Category: Community News

Rising temperatures and longer days mean spring is here and newborn wildlife are likely exploring the world around them. The Arizona Game and Fish Department understands the public’s desire to help seemingly “abandoned” animals such as baby birds and bunnies; however, the department reminds people to refuse the urge to “rescue” wildlife and to please leave baby wildlife alone. While their intentions are good, in reality they’re taking a newborn or juvenile animal from its parents, which likely parked the baby in one location while they foraged for food and water for long periods of time. “Picking up or ‘rescuing’…

Jennifer Perales recognized for demonstrating compassion and unwavering commitment to helping others HRMC recently announced that Jennifer Perales has been recognized as the hospital’s 2019 Mercy Award winner. The Mercy Award recognizes one employee from each of LifePoint Health’s hospitals who profoundly touches the lives of others and best represents the spirit and values on which the company was founded. The Mercy Award is an annual recognition program established in 2001 to honor the life and contributions of Scott Mercy, LifePoint’s founding chairman and chief executive officer. The award is the highest honor a LifePoint employee can receive. “At HRMC,…

Sounds of Kingman, along with their sponsor Taco Bell, is proud to bring their second free concert in the Park featuring Lonesome Dick to Metcalfe Park Sunday, May 19, at 4 p.m. for its second free concert in the park for the 2019 Season. Lonesome Dick has been playing together in the tri-state area since early 2001, brought together by “mutual tastes in music.” Their styles include Rockabilly, Surf, and Honkey Tonk. They boast covers, as well as some original offerings. Fisherman’s Landing, the Sundowner, the Cellar Door, Lazy Harry’s in Bullhead City, Cattle Xing, Hualapai Mountain Resort, and many…

Milling and paving of Andy Devine Avenue from Stockton Hill Road to Michael Street (before the I-40 Interchange), will begin Monday, May 13 through Thursday, June 6. All businesses will remain open throughout the project, and crews will maintain business access with proper signage to direct the motoring public in and out of businesses safely. The week of May 13 the two northbound lanes will be closed starting May 13 where crews will mill the existing surface and pave the two lanes back. Northbound traffic will be moved to the center lane during this time. Once that work is complete,…

Safe Boating Week is on the horizon and the Arizona Game and Fish Department will kick off the national campaign locally with multiple life jacket exchange events at area lakes Saturday, May 18. Now in its 11th year, the Life Jacket Exchange program allows people with an old, worn out life jacket to swap it for a new one (while supplies last). Last year, the department’s Boating Safety Education program exchanged 1,520 of the life-saving jackets. “Life jackets save lives, but only if they’re still in good operating condition,” said Josh Hoffman, AZGFD’s boating safety education coordinator. “Like anything else,…

The Dig It Kingman Community Garden at 2301 Lillie Avenue invites the community to Southwestern Gardening Day on May 18 from 9 a.m.-11 a.m. This children’s event features a special program presented by the Hualapai Cultural Green Arrow Gardening Project. They have agreed to share some of the Hualapai tribe’s traditions. Because of this special presentation, be present from start-to-finish, as each activity happens at a specific time. Creation of rain sticks will be from 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m. only. The Hualapai’s will be in traditional dress and will tell the story of “The Three Sisters”, demonstrate planting Native American Heirloom…