Trending Today ...
coffee cup
Coffee with a Cop will be held on

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The Bullhead City Police

republican party logo
MRF meets at Jerry Ambrose Veterans Council building

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The public is invited to

school news
Finch graduates from Georgia University

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Cole Finch of Kingman graduated

soccer ball
Mohave College men’s soccer picks up two wins

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave College Men’s Soccer

Chili Cookoff to benefit Meals on Wheels

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. – The Bullhead Senior Enrichment

police badge
Mohave County Sheriff’s Office seeks information in 1995

MOHAVE COUNTY — The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Matthew Wanner

Quilt sale, raffle to benefit memorial fund

KINGMAN – Mohave Community College(MCC), 309 E. Beale St., has quilts on display and a quilt raffle to benefit the Girls Softball Scholarship Memorial Fund for Tatum Meins and Sherene Walema.  All donations will go directly to the Memorial Fund.  The quilt raffle is $5 per ticket and can be purchased anytime at MCC.  The winning ticket will be drawn on Saturday, Dec. 2 at the Arts and Crafts Sale in the Chamber of Commerce Building downtown. Quilt maker and collector, Jan Ellwood, has decided to donate her quilts that she has collected over 30 years. She is excited to have the proceeds go…

Read More

Scouting may be a solution to improving the mental health crisis our youth are experiencing today

Andy Price, CEO of the Grand Canyon Council, BSA Putting down your phone and picking up a backpack may help with the mental health crisis many of our youth are facing today. According to the CDC, children and teens now spend an average of eight to nine hours in front of a screen every day, which can cause sensory overload and increase risk of attention deficit disorders, anxiety, and depression. Extended screen time negatively impacts mental health by decreasing the child’s opportunities for social connection and amount of time spent outdoors. Limited experiences in nature disproportionately affect children causing long-term…

Read More

Scouting may be a solution to improving the mental health crisis our youth are experiencing today

Andy Price, CEO of the Grand Canyon Council, BSA Putting down your phone and picking up a backpack may help with the mental health crisis many of our youth are facing today. According to the CDC, children and teens now spend an average of eight to nine hours in front of a screen every day, which can cause sensory overload and increase risk of attention deficit disorders, anxiety, and depression. Extended screen time negatively impacts mental health by decreasing the child’s opportunities for social connection and amount of time spent outdoors. Limited experiences in nature disproportionately affect children causing long-term…

Read More

October Citizen of the Month named

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club recently presented MyKenzie DeVries, a ninth grade student in the Cambridge Program at Lee Williams High School, with the club’s October Citizen of the Month award. At age five, MyKenzie began raising money for the community, with her first fundraiser raising $100 to pay for school supplies in school. Along with her sister and an assist from their Mom, fundraisers went from a lemonade stand to making items to putting on a car wash at 66 Auto Sales. To date $3,350.01 has been raised with all proceeds going to the Kingman Cancer Care Unit.

Read More

October Citizen of the Month named

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club recently presented MyKenzie DeVries, a ninth grade student in the Cambridge Program at Lee Williams High School, with the club’s October Citizen of the Month award. At age five, MyKenzie began raising money for the community, with her first fundraiser raising $100 to pay for school supplies in school. Along with her sister and an assist from their Mom, fundraisers went from a lemonade stand to making items to putting on a car wash at 66 Auto Sales. To date $3,350.01 has been raised with all proceeds going to the Kingman Cancer Care Unit.

Read More

London Bridge Days parade enjoyed by all

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Locals gathered to view marching bands from local schools, community organizations, and neighborhood businesses on Saturday, Oct. 28 for the London Bridge Days Parade on Saturday, Oct. 28. This year’s theme was “Peace, Love, and Helping Havasu.”  London Bridge was originally built in the 1830s and ranged to the River Thames in London, England. By 1968, the bridge was bought by entrepreneur Robert P. McCulloch. McCulloch planned the community of Lake Havasu City in 1964. He had outer granite blocks that originated from the bridge were brought to the U.S. to create the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City. The bridge we…

Read More