2020 - The Standard Newspaper

Council candidates still up in the air following challenge hearings

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago3 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – Re-election seeking Bullhead City Council members Kathy Bruck and Tami Ring lost spots on the primary election ballot Monday, but they might quickly become official candidates once again if they prevail on an unresolved legal matter. Partial outcomes and remaining issues were identified through candidacy election challenges aired during four separate hearings conducted by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Lee Jantzen. Plaintiffs Royanne Ortiz and Eva Corbett filed lawsuits contending Bruck, Ring, council member Mark Clark and Waheed Zehri failed to gather the minimum 307 valid nominating petition signatures required to qualify their campaigns. Parties involved in…

MCC not raising its 2021 property tax rate

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 mins

Mohave Community College will not increase its portion of the county property tax next year. The decision was made in large part due to the financial hardship the pandemic is causing residents and communities in the college district. “The board feels, and I agree, this crisis has altered the current economic landscape of the district, and we as a college are in this with our communities,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. “The college provides services to help improve the lives of our students and our communities, and right now we feel that not raising the college portion of the…

MCC not raising its 2021 property tax rate

Ron Martin6 years ago2 mins

Mohave Community College will not increase its portion of the county property tax next year. The decision was made in large part due to the financial hardship the pandemic is causing residents and communities in the college district. “The board feels, and I agree, this crisis has altered the current economic landscape of the district, and we as a college are in this with our communities,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. “The college provides services to help improve the lives of our students and our communities, and right now we feel that not raising the college portion of the…

Opinion

Covid -19:Walking in the wilderness

Pam Wanner6 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, Most of America has been addled from our normal lifestyle. Today, we aren’t for sure what normal is anymore. Covid-19 has been and is like a walk in a wilderness where we have never ventured before. While we are wandering through this new wilderness in our lifetime here are some suggestions for you. Use your telephone or facetime every chance you have. Put voices or even faces with voices in your life. Reacquaint yourself with some old friends or make some new friends. We live in a texting, messaging age. Messaging is good but a real voice and even…

Opinion

Covid -19:Walking in the wilderness

Ron Martin6 years ago3 mins

Dear Editor, Most of America has been addled from our normal lifestyle. Today, we aren’t for sure what normal is anymore. Covid-19 has been and is like a walk in a wilderness where we have never ventured before. While we are wandering through this new wilderness in our lifetime here are some suggestions for you. Use your telephone or facetime every chance you have. Put voices or even faces with voices in your life. Reacquaint yourself with some old friends or make some new friends. We live in a texting, messaging age. Messaging is good but a real voice and even…

Community News

City Encourages Community to “Light it Blue”

Ron Martin6 years ago2 mins

-Free Ribbons Available at Main City Complex- KINGMAN, Ariz. –The City of Kingman is encouraging the community to support the statewide “Light Arizona Blue” (#LightAZBlue) initiative, by giving away free blue ribbons, of varying sizes, to the first140 people who visit the city complex. Beginning Tuesday April 28 at 7:00 a.m., there will be a box of blue ribbons in front of the main city complex entrance, located on Spring Street. City team members ask that people limit one ribbon per household, in order to show their support for this important, statewide initiative. “This can be a small, visible gesture…

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Year: 2020

Council candidates still up in the air following challenge hearings

MCC not raising its 2021 property tax rate

MCC not raising its 2021 property tax rate

Covid -19:Walking in the wilderness

Covid -19:Walking in the wilderness

City Encourages Community to “Light it Blue”

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