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County’s 8th positive case confirmed

MOHAVE COUNTY – The Mohave County Dept. of Public Health was notified today of an eighth COVID-19 case. This is an adult from the Lake Havasu area.  It is travel-related and the individual is hospitalized out of our county. There are now a total of eight confirmed cases in Mohave County, three in Lake Havasu City, one in Bullhead City, and four in Kingman. Meanwhile, here are the questions most recently submitted by the media and the answers directly provided by Mohave County Health Director Denise Burley: Arizona has received shipments of its allotment of PPE(Personal Protection Equipment) from the…

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KRMC issues guidance for seeking medical care for COVID 19 symptoms

KINGMAN – Now that cases of COVID-19 have been identified in our community, Kingman Regional Medical Center (KRMC) is sharing the following information with community members about when and how to seek medical care if they have respiratory symptoms. We have temporarily changed our processes to limit the spread of illness. Symptoms of COVID-19 include a cough, fever, and shortness of breath. A few patients have reported early symptoms of body aches and headaches as well. ALWAYS CALL 911 if you are having severe breathing difficulties (feel you cannot catch your breath). KRMC also asks that patients with respiratory symptoms not visit our Urgent…

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Cooper filling police chief post

 Rusty Cooper will be the City of Kingman’s next Chief of Police. The 28-year Kingman Police Department (KPD) veteran currently serving as deputy Chief is excited to be selected to succeed retiring Chief Bob Devries.    “It is very special. It’s an honor. It’s a privilege,” Cooper said Wednesday morning. “I’ve enjoyed my service with the city immensely. I’m looking forward to continuing on in my new role as Chief of Police. It’s an amazing group of people that Chief Devries has put into place and has established. So, I’m very proud and honored to carry on.”    Deputy Chief Evan Kunert,…

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AZGFD temporarily makes service level changes at its customer lobbies

Customers encouraged to use online, phone and mail services PHOENIX — To protect the health and safety of customers and employees while continuing to provide services and support, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) has temporarily modified in-person customer service.  Effective April 1, 2020, front lobbies at AZGFD offices will be closed to in-person transactions except those made by appointment. Appointments can be made by calling (602) 942-3000 (select item 4 if you wish to be connected to one of our regional offices in Pinetop, Flagstaff, Kingman, Yuma, Tucson or Mesa rather than the Phoenix headquarters office). Customer service representatives will also be available…

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Kingman City offices to remain closed to the public until May 4

KINGMAN – In following Governor Ducey’s Executive Order (2020-18) “Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected,” the City of Kingman is continuing the current closures of all city buildings (except the Municipal Courthouse, Parks and Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course) to all public access until at least May 4, 2020. Governor Ducey has asked Arizonans to limit their time away from their residences, but if people need to leave their homes, they practice physical distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19. This does not implement a curfew in the City of Kingman. This Executive Order expires April 30, 2020, unless extended by the Governor. Furthermore, Governor Ducey’s…

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