KINGMAN – On the morning of August 26th, Horizon Community Bank held a groundbreaking and ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of their Kingman branch. Several members of HCB’s senior offices—including HCB’s CFO Ross Johnson and CEO/President Ralph Tapscott—met with Kingman officials to commemorate the new project’s beginning. Becky Fawson of the Kingman Chamber of Commercce and Jo Ann Oxsen of the Kingman Route 66 Rotary Club were also in attendance, expressing the community’s excitement about the project. The construction is being conducted by TR Orr, Inc. and HCB hopes to have the new building completed and in full operation…

LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD CITY -A second Colorado River bridge linking the communities of Bullhead City in Arizona and Laughlin in Nevada should be under construction within three months, if not sooner. “We’re looking closely at dates for ground breaking and that’s going to be announced soon,” said Clark County Commissioner Michael Naft, whose District A includes Laughlin. “More specifically, my expectation is that on site work will begin before the end of November.” Naft credited former senator Harry Reid of Nevada for securing a federal earmark for nearly $21 million to help fund construction of the four lane, 724′ span. Clark County…

KINGMAN  – The public is welcome to join the Kingman Mohave Lions for their Thursday, September 16 meeting at noon at Golden Corral. Mohave County Constable Mike Cobb  will share the history and duties of a Constable, and therewith answer questions. This should be a very informative meeting including discussion as to what is a Constable, how long have Constables been in existence what do they do; how do they assist in our community; and when are they most needed?  The Lions is a charitable service organization, providing scheduled eye screenings, and providing eye exams and glasses for those school age children who need…

BULLHEAD CITY  – Mohave Electric Cooperative (MEC) is proud to announce our continuing sponsorship of the annual Washington Youth Tour. The COVID-19 pandemic led to a statewide cancelation for the 2020 and 2021 Youth Tours. Despite the cancellation of the tour, MEC continued to support our student members by offering a scholarship in place of the 2020 and 2021 trips. Applications will be accepted for the 2022 Washington Youth Tour as the trip is expected to take place. For 2022, new applications, including a 300–500 word essay, are due on October 8, 2021 at 5 p.m. The application can be found…