Trending Today ...
judge bench
Knife-wielding assailant gets off with probation

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – Treatment-focused probation has

Arizona State Parks and Trails nearly doubles events,

PHOENIX – Arizona State Parks and Trails announces increased

police lights
ATV rollover leaves on Mohave Valley man dead

MOHAVE VALLEY, Ariz. – A deadly ATV accident

london bridge
Teen who jumped from London Bridge dies

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. – The juvenile who jumped

Kingman Pickleball Club turns out strong for National

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Close to two‑thirds of the

Kingman Veterans Treatment Court deemed successful

KINGMAN, Ariz. – Kingman City Magistrate for 11

Thank you for reading The Standard newspaper online!

Matthew Wanner

Kingman Area Regional Transit (KART) is continuing free fare

KINGMAN, Ariz. – The City of Kingman is continuing free fares for the Kingman Area Regional Transit (KART), for the rest of the month of May, and will be reviewed every two weeks moving forward. KART will follow CDC guidelines of no more than 10 people gathered at one time, by limiting occupancy to 9 passengers, plus the driver; and fliers will be posted on each bus regarding these continued safety measures. To reduce the impact that this will have on passengers that may have to be turned away, KART will continue operating on Saturdays to allow the resources to provide…

Read More

Nursing home testing getting underway

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Arizona Department of Health Services is sending personnel to Mohave County to conduct COVID-19 testing at seven long term health care facilities. They will be testing patients and staff members for the coronavirus, according to Mohave County Department of Public Health Director Denise Burley. Burley told Mohave County Supervisors Monday that the state agency was also expected to send Personal Protective equipment if needed at those facilities. She also said the agency hoped to mobilize staff to backfill nursing homes where operations are impacted by the infection of its staff members. The Board voted in support…

Read More

COVID-19 update: Tuesday ends with 260 cases

MOHAVE COUNTY – Late Tuesday afternoon, the Mohave County Health Department (MCDPH) Nursing staff was notified of five COVID-19 positive cases in Mohave County. Due to action this week by the Board of Supervisors, the age range reported is now much narrower. Three of the cases are in the Kingman service area. An investigation is pending on two of them. One of those is in the 30-39 year age range and the other is 80-89.  The third Kingman area case is in the 0-18 age range, in isolation, recovering at home, and linked to another confirmed case. Of the other two…

Read More

MCC giving students 100% of CARES Act funding

Mohave Community College will receive more than $1.9M as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding.  Although the college is only required to distribute half of the money directly to students, the college will give all of it to MCC students. “We feel that distributing this money evenly among as many eligible MCC students as possible will have the most powerful positive impact on them and our communities during this crisis,” said MCC President Dr. Stacy Klippenstein. The college has already distributed $500 and $750 payments to students who met eligibility guidelines set by the federal…

Read More

Fire claims mobile home

KINGMAN – More than two dozen firefighters battled windy conditions Monday when fire engulfed a Kingman mobile home. Kingman firefighters responded at 5:25 p.m. to the fire in the area of N. Fourth Street and Windsor Avenue. Assistant Fire Chief Keith Eaton said first arriving fire personnel found a fully involved, vacant mobile home. He said crews mounted an aggressive attack because wind caused the fire to spread to other structures on the property. “KFD Command struck a second alarm activating the Mohave County Mutual Aid pact. Units from Golden Valley, Pinion Pines and NACFD #1 responded to the scene,”…

Read More