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Caruso named Citizen of the Month

Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club presented Kathleen Caruso, shown with Rotarian Jo Ann Oxsen, with the club’s March Citizen of the Month award at its March 8 meeting. Caruso has volunteered for 10 years as a driver for Meals on Wheels and has also volunteered at the Powerhouse, Mohave Museum of History and the Arts and Kathryn Heidenreich Senior Center. 

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Learn about volunteer opportunities on April 9

KINGMAN – Want to give back to your community and don’t know where to start?  Come out for a Volunteer Fair on Tuesday, April 9, from 10am to noon at the Kingman Library, 3269 Burbank.  Multiple organizations will be on hand to help you learn about volunteer opportunities for all ages and abilities including Senior Companions, Living Waters Hospice, the Foster Grandparent Program, WACOG, Katherine Heidenreich Adult Center, the JAVC and more.     Contact Heather at 928-715-2200 for more information.

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Vietnam veterans’ breakfast open to all service members, veterans

LAKE HAVASU CITY – Lake Havasu City will honor Vietnam veterans with an open invitation to all service members and veterans to attend a free breakfast, compliments of London Bridge Resort, Friday, March 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at London Bridge Resort Convention Center located at 1477 Queens Bay. Doors open promptly at 8:30 a.m., presentation of “Colors” from the Marine Corps League kicks off the event at 8:45 a.m., followed by the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, and a few messages thanking those who serve in the military past and present. This is a City event, produced…

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Public invited to open house for Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project

LAKE HAVASU CITY – The public is invited to an open house to discuss the upcoming Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project on Wednesday, March 20, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the Aquatic Center, located at 100 Park Avenue. The open house gives residents, businesses and property owners an opportunity to meet City, ADOT and Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff and get more information regarding this very important project. The Swanson Avenue Reconstruction Project improves the area between the intersections of Acoma Boulevard and Smoketree Avenue. Improvements include the complete reconstruction of the existing road to allow for a multi-use…

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Mohave County offers CERT training

The Mohave County Department of Risk and Emergency Management will be offering new training sessions in March for individuals interested in becoming volunteers under the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program. CERT is a national program under the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Citizen Corps Council. Community members interested in helping to support emergency preparedness activities and local recovery efforts following disasters can register to receive CERT training from skilled and experienced members of the first responder and emergency management community. The initial 20 hours of training cover basic emergency response skills such…

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Boyea takes plea deal in stabbing case

A stabbing in Bullhead City last spring is being resolved through a plea agreement. Michael Scott Boyea, 35, Bullhead City, pled guilty Wednesday, March 6, to an attempted first degree murder charge. Deputy Mohave County Attorney Jaimye Ashley said the attack occurred after Boyea arrived at a friend’s home at 821 Glen Drive on May 21, 2018. “He walked behind the victim and stabbed the victim in the neck and back approximately five times,” Ashley said. Bullhead City police spokeswoman Emily Fromelt said the stabbing victim had been involved in a dispute with a mutual friend who was not present…

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