The Tombstone News

11/13/2025

Thank you to Kathy Green for starting beautiful Christmas Decorations in Schieffelin Hall! We can’t wait to see it finished!

11/04/2025

10/31/2025

🎃 Trick-or-Treating in Tombstone! 👻

Get ready for a fun-filled Halloween evening in the Town Too Tough To Die!

🕔 Start your adventure at 3rd and Allen Street and make your way to Schieffelin Park to visit the Great Pumpkin from 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM for treats and photos!

🍬 Next stop: Stroll through the Historic District to trick-or-treat along the boardwalk with our wonderful merchants. Keep your eyes peeled for the Headless Horseman on Allen Street! 🐎🎃

🚗 Final Stop: Head to the Discover Tombstone Field for Trunk or Treat until 8:00 PM!

🎃 Enjoy:
• Trunks filled with treats 🍭
• Free hot dogs, chips, and drinks from the Tombstone Fire Department🌭
• Free hot cocoa from Cowboy Coffee ☕
• Bounce house, Monster Mash, and contests 🎶
• Tombstone High School’s Haunted House in the old high school building 👻

And don’t forget to trick-or-treat in our neighborhoods too!🏠🍫

10/29/2025

On Friday, Mark Spirz broadcasted the Desert Christian Eagles VS Tombstone Yellow Jackets game! The Yellow Jackets won 14-13 in a great game. After a slow first half, #1 Xavier Lopez got the momentum going for the Yellow Jackets scoring the first touchdown for the Yellow Jackets on their opening drive of the second half. He also had some big hits in the 4th quarter to help hold the lead for the Yellow Jackets and that’s why he is the Player of the Game!

10/29/2025

Sunday Senior Spotlight!

10/29/2025

Mark Spirz broadcasted the Santa Rita Eagles VS Tombstone Yellow Jackets volleyball game on Monday, Oct 20. The Yellow Jackets walked away with a win, 3-0! In a dominant victory, Jordyn dominated from the service line. Her efforts even got her the start for the second set- and that’s why she was the Player of the Game!

10/24/2025

Funeral Procession for Ben T. Traywick (August 3, 1927-October 7, 2025)

A large crowd turned out today in Tombstone to honor Ben T. Traywick, a true treasure to Tombstone, a world renowned author and Tombstone’s forever Historian. Several of Ben’s family and friends lined Allen Street in their vehicles for the procession down to the Tombstone Cemetery where Ben was interred with military honors.

Thank you to Kaylon and Carson Nicholas for photographing the procession.

10/24/2025

SVPD PRESS RELEASE: Women arrested, charged with multiple crimes including child abuse

Two women were arrested yesterday and charged with multiple crimes, including child abuse, after public safety officials responded to a possible overdose call.

On Thursday, Oct. 23, at about 1:50 p.m., the Sierra Vista Police Department and Sierra Vista Fire & Medical Services responded to a possible overdose call in the 1800 block of E. Wilcox Drive. When they arrived, an adult female holding a 7-month-old child quickly went into another room of the apartment and allegedly dropped the child, causing injuries to his head and blood to come out of his mouth.

The child was taken to Canyon Vista Medical Center for an evaluation, and the Arizona Department of Child Safety was contacted. After the child was medically cleared by the hospital, DCS took custody of him.

During the investigation, SVPD detectives discovered that the adult woman who had been holding the child and the mother of the child both live in the apartment and had allegedly been drinking alcohol and consuming illegal drugs the previous night. The woman who allegedly dropped the child was arrested and charged with child abuse, two counts of aggravated assault, domestic violence disorderly conduct, and underage consumption of alcohol.

The mother of the child was also arrested and charged with child abuse, child neglect, domestic violence, disorderly conduct, and underage consumption of alcohol. Both women were booked in the Cochise County Jail.

This is an ongoing investigation. Anyone with information is asked to please call SVPD Detective William Goodman at (520) 452-7500.