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Kingman Food Bank receives generous donation

Matthew Wanner6 years ago2 mins

KINGMAN — Motorcycles lined historic Route 66 in downtown Kingman for a charity bike wash, locals poured into The Kingman Farmers Market at Thunder-Rode with non-perishable food items, and, generous citizens stopped by Thunder-Rode Motorcycle Accessories with cash in hand, all to benefit the Kingman Food Bank on Saturday, September 12. More than 1,100 people, at last count, came out to support the charity event. A cash donation as well as a trailer load of food and supplies was delivered to the Kingman Food Bank on Monday, September 14 by Jack Alexander and Amanda Malabad of Thunder-Rode as a result…

Opinion

Trump is doing a bang-up job (Not)

Matthew Wanner6 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

Matthew 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…

2020 Mad Media UTV World Championship desert races

Matthew Wanner6 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…

Bullhead City continues infrastructure work

Matthew Wanner6 years ago2 mins

BULLHEAD CITY – The City of Bullhead City Public Works Department has the following projects going on in addition to regular work around our city during the week of September 14: · City crews will be performing city wide sewer cleaning in various neighborhoods. · City crews will be performing city wide sewer video inspection. · City crews will be performing city wide street sweeping in various neighborhoods. · City crews will be performing city wide traffic and street light maintenance and repairs in various locations throughout the city. · City crews will be performing weed abatement city wide, this will consist of mechanical control…

Arizona Water Resources Director recommends approving a Colorado River water transfer to the Town of Queen Creek

Matthew Wanner6 years ago2 mins

PHOENIX – The Arizona Department of Water Resources has recommended that the Secretary of the Interior approve a partial transfer of GSC Farm, LLC’s fourth priority Colorado River water entitlement to the Town of Queen Creek from farmland in the Cibola area of La Paz County. In a letter dated September 4, 2020, ADWR Director Tom Buschatzke recommended approval of a transfer of 1,078.1 acre-feet per year. Director Buschatzke based the decision to approve only a part of GSC’s requested 2,083.1 acre-feet per year on the need to retain water to serve future housing development on the property without negatively…

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Kingman Food Bank receives generous donation

Trump is doing a bang-up job (Not)

Rodriguez sentencing set in toddler death case

2020 Mad Media UTV World Championship desert races

Bullhead City continues infrastructure work

Arizona Water Resources Director recommends approving a Colorado River water transfer to the Town of Queen Creek

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