement to stay there. “I’m a firm believer in accountability,” said Bedolla. “It translates into self-sufficiency and stability for the residents, which is the goal.”….read full story (online subscribers only)
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