2020 - The Standard Newspaper

COVID-19: Supervisors discuss lifting emergency declaration, mask mandate

Pam Wanner6 years ago3 mins

MOHAVE COUNTY – Whether masks and an emergency declaration are necessary to protect against spread of COVID-19 were questions explored during Monday’s meeting of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors. Some of the discussion was a byproduct of Kingman resident Amanda Kaufman’s assertion that coronavirus numbers are so low that there no longer is a state of emergency, if one existed in the first place. Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley responded that she is a face-cover advocate when asked by Board Chairman Jean Bishop. “Masks are just a small way for us to protect our families, our friends…

Opinion

Trump is doing a bang-up job (Not)

Ron Martin6 years ago2 mins

Dear Editor, It would seem some individuals think those of us who possess differing opinions are ignorant, and then go on to write letters which reveal just the opposite. A writer (Sept. 2 edition of The Standard) accuses some of us of using the Constitution to destroy America, purportedly by advocating some support for social programs. (I have to assume the writer of the letter in question sent her $1,200 stimulus check back, and thinks Social Security is an idea cooked up by a bunch of conservatives.) Since the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, even if the content of…

Court News

Rodriguez sentencing set in toddler death case

Pam Wanner6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A sentencing hearing is the only matter left in the prosecution of parents from Lake Havasu City who were charged in the blunt force trauma and starvation death of their toddler daughter. Andrew Lamorie, 24, is already serving a 16-year prison term after pleading guilty to second degree murder. Attempts to enter plea agreements for co-defendant Brittany Rodriquez, 27, went south for various reasons on a half dozen occasions. Finally, on Sept. 9, a plea deal for Rodriquez was formally accepted by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert. Rodriquez pleaded guilty to a reduced charge…

Court News

Rodriguez sentencing set in toddler death case

Ron Martin6 years ago2 years ago1 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – A sentencing hearing is the only matter left in the prosecution of parents from Lake Havasu City who were charged in the blunt force trauma and starvation death of their toddler daughter. Andrew Lamorie, 24, is already serving a 16-year prison term after pleading guilty to second degree murder. Attempts to enter plea agreements for co-defendant Brittany Rodriquez, 27, went south for various reasons on a half dozen occasions. Finally, on Sept. 9, a plea deal for Rodriquez was formally accepted by Mohave County Superior Court Judge Rick Lambert. Rodriquez pleaded guilty to a reduced charge…

Business News

Construction projects booming in Kingman

Pam Wanner6 years ago1 mins

KINGMAN – A number of construction projects are taking shape in Kingman. The Mohave County Courthouse addition downtown should be completed before the end of the year. The new Culver’s is sprouting up quickly on Airway Avenue, just east of the Cracker Barrel. The library expansion is coming along nicely on Burbank Street. The new façade at Anderson Ford on Stockton Hill Road has a steely shimmer. Crews continue making progress on the Emergency Room expansion at Kingman Regional Medical Center. Dave Hawkins

2020 Mad Media UTV World Championship desert races

Ron Martin6 years ago2 mins

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lake Havasu Field Office announces the temporary closure and restriction of selected public lands for the 2020 Mad Media UTV World Championship desert races in the Standard Wash Off-Highway Vehicle Open Area in Mohave County. UTVs are utility terrain vehicles. The temporary closure will be in effect beginning October 8 at 7 a.m. through midnight on October 10, 2020, and the temporary restrictions will be in place beginning October 7 at 8 a.m. through midnight on October 10. “The temporary closure and restrictions are designed to keep participants and the…

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Year: 2020

COVID-19: Supervisors discuss lifting emergency declaration, mask mandate

Trump is doing a bang-up job (Not)

Rodriguez sentencing set in toddler death case

Rodriguez sentencing set in toddler death case

Construction projects booming in Kingman

2020 Mad Media UTV World Championship desert races

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